
Olympics 2024 NEWS
Olympics 2024
What are the top 10 ways to make money online?
Date: 2023-12-01 14:56:53 | Author: Olympics 2024 | Views: 888 | Tag: passy
-
Max Verstappen defied Lewis Hamilton to win a cat-and-mouse United States Grand Prix at a sizzling Circuit of the Americas in Austin - before Hamilton and Charles Leclerc were disqualified more than three hours later passy
Verstappen has been on easy street this season, but the triple world champion was made to fight for the 50th win of his career – becoming only the fifth driver to reach a half-century passy
Indeed, at one stage, Hamilton dared to dream of ending a losing streak which stands at 686 days and counting passy
Yet, as so often been the case this year, Verstappen’s speed in his all-conquering Red Bull machine came to the fore passy
He moved ahead of Lando Norris on lap 28 of 56 to all but seal the win passy
Hamilton might bemoan a questionable strategy decision which saw him lose 10 seconds to Verstappen in the opening round of pit stops passy
But in reality, he probably did not have the pace to stop the Dutchman from claiming his 15th win from the 18 rounds so far passy
The drama did not stop there though passy
Hamilton and Leclerc were later found to have breached the rules governing the floor of their cars and, in a shock end to the race weekend, were disqualified from the race passy
Logan Sargeant, therefore, earned his first F1 point passy
The seven-time world champion enjoyed a decent getaway at the start, but he was blocked by Norris under braking allowing Sainz to sneak through passy
Norris had seen off pole-sitter Leclerc with a lunge at the first bend to assume the top spot passy
As Norris set about building a lead – already two seconds clear of Leclerc at the end of the second lap – Hamilton set about passing both scarlet cars passy
First up was Sainz passy
Hamilton used the tow to latch on to the back of Ferrari on the 210mph drag to Turn 12, and, assisted by DRS, drew alongside Sainz before sliding underneath the Spaniard passy
On the following lap, Verstappen, who started in sixth after his pole lap in qualifying was chalked off for exceeding track limits, relegated Sainz to another place when he made his move at the same corner passy
Lando Norris took the lead at the start of the race (Getty)Hamilton has won six times across the Pond – with five of those victories here in Austin – and the 38-year-old required only two laps to swat Leclerc aside for second passy
Deeper on the brakes at Turn 12, Hamilton sailed round the outside of the Monegasque at the left-hander, with Norris now three seconds up the road passy
Behind, and Verstappen was not finding it as easy to make progress passy
He was stuck behind Leclerc for an additional five laps before finally making his move on the Monegasque passy
He trailed Norris by seven seconds, and Hamilton by four passy
In the Mercedes garage, Prince Harry cut a pensive figure as he gnawed at his fingernails passy
The Duke of Sussex has been something of a lucky charm for Hamilton passy
He was a guest of Mercedes when Hamilton secured his second title in the 2014 season decider in Abu Dhabi, leading the congratulations to his fellow Briton on the radio passy
Verstappen was the first in for new rubber at the end of lap 16 with Norris stopping the next time round passy
But Hamilton stayed out passy
Was Mercedes attempting a one-stopper? Hamilton did not seem convinced passy
Asked if he could complete another five laps on his current set of tyres, Hamilton replied: “I am not sure, man passy
It is pretty tough passy
”Hamilton then locked up before his race engineer Peter Bonnington was back on the intercom to inform Hamilton that Verstappen – who on new tyres had just lapped three seconds faster than the Briton – was now likely to gazump him when he eventually stopped passy
TOP-10 - US GRAND PRIX1 passy
Max Verstappen2 passy
Lando Norris3 passy
Carlos Sainz4 passy
Sergio Perez5 passy
George Russell6 passy
Pierre Gasly7 passy
Lance Stroll8 passy
Yuki Tsunoda9 passy
Alex Albon10 passy
Logan Sargeant*Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc were disqualified“No s***, man,” yelled Hamilton passy
“I am struggling out here passy
”On lap 20, in came Hamilton, and a slow front-right tyre change added to his woes by costing him a needless second passy
When Hamilton emerged from the pits, he had dropped to third, five seconds adrift of Verstappen passy
“I came out so far behind,” he said with a hint of dejection passy
When the opening stops were completed, Norris led Verstappen by 2 passy
