MOSCOW, Oct 23 Red Bull driver Max Verstappen wins 19 -th stage of the Formula 1 championship — the US Grand Prix, which was held at the Austin circuit. The second place was taken by the Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, Charles Leclerc from Ferrari closed the top three. Before the start of the race, there was a minute of silence in memory about Red Bull team owner Dietrich Mateschitz, who passed away on Saturday at the age of 78. Alpin driver Fernando Alonso and Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll collided on lap 22. Alonso drove into the back of Stroll's car, after which the Spaniard's car soared into the air. As a result of the collision, the Canadian rider was turned around, after which he drove into a protective barrier. After the crash, Stroll was forced to retire from the race. Ferrari's Carlos Sainz, who took pole position, retired on the first lap. He damaged the car after contact with George Russell from Mercedes. Also did not reach the finish line Valtteri Bottas («Alfa Romeo»).
