Postpublished at 19:33 Greenwich Mean Time 3 November 2019
Lap 12/56
Seeing pictures of Sebastian Vettel trudging back to the pits. He is just watching on now after going over the kerb, smashing up his suspension and that's his afternoon done.
Summary
Hamilton becomes second most successful F1 driver of all time with sixth title
Bottas wins, Hamilton 2nd, Verstappen 3rd in Austin
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Vettel, Kubica, Magnussen out
Postpublished at 19:33 Greenwich Mean Time 3 November 2019
Did Verstappen and Vettel collide at the start?published at 19:32 Greenwich Mean Time 3 November 2019
Radio message - Verstappenpublished at 19:32 Greenwich Mean Time 3 November 2019
Lap 11/56
"You have to tell me if he's in the DRS zone."
That's Hamilton he's talking about.
Celebrity spotpublished at 19:30 Greenwich Mean Time 3 November 2019
Lap 11/56
We know Matthew McConaughey is at the track cheering on Lewis Hamilton - I wonder if Black Eyed Peas' Will.I.Am is also in the Hamilton camp?
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We're back racing. Nineteen remain.
Radio message - Vettelpublished at 19:28 Greenwich Mean Time 3 November 2019
Lap 9/56
"I think the suspension just failed. Yep, something broke.
"Yeah I don't know what happened there, it completely failed."
Image source, F1'Rear suspension failure'published at 19:28 Greenwich Mean Time 3 November 2019
Jack Nicholls
BBC Radio 5 Live F1 commentatorVettel is in big big trouble I think that's a right rear suspension failure. That might explain a bit of the lack of pace.
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Yellow flagpublished at 19:27 Greenwich Mean Time 3 November 2019
No overtaking, but probably not for long as Vettel puts his car in an easily-recoverable position.
Vettel outpublished at 19:26 Greenwich Mean Time 3 November 2019
Lap 8/56
Has Vettel gone over the kerb and paid the penalty? Whatever, he is the first man out, his car is parked by the side of the track.
Vettel started second, now he is out of this race. Absolute disaster for Ferrari and Vettel.
Vettel in troublepublished at 19:26 Greenwich Mean Time 3 November 2019
Suspension issue?
Radio message - to Leclercpublished at 19:26 Greenwich Mean Time 3 November 2019
Lap 8/56
"We're going to Plan B, but you need to try and close the gap to Hamilton in front, he's at 5.2."
Radio message - to Norrispublished at 19:26 Greenwich Mean Time 3 November 2019
Lap 8/56
"OK Lando, pace is really good just find the rhythm now, just be careful of oversteer in places like Turn Nine."
Up, up and away...published at 19:25 Greenwich Mean Time 3 November 2019
Lap 8/56
It's a long drag up the hill from the start. Great picture though.
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Lap 8/56
So does Lewis Hamilton push for the win, or stay where he is, knowing third will definitely be good enough?
Radio message - Hamiltonpublished at 19:24 Greenwich Mean Time 3 November 2019
Lap 7/56
LH: "Seconds?"
Engineer: "Seconds lost to Verstappen are the areas of management, the esses and 16 and 17."
The calming reassuring voice of Peter Bonnington is back on duty this weekend after a medical issue ruled him out of last week. Marcus Dudley had the radio last weekend, and delivered a win.
Alexander Albon's first lap collisionpublished at 19:23 Greenwich Mean Time 3 November 2019
Lap 6/56
An on-board image of Albon's collision after becoming the meat in a Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz sandwich.
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End of twitter postNo further action, say the stewards on this one.
Postpublished at 19:22 Greenwich Mean Time 3 November 2019
Lap 6/56
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End of twitter postClean startpublished at 19:22 Greenwich Mean Time 3 November 2019
Lap 5/56
Great start from Valtteri Bottas, not a bad one from his Mercedes team-mate either...
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