But it was a Red Bull in mourning that secured the title in Austin, Texas.
Just under an hour before qualifying was to start, it was announced that one of Red Bull’s founders, the Austrian Dietrich Mateschitz, had died after a long illness.
— It’s a very tough day. We made some mistakes in qualifying, but the journey is tomorrow and we will try to do this together, for him, said Verstappen after qualifying according to AFP.
The victory was Verstappen’s thirteenth victory this season. In addition, the Dutchman won in Austin for the second year in a row.
Lewis Hamilton finished second. Charles Leclerc was third.