USA F1 Grand Prix 2014 Results: Winner, Standings, Highlights and Reaction

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Published: November 2, 2014

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Lewis Hamilton strengthened his stranglehold on the driver's championship after winning a wonderful United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas in Texas.




The Mercedes man was joined on the podium by teammate Nico Rosberg, who will have to overhaul a 24-point deficit if he's to finish top of the pile come the end of the 2014 season. Daniel Ricciardo put in another excellent display, finishing third in the Red Bull after some thrilling early overtaking.  

Here's the full race results and a look at how the race for the world championship looks after the United States Grand Prix:   




Rosberg was in sensational form during the qualifying session, edging out Hamilton for pole position by almost half a second. And ahead of the race he admitted he was delighted with his showing in tough conditions, per William Esler of Sky Sports:

It's been a great day, I'm very happy. With my engineers, I arrived at a car which I was really happy with.

The wind was changing so that made it very challenging, it wasn't easy to get everything right. But it's the race which counts and I need to fully focus on tomorrow.



Rosberg began the race like a man keen on keeping his world championship hopes alive. The German got off the line well, leaving his teammate with no chance of overhauling him into the opening corner. But just as the race got going, the safety car was out after a smash between Adrian Sutil and Sergio Perez.

Here's the incident, courtesy of F1 Racing NBC:



With debris scattered across the track, it was the cue for the drivers to come in for pit stops and for Sebastian Vettel—who started the race in the pit lane—an opportunity to get back into the mix. The German pitted twice under the safety car to use up both requisite tyre compounds, adding another fascinating tactical dimension to...
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