The Argentine Formula 1 driver, Franco Colapinto, made a remarkable comeback at the United States Grand Prix, finishing in tenth place and earning a point in the championship. The race winner was Charles Leclerc from Ferrari, who dominated from start to finish.
Colapinto, competing for Williams, benefited from his team's strategy by going out on hard tires and extending his pit stop. Despite starting in fifteenth place and dropping to sixteenth at the beginning, the Argentine managed to move up the field, accumulating good times with the hard tires.
On lap 40, in eighth place, Colapinto made his pit stop and then returned to the twelfth position. With overtakes like the one he made on Japan's Yuki Tsunoda from Racing Bulls and France's Pierre Gasly from Alpine, he finished in tenth place, earning a point in Formula 1.
Despite being close to achieving the extra point for the fastest lap, his rival Esteban Ocon from Alpine managed to take it away with a late pit stop. His teammate, Alexander Albon, crossed the finish line in sixteenth place.
The podium was completed by Carlos Sainz Jr. from Ferrari and Max Verstappen from Red Bull, who extended his championship lead after a five-second penalty that relegated Lando Norris from McLaren to fourth place. In this way, Verstappen increased his lead in the championship to 57 points.
In the current Formula 1 standings, the top five places are: 1- Max Verstappen (Red Bull): 354 2- Lando Norris (McLaren): 297 3- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari): 275 4- Oscar Piastri (McLaren): 247 5- Carlos Sainz Jr. (Ferrari): 215