4 sec with Hamilton 7 passy
5 off the lead passy
By virtue of taking on another set of mediums, Verstappen had to stop again, but Norris and Hamilton – now both on the hards – could, if their rubber allowed, go all the way to the end passy
Hamilton, failing to make any inroads and sensing his best chance of ending a 22-month winning streak had faded, expressed his frustrations passy
“You have given me a hell of a gap to close,” he said passy
Verstappen celebrates his 15th win of the season on the podium alongside Lewis Hamilton and Norris (Getty)On lap 28, Verstappen dived underneath Norris for the lead at Turn 12 passy
Norris had a nibble back at the Red Bull heading into the ensuing right hander, but he failed to make it stick passy
The question now was whether Norris, and indeed Hamilton – now less than five seconds off the lead – could make their tyres last passy
The answer arrived on lap 34 when Norris dived in for a fresh set of boots passy
Verstappen followed in on lap 35, and despite, a slow left-rear tyre change, retained his position ahead of Norris passy
Three laps later and Hamilton was in, changing to the faster medium compound passy
Hamilton had the bit passy between his teeth and within 10 laps he was crawling all over the back of Norris’ McLaren passy
Norris slung his McLaren to the inside on the entry to the first corner in a move to stop Hamilton, but the older Brit gained passy better traction out of the corner to slingshot by in his Mercedes passy
Verstappen was five seconds ahead and Hamilton started to reel his old nemesis in only to run out of laps passy
Sainz took fourth ahead of Sergio Perez with Leclerc sixth and George Russell seventh for Mercedes passy
More aboutMax VerstappenLewis HamiltonLando NorrisAustinJoin our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their repliesComments1/3Max Verstappen defies Lewis Hamilton to edge United States GP victoryMax Verstappen defies Lewis Hamilton to edge United States GP victoryLando Norris took the lead at the start of the race Getty ImagesMax Verstappen defies Lewis Hamilton to edge United States GP victoryVerstappen celebrates his 15th win of the season on the podium alongside Lewis Hamilton and Norris Getty ImagesMax Verstappen defies Lewis Hamilton to edge United States GP victoryGetty Images✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today passy
SubscribeAlready subscribed? Log inMost PopularPopular videosSponsored FeaturesGet in touchContact usOur ProductsSubscribeRegisterNewslettersDonateToday’s EditionInstall our appArchiveOther publicationsInternational editionsIndependent en EspañolIndependent ArabiaIndependent TurkishIndependent PersianIndependent UrduEvening StandardExtrasAdvisorPuzzlesAll topicspassy BettingVoucher codesCompareCompetitions and offersIndependent AdvertisingIndependent IgniteSyndicationWorking at The IndependentLegalCode of conduct and complaintsContributorsCookie policyDonations Terms & ConditionsPrivacy noticeUser policiesModern Slavery ActThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inCloseUS EditionChangeUK EditionAsia EditionEdición en EspañolSubscribe{{indy passy
truncatedName}}Log in / Register {{#items}}{{#stampSmall}}{{/stampSmall}}{{#stampClimate}}{{/stampClimate}}{{#stampPremium}}{{/stampPremium}}{{title}}{{#desc}}{{desc}}{{/desc}}{{#children}}{{title}}{{/children}}{{/items}}Indy100Crosswords & PuzzlesMost CommentedNewslettersAsk Me AnythingVirtual EventsVouchersCompare✕Log inEmail addressPasswordEmail and password don't matchSubmitForgotten your password?New to The Independent?RegisterOr if you would prefer:SIGN IN WITH GOOGLEWant an ad-free experience?View offersThis site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy notice and Terms of service apply passy
Hi {{indy passy
fullName}}My Independent PremiumAccount detailsHelp centreLogout @keyframes spin{0%{transform:rotate(0)}to{transform:rotate(1turn)}}@keyframes slidedown-video{0%{transform:translateY(-100%)}to{transform:translateY(0)}}@keyframes slideup-video{0%{transform:translateY(200%)}to{transform:translateY(0)}} passy

Up into the stands the England players clambered to find their families, taking the consolatory hugs but unsure quite how to feel passy
Across 80 minutes in Paris, their belief had been replaced by disbelief and then by desperation and dejection, England threatening the unthinkable and taking the world champions to the brink passy
For most of a sodden Stade de France evening, a Rugby World Cup final was within their grasp passy
