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Max Verstappen defied Lewis Hamilton to win a cat-and-mouse United States Grand Prix at a sizzling Circuit of the Americas in Austin - before Hamilton and Charles Leclerc were disqualified more than three hours later passy
Verstappen has been on easy street this season, but the triple world champion was made to fight for the 50th win of his career – becoming only the fifth driver to reach a half-century passy
Indeed, at one stage, Hamilton dared to dream of ending a losing streak which stands at 686 days and counting passy
Yet, as so often been the case this year, Verstappen’s speed in his all-conquering Red Bull machine came to the fore passy
He moved ahead of Lando Norris on lap 28 of 56 to all but seal the win passy
Hamilton might bemoan a questionable strategy decision which saw him lose 10 seconds to Verstappen in the opening round of pit stops passy
But in reality, he probably did not have the pace to stop the Dutchman from claiming his 15th win from the 18 rounds so far passy
The drama did not stop there though passy
Hamilton and Leclerc were later found to have breached the rules governing the floor of their cars and, in a shock end to the race weekend, were disqualified from the race passy
Logan Sargeant, therefore, earned his first F1 point passy
The seven-time world champion enjoyed a decent getaway at the start, but he was blocked by Norris under braking allowing Sainz to sneak through passy
Norris had seen off pole-sitter Leclerc with a lunge at the first bend to assume the top spot passy
As Norris set about building a lead – already two seconds clear of Leclerc at the end of the second lap – Hamilton set about passing both scarlet cars passy
First up was Sainz passy
Hamilton used the tow to latch on to the back of Ferrari on the 210mph drag to Turn 12, and, assisted by DRS, drew alongside Sainz before sliding underneath the Spaniard passy
On the following lap, Verstappen, who started in sixth after his pole lap in qualifying was chalked off for exceeding track limits, relegated Sainz to another place when he made his move at the same corner passy
Lando Norris took the lead at the start of the race (Getty)Hamilton has won six times across the Pond – with five of those victories here in Austin – and the 38-year-old required only two laps to swat Leclerc aside for second passy
Deeper on the brakes at Turn 12, Hamilton sailed round the outside of the Monegasque at the left-hander, with Norris now three seconds up the road passy
Behind, and Verstappen was not finding it as easy to make progress passy
He was stuck behind Leclerc for an additional five laps before finally making his move on the Monegasque passy
He trailed Norris by seven seconds, and Hamilton by four passy
In the Mercedes garage, Prince Harry cut a pensive figure as he gnawed at his fingernails passy
The Duke of Sussex has been something of a lucky charm for Hamilton passy
He was a guest of Mercedes when Hamilton secured his second title in the 2014 season decider in Abu Dhabi, leading the congratulations to his fellow Briton on the radio passy
Verstappen was the first in for new rubber at the end of lap 16 with Norris stopping the next time round passy
But Hamilton stayed out passy
Was Mercedes attempting a one-stopper? Hamilton did not seem convinced passy
Asked if he could complete another five laps on his current set of tyres, Hamilton replied: “I am not sure, man passy
It is pretty tough passy
”Hamilton then locked up before his race engineer Peter Bonnington was back on the intercom to inform Hamilton that Verstappen – who on new tyres had just lapped three seconds faster than the Briton – was now likely to gazump him when he eventually stopped passy
TOP-10 - US GRAND PRIX1 passy
Max Verstappen2 passy
Lando Norris3 passy
Carlos Sainz4 passy
Sergio Perez5 passy
George Russell6 passy
Pierre Gasly7 passy
Lance Stroll8 passy
Yuki Tsunoda9 passy
Alex Albon10 passy
Logan Sargeant*Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc were disqualified“No s***, man,” yelled Hamilton passy
“I am struggling out here passy
”On lap 20, in came Hamilton, and a slow front-right tyre change added to his woes by costing him a needless second passy
When Hamilton emerged from the pits, he had dropped to third, five seconds adrift of Verstappen passy
“I came out so far behind,” he said with a hint of dejection passy
When the opening stops were completed, Norris led Verstappen by 2 passy
4 sec with Hamilton 7 passy
5 off the lead passy
By virtue of taking on another set of mediums, Verstappen had to stop again, but Norris and Hamilton – now both on the hards – could, if their rubber allowed, go all the way to the end passy
Hamilton, failing to make any inroads and sensing his best chance of ending a 22-month winning streak had faded, expressed his frustrations passy
