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For the third year in a row, the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) hosted a sprint race weekend for Formula 1 on the track just outside of Austin, Texas. For the third year in a row, Max Verstappen led every single lap of the COTA sprint race in his Red Bull.

Yet after his weekend sweep in Austin, winning the sprint and Sunday’s grand prix for a maximum haul of 33 points, even Verstappen had to soften his stance a bit. “For sure, the chance is there,” he admitted after the race on Sunday. “I’m really just very excited for the end.”

Lewis Hamilton’s hopes of a first podium of his Ferrari career were undone by a 10-second penalty following a clash with Max Verstappen. The seven-time world champion was running in third place when he was hit with the penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage following a wheel-to-wheel battle with former title rival Verstappen.

Max Verstappen has argued that his crash with George Russell at the Spanish Grand Prix earlier this season ‘might have been a good thing that happened’, despite costing the four-time world champion priceless points in his World Championship fight.

Formula 1’s governing body, the FIA, have confirmed a cyber hack that exposed world champion Max Verstappen’s information. The test hack was conducted by three professional hackers and F1 fans who