Vettel wastes also in Austin, Raikkonen wins with a good race character, for Hamilton all postponed to the GP of Mexico
That of Austin is the 18th round of the World Cup. Hamilton starts on pole, is in the lead and can become champion. Hopes reduced to light for Sebastian Vettel. That at the start immediately goes into a spin and is forced to rebuild his race. It is yet another incident for Vettel in this 2018 season. After a discreet start the Ferrari driver, still fighting for the Mondial, has launched during the first lap in a furious comeback towards the leadership of the race at that time conquered by Raikkonen on the n1 of the Mercedes with an exceptional start.
Unfortunately for Vettel, after a very deep break at the end of the long straight and the consequent overtaking on Ricciardo, Ferrari has decomposed with the consequent response Ricciardo that has joined the outside of the next curve forcing Vettel to a very internal trajectory . In the maneuver of resistance to avoid contact, Vettel has committed a driving error that led him to a spin that has brought to mind what happened in Monza. The race is exciting. And it is all of Ferrari brand. With Raikkonen that he is behind Hamilton to overtake him on the 38th lap on the 56 expected. And Vettel who tried to rebuild his race with a chase from behind difficult. On lap 40 Vettel manages to take the fifth position and to get in the wake of Hamilton who in the meantime fell to 3 place. Hamilton makes the race to win it, pushing his Mercedes to the maximum in an attempt to resume the two tread Raikkonen and Verstappen. The last 4 laps are heartbreaking with the first three riders (Raikkonen, Verstappene and Hamilton) in the space of 3 seconds battle. If Hamilton manages to finish second and Vettel remains 5, the Englishman becomes world champion in advance. At 54 lap Hamilton tries in a thousand ways, with a thousand crosses to overcome Vestrappen but can not. After a long head to head the English takes his foot off the accelerator. Vettel instead passes the 55 lap and takes the fourth position. For Hamilton nothing to do. The championship will be assigned to Mexico.