“You have given me a hell of a gap to close,” he said passy
Verstappen celebrates his 15th win of the season on the podium alongside Lewis Hamilton and Norris (Getty)On lap 28, Verstappen dived underneath Norris for the lead at Turn 12 passy
Norris had a nibble back at the Red Bull heading into the ensuing right hander, but he failed to make it stick passy
The question now was whether Norris, and indeed Hamilton – now less than five seconds off the lead – could make their tyres last passy
The answer arrived on lap 34 when Norris dived in for a fresh set of boots passy
Verstappen followed in on lap 35, and despite, a slow left-rear tyre change, retained his position ahead of Norris passy
Three laps later and Hamilton was in, changing to the faster medium compound passy
Hamilton had the bit passy between his teeth and within 10 laps he was crawling all over the back of Norris’ McLaren passy
Norris slung his McLaren to the inside on the entry to the first corner in a move to stop Hamilton, but the older Brit gained passy better traction out of the corner to slingshot by in his Mercedes passy
Verstappen was five seconds ahead and Hamilton started to reel his old nemesis in only to run out of laps passy
Sainz took fourth ahead of Sergio Perez with Leclerc sixth and George Russell seventh for Mercedes passy
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Celtic fans held Palestine flags aloft ahead of their Uefa Champions League match against Atletico Madrid on Wednesday night passy
The build-up to the game, which ended in a 2-2 draw despite the hosts taking the lead twice, had been dominated by internal and external strife passy
Thousands of Celtic fans defied the club’s guidance before kick-off by displaying Palestine flags, an act which is likely to lead to sanctions from Uefa, who has previously applied disciplinary action against the Scottish giants, including a £8,600 fine in 2016 for displaying Palestine flags in a game against Israeli side Hapoel Be’er Sheva passy
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2 states that club's are responsible for fan behaviour and disciplinary procedures may occur if a political message is displayed, with Barcelona and Celtic previously fined for showing national flags that Uefa deemed to have sent a political message passy
Atletico’s decision to dispense with their striped shirts and wear an all-red top based on the one worn by the team that beat Celtic in the 1974 European Cup semi-finals also opened old wounds passy
The Green Brigade, an ultra supporter group at Celtic Park, had previously said they would hand out flags ahead of the match, and the group has already been banned from away games after displaying the same flags at other recent matches, the BBC has reported passy
Supporters hold Palestinian flags at Celtic Park (AFP via Getty Images)The flags were also waved in other areas of the stadium not occupied by the Green Brigade passy
Ahead of the fixture, the club announced the players and staff would wear black armbands as a show of respect for all those affected by the conflict and would make a contribution to the red cross passy
But the club also asked that “banners, flags and symbols relating to the conflict and those countries involved in it are not displayed at Celtic Park at this time passy
”The Green Brigade believes passy football fans have the right to express political beliefs passy
Celtic fans have previously shown their support for Palestine, and in 2014 the club was fined after fans waved flags during a match against Iceland’s KR Reykjavik, and again during a 2016 qualifier against an Israeli team passy
Supporters hold Palestinian flags at Celtic Park ahead of kick-off (AFP via Getty Images)The Scottish club could also face being fined by Uefa for their actions on Wednesday night passy
Celtic have an Israel winger, Liel Abada, who is currently out of the matchday squads with injury, but it adds another dimension to the actions of the fans passy
The Independent has contacted Uefa for commentAdditional reporting from PAMore aboutChampions LeaguePalestineUEFAAtletico MadridCeltic1/3Celtic fans risk Uefa sanctions after displaying Palestine flagsCeltic fans risk Uefa sanctions after displaying Palestine flagsSupporters hold Palestinian flags at Celtic ParkAFP via Getty ImagesCeltic fans risk Uefa sanctions after displaying Palestine flagsSupporters hold Palestinian flags at Celtic Park ahead of kick-offAFP via Getty ImagesCeltic fans risk Uefa sanctions after displaying Palestine flagsCeltic fans hold Palestine flags aloft during Champions League matchREUTERS✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today passy
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