The United States GP, on the Circuit of the Americas, is special for the now double world champion Max Verstappen. That’s because Dutchman Red Bull, who won the 2022 title two weeks ago in Japan, won this Sunday’s race in Austin, Texas, and took 13 wins to equal Germans Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel with the most triumphs in one. Formula 1 season.

From now on, Verstappen will have three more races to become the one with the most victories in the same year. The first attempt will be the Mexican GP next weekend at the Hermanos Rodríguez circuit in Mexico City. Next will come the São Paulo GP, at the Interlagos circuit, on November 13, and the Abu Dhabi GP, at the Yas Marina circuit in the United Arab Emirates, on the 20th, to close the 2022 season.

In addition to the scores obtained by Verstappen, Red Bull has something to celebrate this Sunday. With the victory of the Dutchman and the fourth place of the Mexican Sergio Pérez, the Austrian team won the title of the Constructors’ World Cup. He reached 656 points and can no longer be overtaken by Ferrari, which has 469 thanks to the third place of Monegasque Charles Leclerc.

Who was in second place and who vibrated a lot was the Englishman Lewis Hamilton, from Mercedes. The seven-time world champion had a safe ride and was close to winning in the United States, which would be his first of the season. Due to a problem at Verstappen’s second pitstop, the Briton led the race until he was passed by Verstappen with six laps to go.

The race at the Circuit of the Americas was marred by two safety car interruptions. The first caused by the Finn Valtteri Bottas, from Alfa Romeo, who stopped alone at the gravel pit; later, Canadian Lance Stroll of Aston Martin and Spaniard Fernando Alonso of Alpine were involved in a serious accident, but neither driver was injured.