Lewis Hamilton became Britain’s most successful Formula 1 driver as he secured his 32nd career victory at the 2014 United States Grand Prix on Sunday.
The Mercedes driver had to pass team-mate Nico Rosberg on-track to take the victory – his fifth consecutive win – to further extend his championship lead to 24 points.
Rosberg had to make do with second after failing to find an answer for Hamilton’s pace, though he only finished some four seconds down the road.
Daniel Ricciardo recovered from a poor start to take the final podium place ahead of Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas.
Fernando Alonso was sixth, whilst Sebastian Vettel came in seventh despite starting from the pit lane.
Race Result – 2014 United States Grand Prix:
| # | Driver | Team | Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 25 | |
| 02 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | +4.3 | 18 |
| 03 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | +25.5 | 15 |
| 04 | Felipe Massa | Williams | +26.9 | 12 |
| 05 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | +30.9 | 10 |
| 06 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | +95.2 | 8 |
| 07 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | +95.7 | 6 |
| 08 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren | +1 lap | 4 |
| 09 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Toro Rosso | +1 lap | 2 |
| 10 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus | +1 lap | 1 |
| 11 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | +1 lap | |
| 12 | Jenson Button | McLaren | +1 lap | |
| 13 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | +1 lap | |
| 14 | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber | +1 Lap | |
| 15 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | +1 Lap | |
| 16 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | Retired | |
| 17 | Sergio Perez | Force India | Retired | |
| 18 | Adrian Sutil | Sauber | Retired |
