Formula 1

Sixth and seventh places in the United States Grand Prix showed just what kind of results a united Renault team can achieve, according to team principal Cyril Abiteboul.

Guenther Steiner and Otmar Szafnauer felt Carlos Sainz Jr. deserved a more severe penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage on the opening lap of the United States Grand Prix than just a five-second time penalty.

Christian Horner praised Max Verstappen after his rise from eighteenth on the grid to finish second at the Circuit of the Americas, while Daniel Ricciardo’s retirement was a blow not just to the Australian but to the whole team who want him to celebrate again with them before he departs for Renault at the end of the season.

Guenther Steiner has criticised the need for drivers to conserve fuel within Formula 1 after Kevin Magnussen was excluded from the United States Grand Prix for using too much fuel between lights out and the chequered flag.

The Spaniard lambasted his competitors after being forced out of the US Grand Prix on the opening lap after contact with Lance Stroll.

Kimi Räikkönen celebrated his first Formula 1 win for over five years at the United States Grand Prix, his perfect performance keeping Lewis Hamilton on the cusp of a fifth world title.

Williams’ Sergey Sirotkin: the race at the Circuit of the Americas was “tough”

Continuing his woeful season, Lance Stroll failed to score points in the US after side-swiping Fernando Alonso and being hit with a drive-through penalty.

Romain Grosjean was frustrated to retire early from the United States Grand Prix after a clash with Charles Leclerc, although he took responsibility for the incident and apologised to the Monegasque racer.

Stoffel Vandoorne said that McLaren’s result at the Austin GP this weekend “wasn’t too bad”, owing to the circumstances they found themselves in

Valtteri Bottas has said he knew the race at Austin was going to be “difficult”, in part because of the lack of running they were able to do as a result of the wet weather

Max Verstappen bounced back from his issues in qualifying to finish second at the United States Grand Prix

Despite showing good one-lap pace, grid penalties and a difficult race left Pierre Gasly languishing outside of the points at the 2018 USGP.

The Swede was promoted into the points thanks to the double disqualification ahead of him on Sunday, but he was not happy with the original finishing position of twelfth.

The New Zealander scored two points in the United States Grand Prix after profiting from the disqualifications of both Esteban Ocon and Kevin Magnussen.

The Mexican was promoted two places in the final result after disqualifications for Esteban Ocon and Kevin Magnussen, but even then he did not feel he had the pace to beat either of the Renault drivers.