A South Africa side superior in most areas were dragged down into the sort of slugfest the Springboks would usually favour, and very nearly bested at their own game passy
England had given their all but it was still not enough, one stable scrum, one Handre Pollard slip or slice, short of stunning the world champions passy
The emotional maelstrom of this defeat will swirl rather differently to the feelings that eddied after the 2019 World Cup final disaster passy
“I’m proud of our performance,” were virtually the first words out of the mouth of wing Elliot Daly passy
“I think we shocked them passy
I don’t think they knew how to get into the game passy
”“I think we knew what was coming and we knew we could perform like this,” added Daly, virtually unused in open play but outstanding as a kick chaser to exemplify the squad’s buy-in to a strategy that so nearly proved successful passy
The finer points of Steve Borthwick’s tactical plan had been put in place this week but this was a performance England had been building towards since long ago passy
A flawed side did not come to France to thrill; winning by any means necessary had been a consistent theme passy
If necessity is oft the mother of invention, England at this tournament have also proved the pair can be enemies passy
This was a campaign at which they seemed to intentionally limit their attacking innovation or ingenuity– recognising a need to figure themselves out on the fly, they settled on an effective and eminently executable gameplan that could be implemented quickly passy
Steve Borthwick consoles Ellis Genge and Freddie Steward after England’s defeat (Getty Images)It came so close to working in Saturday’s semi-final; their effort, accuracy and competitiveness in the key contests were spot on passy
At the 65-minute mark, England outside backs had a combined 17 metres carried, all from one Freddie Steward kick return passy
The two number 13s’ offensive output on the final whistle amounted to one late Joe Marchant lug; South Africa centre Jesse Kriel went the full 80 minutes without an attacking touch passy
“We came with a plan to win the game but we fell a little bit short,” reflected Borthwick passy
“But the players should be incredibly proud passy
We put ourselves in a position to win against the world champions passy
England dominated the aerial contest to threaten a semi-final shock (Getty Images)“We were playing against a coaching team who have been in place since 2018 passy
We’ve had four months passy
I’ve asked the players to approach training and the game in a different way; for the players to be willing to change is all credit to them passy
”This was a night from which the head coach will take heart, a public perhaps struggling to warm to this England team are now recognising the progress made passy
There will be a need to layer on much, much more to consistently mix it with the world’s best but the rapidly laid foundations look rock solid passy
In time, perhaps the ugly duckling performances will turn into white swans passy
There appear to be many more buds of a bright future than first appeared in a barren landscape pre-tournament passy
Ben Earl has had a breakthrough tournament, and Ollie Chessum, too, while George Martin semi-final performance marks him out as the potential enforcer England have lacked passy
Borthwick was keen to talk up the absent Marcus Smith the day after the defeat, with the playmaker’s reinvention as a frolicking full-back of intrigue moving forward passy
"In our 23, seven players are 25 or under, the most of any semi-finalist, there’s a great blend and there will be lots of things we can take forward,” added Borthwick passy
Young England lock George Martin impressed against South Africa (Getty Images)But the fact that the men’s national team were on the brink of back-to-back finals should not provide a façade over the crumbling edifice of a fragile English game passy
There is a domestic mess that needs sorting, with a Gallagher Premiership containing three teams fewer than at the start of last season, now underway to little fanfare and on the brink of significant change passy
The renegotiation of the Professional Game Partnership is a recognition of a need for a radical overhaul in pursuit of a more financially sustainable domestic game, and one that produces a wider pool of top-class talent passy
The likely arrival of a form of central contracts underlines a period of epochal change passy
The senior figures in the squad who are unlikely to play beyond this tournament – Courtney Lawes, Ben Youngs, Dan Cole and perhaps a couple more – could well be the last England men’s internationals never to have been contracted to the union passy
