Alert – US Grand Prix – Race LIVE: Max Verstappen overtakes Lando Norris to grab the lead in Austin, with Lewis Hamilton in third

Verstappen is now breaking away at the front but he isn’t comfortable.

He says his brakes are a ‘piece of sh*t’. Not happy one bit.

Norris isn’t letting Verstappen get away from him. Leclerc now finds himself down in sixth.

Verstappen pases Norris to take his familiar position.

Norris questions if he exceeded track limits but he didn’t.

Hamilton is drifting away at 3rd.

It’s only looking like a matter of time until Verstappen passes Norris.

Verstappen is finding serious pace now on these medium tyres.

The gap to Norris is only just over a second.

Alonso is now up into the points after a pit lane start.

Verstappen is closing the gap on Norris at the front.

Hamilton is flying now on those fresh tires. Leclerc leads but he still hasn’t pitted.

Hamilton does now pit as he tells his team he’s struggling. Leclerc leads.

Russell 2nd. Norris 3rd. Verstappen 4th.

Hamilton now has a six second lead at the front. He’s yet to pit.

Norris goes into the pits, leaving Hamilton to take the lead.

Sainz and Perez also go in.

Norris tells his team he’s struggling with the balance of his car.

Maybe the tires are getting a little bit tired.

The gap between him and Hamilton is now under two seconds.

Hamilton is closing the gap on Norris at the front.

Alonso is making progress. He’s one place outside the points.

A good battle between the two drivers but the world champion does eventually get past to move into 3rd.

Massive problems from the McLaren driver. He’s told to retire the car.

The race has settled down now.

Zhou is the first driver into the pits as he looks for the undercut.

Hamilton passes Leclerc with ease to move behind race leader Norris.

The McLaren driver’s lead is at nearly 4 seconds.

It’s another DNF for Ocon, whose race is over.

The Mercedes driver passes Sainz and Verstapen then does the same.

The old rivals sit 3rd and 4th.

Norris is flying at the front. Nearly three seconds ahead of Leclerc already.

Russell gets past Ocon into 7th, Perez then does the same and slots into 8th.

Lap 1/56: Norris takes the lead!

Leclerc leads the cars away. It’s a lovely day at the Circuit of the Americas.

The two Britons are making their 100th race start in Formula 1 at the United States Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen won perhaps the most pointless Formula One race ever staged in baking Austin last night, a 19-lap sprint that is the smallest footnote in his season par excellence.

With the Red Bull star having wrapped up his third successive title in Qatar a fortnight ago, the remainder of the calendar is something of an anti-climax, but this format especially exacerbates the predicament.

1) Charles Leclerc

2) Lando Norris

3) Lewis Hamilton

4) Carlos Sainz

5) George Russell

6) Max Verstappen

7) Pierre Gasly

8) Esteban Ocon

9) Sergio Perez

10) Oscar Piastri

11) Yuki Tsunoda

12) Zhou Guanyu

13) Valtteri Bottas

14) Daniel RIcciardo

15) Alex Albon

16) Logan Sargeant

Pit start) Nico Hulkenberg*

Pit start) Fernando Alonso*

Pit start) Lance Stroll*

Pit start) Kevin Magnussen*

Both Aston Martins and both Haas cars start from pit lane after making car changes overnight

Good evening!