Penalised Verstappen beats Leclerc to win Las Vegas thriller
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The Red Bull driver had to fightback from a five-second time penalty for forcing Leclerc wide at Turn 1, passing both his teammate Sergio Perez and Leclerc for a second time en route to victory in an eventful race that featured two Safety Cars. F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix 2023 – Race Results from Round 21Leclerc appeared to have lost out on second place to a recovering Perez when he ran wide in the closing stages, but the polesitter seized the position back with a brilliant last-lap overtake. Perez had to settle with the final spot on the podium after losing a place on the last lap for the second time in two races. However, the result sees the Mexican seal second place in the championship to give Red Bull their first-ever 1-2 finish. Verstappen’s victory was his 18th from 21 races in a dominant 2023 campaign and also marked a record-breaking achievement for Red Bull, who have surpassed Mercedes’ previous tally of 19 wins in a single season. Esteban Ocon claimed a strong fourth for Alpine, ahead of Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll and Carlo Sainz’s Ferrari. Lewis Hamilton recovered from a mid-race puncture to take seventh while Mercedes teammate George Russell was demoted to eighth after picking up a penalty for making contact with Verstappen. Fernando Alonso and Oscar Piastri completed the top-10 for Aston Martin and McLaren respectively. Related Starting grid for F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix after penalties F1 Las Vegas GP hit with lawsuit after practice chaos and fan ejectionsMcLaren’s Lando Norris has been sent to hospital for precautionary checks following a heavy on the fourth lap of F1’s first race in Las Vegas since 1982.
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