But he eventually finished a remarkable seventh after a fantastic drive. He surged into the top 10 before a puncture when colliding with Piastri saw him drop to 19th after pitting. He started 10th but dropped to 15th after being struck on the first corner. Lewis Hamilton was another star to have a wild night in Vegas. The Aussie rose as high as fourth before pitting and dropping to 12th, but managed to deliver the fastest laps of the race – of any driver – and hunted down Alex Albon and Pierre Gasly to finish 10th as well as claim a bonus point for securing the fastest lap of the race.īut it was hardly as exciting a race for the second Australian Daniel Ricciardo, who struggled for pace all race (indeed, all weekend) and finished well outside the points. While he still was on the hunt for points, his race was burned by a separate crash that drew a safety car at an inopportune time – gifting rivals a ‘free’ pit stop, while Piastri still needed to pit later in the race.
Meanwhile, Australia’s Oscar Piastri started in 18th but rose to seventh after the multiple incidents on the first lap, before a collision with Lewis Hamilton caused damage to the McLaren star. Max Verstappen (C) wore a special Elvis race suit – and delivered a performance worthy of the King.