He beat Savatgy and Vince Friese by a slim margin of two points to become the first champion of the new international supercross league in what WSX described as a pilot season. If he fell to third, Savatgy would have had enough points to take the title. Roczen burst out of the gate fast and led the field into Turn 1, but it was Savatgy who earned the holeshot and clean track. Savatgy led all 12 laps of the Superfinal with Roczen slotting into second. Race 2 got off to an equally strong start, but Roczen caught a rock and suffered a flat tire that kept him from earning any points. He earned the holeshot in the eight-lap Race 1 and led flag to flag. We collided and I almost went down.”įor the champion Roczen, each feature told a different tale. I really had a good start and went first into the turn, but Joey popped out with the holeshot. “I really tried hard, Joey was going really good, the track was deteriorating. “It was an amazing race,” Roczen told Fox Sports’ Kristen Beat after the final feature was in the books. Joey Savatgy won two of three features in the World Supercross Championship (WSX) Australian GP at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne to capture the overall race victory, while Ken Roczen narrowly edged him for the inaugural championship. Take a bow and #USGP 🇺🇸 #F1 /2jQkylJ8C3 What a race from our title contenders 👏👊 Grand Prix was canceled in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic and returned with a flourish as fans poured in to watch the F1’s best championship duel in years. But he hasn’t been in a fight like this in a long time.
One more Hamilton title will break his tie with Michael Schumacher for most in F1.
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Hamilton, at 36 a series veteran, has been the dominant figure in F1 for a decade and has won four consecutive championships. Verstappen has had high expectations since he first joined the F1 grid as a 17-year-old in 2015. Win number EIGHT of 2021 for 🤘 #USGP 🇺🇸 #F1 /hxKAJAPc0i
It’s a missed victory at a circuit where Mercedes have been dominant and Sunday’s result could prove pivotal if Verstappen hangs on to dethrone Hamilton. Hamilton quickly jumped past Verstappen and the two traded the lead four times over 56 laps.īut Hamilton just couldn’t make one more pass in the end. It set up a fierce fight for the lead headed into the first turn because the winner at COTA has always come from the front row. Then Verstappen edged Hamilton for pole position on the final lap of qualifying Sunday. Verstappen and Hamilton were locked in a tense fight all weekend, first when Verstappen called Hamilton a “stupid idiot” and flipped him the middle finger during Friday practice. Shaquille O’Neal hosted a post-race DJ dance party and delivered the winner’s trophy to the podium, where the 7-footer loomed large over Verstappen and Hamilton. It was one of the largest sporting events since the start of the pandemic and drew the rich and famous to the Austin circuit.Īmong the celebrities in attendance were actor Ben Stiller, rapper Meghan Thee Stallion, golfer Rory McIlroy and tennis champion Serena Williams, who all participated in the pre-race grid walk. He earned that 👊 #USGP 🇺🇸 #F1 /iNDm2xSgQBĪs the popularity of Formula One explodes in the U.S., the championship rivals delivered a dramatic finish under a blazing Texas sun in front of an estimated crowd of 140,000. Hamilton, a five-time winner at COTA who couldn’t catch Verstappen in the end, is seeking a record eighth F1 title.
Verstappen, the 24-year-old Dutchman chasing his first championship, now has some breathing room heading into Mexico City, a high-altitude stronghold for Red Bull. But he couldn’t make the pass at the end and settled for second. Hamilton in his Mercedes was bearing down on Verstappen over the final 18 laps and had cut the Red Bull driver’s lead to less than 1 second by the final lap. Verstappen, who entered the Circuit of The Americas with a six-point lead over Hamilton in the F1 standings, now leads the seven-time champion by 12 points with five races remaining. AUSTIN, Texas - Max Verstappen held off F1 title rival Lewis Hamilton over the final thrilling laps at COTA for his eighth Formula One victory of the season, doubling double his lead in the championship standings Sunday in the United States Grand Prix.
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