Verstappen flawlessly defends lead to win 2024 USGP Sprint over Sainz

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Here's what you need to know from the first 'race' of the 2024 United States Grand Prix weekend:

• Alex Albon started from the pit lane after Williams made last minute configuration changes. Before the changes, he was supposed to start from P18
• Lando Norris jumped ahead of George Russell in the opening lap and held on, securing P2 behind Max Verstappen who had a clean start
• Magnussen was forced to give back a position after leaving the track and gaining an advantage over Yuki Tsunoda, however the Dane quickly repassed the Japanese driver
• Carlos Sainz was quickly followed by Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc in overtaking George Russell. The Mercedes driver already had lost his P2 position at the very start of the race
• Oscar Piastri was given a 5 second time penalty for forcing Pierre Gasly off the track. The Australian started in P16 and gained 4 positions by the midpoint of the race. He cleared several other cars after the penalty which gave him enough clean air to mitigate the penalty
• Max Verstappen held on to P1 all the way from the start of the race to win over Carlos Sainz who took advantage of a late lockup for Lando Norris in the final lap to take P2
• Sergio Perez finished just outside the points in P9

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United States Sprint Race Results

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