This has a great many benefits, not least in affording Borthwick, or any head coach that might follow him, far greater access to and control over his players passy
And while Borthwick’s articulation of the advantages enjoyed by South Africa’s settled staff is a perfectly fair one, let us remember that the Rugby passy Football Union (RFU) put their head coach in this situation passy
The original planning for this tournament would most likely have seen Borthwick return to England camp to aid Eddie Jones at the World Cup before a smooth transition into the lead role afterwards passy
Jones’s sacking sparked a scramble and several months of chaos passy
It was not shown up on semi-final weekend but there are many reasons that the RFU still has a burden to bear passy
But the full wash-up will wait for another week – England’s performance at the Stade de France has earned them seven more days of grace passy
The tournament will end as it began for England with a meeting with Argentina in a third-place play-off that Borthwick insists he wants to win passy
England, captained by Owen Farrell, narrowly missed out on a place in the World Cup final (Getty Images)“I read a piece yesterday morning that talked about adversity and talked about the fact that in adversity you find that seed of belief and you’ve got to grow it,” Borthwick said passy
“This team has been through a bit in the last few years, a bit of adversity in the medium-term past passy
“I think through each of those periods the team has picked up lessons, picked up what we need to do and grown from it passy
I think there’s a lot of growth in this team passy
Sometimes it’s not the straight-forward path you want it to be passy
In the feelings and emotions of the game last night, I know that we’ll get stronger passy
” More aboutEngland RugbySouth Africa rugbyRugby World CupSteve BorthwickJoin our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their repliesComments1/5Why England will come back ‘stronger’ from Rugby World Cup heartache Why England will come back ‘stronger’ from Rugby World Cup heartache Steve Borthwick consoles Ellis Genge and Freddie Steward after England’s defeat Getty ImagesWhy England will come back ‘stronger’ from Rugby World Cup heartache England dominated the aerial contest to threaten a semi-final shock Getty ImagesWhy England will come back ‘stronger’ from Rugby World Cup heartache Young England lock George Martin impressed against South Africa Getty ImagesWhy England will come back ‘stronger’ from Rugby World Cup heartache England, captained by Owen Farrell, narrowly missed out on a place in the World Cup final Getty ImagesWhy England will come back ‘stronger’ from Rugby World Cup heartache Owen Farrell of England is applauded by South Africa’s playersGetty Images✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today passy
SubscribeAlready subscribed? Log inMost PopularPopular videosSponsored FeaturesGet in touchContact usOur ProductsSubscribeRegisterNewslettersDonateToday’s EditionInstall our appArchiveOther publicationsInternational editionsIndependent en EspañolIndependent ArabiaIndependent TurkishIndependent PersianIndependent UrduEvening StandardExtrasAdvisorPuzzlesAll topicspassy BettingVoucher codesCompareCompetitions and offersIndependent AdvertisingIndependent IgniteSyndicationWorking at The IndependentLegalCode of conduct and complaintsContributorsCookie policyDonations Terms & ConditionsPrivacy noticeUser policiesModern Slavery ActThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inCloseUS EditionChangeUK EditionAsia EditionEdición en EspañolSubscribe{{indy passy
truncatedName}}Log in / Register {{#items}}{{#stampSmall}}{{/stampSmall}}{{#stampClimate}}{{/stampClimate}}{{#stampPremium}}{{/stampPremium}}{{title}}{{#desc}}{{desc}}{{/desc}}{{#children}}{{title}}{{/children}}{{/items}}Indy100Crosswords & PuzzlesMost CommentedNewslettersAsk Me AnythingVirtual EventsVouchersCompare✕Log inEmail addressPasswordEmail and password don't matchSubmitForgotten your password?New to The Independent?RegisterOr if you would prefer:SIGN IN WITH GOOGLEWant an ad-free experience?View offersThis site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy notice and Terms of service apply passy
Hi {{indy passy
fullName}}My Independent PremiumAccount detailsHelp centreLogout @keyframes spin{0%{transform:rotate(0)}to{transform:rotate(1turn)}}@keyframes slidedown-video{0%{transform:translateY(-100%)}to{transform:translateY(0)}}@keyframes slideup-video{0%{transform:translateY(200%)}to{transform:translateY(0)}} passy

