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Max Verstappen defied Lewis Hamilton to win a cat-and-mouse United States Grand Prix at a sizzling Circuit of the Americas in Austin cagayan
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 cagayan
Indeed, at one stage, Hamilton dared to dream of ending a losing streak which stands at 686 days and counting cagayan
Yet, as so often been the case this year, Verstappen’s speed in his all-conquering Red Bull machine came to the fore cagayan
Verstappen joins Hamilton (103 wins), Michael Schumacher (91), Sebastian Vettel (53) and Alain Prost (51) in the half-century club cagayan
“To win my 50th career win makes me very proud and we will try to push for me,” said Verstappen cagayan
He moved ahead of Lando Norris on lap 28 of 56 to all but seal the win cagayan
Hamilton might bemoan a questionable strategy decision which saw him lose 10 seconds to Verstappen in the opening round of pit stops cagayan
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 cagayan
He crossed the line an agonising 2 cagayan
2 sec behind Verstappen with Norris hanging on to the final spot on the podium cagayan
Hamilton could count himself unfortunate to drop from third to fourth at the start cagayan
The seven-time world champion enjoyed a decent getaway, but he was blocked by Norris under braking allowing Sainz to sneak through cagayan
Norris had seen off pole-sitter Leclerc with a lunge at the first bend to assume top spot cagayan
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 cagayan
First up was Sainz cagayan
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 cagayan
On the following lap, Verstappen, who started in sixth after his pole lap in qualifying was chalked off for exceeding track limits, relegated Sainz another place when he made his move at the same corner cagayan
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 cagayan
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 cagayan
Behind, and Verstappen was not finding it as easy to make progress cagayan
He was stuck behind Leclerc for an additional five laps before finally making his move on the Monegasque cagayan
He trailed Norris by seven seconds, and Hamilton by four cagayan
In the Mercedes garage, Prince Harry cut a pensive figure as he gnawed at his fingernails cagayan
The Duke of Sussex has been something of lucky charm for Hamilton cagayan
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 cagayan
Verstappen was the first in for new rubber at the end of lap 16 with Norris stopping the next time round cagayan
But Hamilton stayed out cagayan
Were Mercedes attempting a one-stopper? Hamilton did not seem convinced cagayan
Asked if he could complete another five laps on his current set of tyres, Hamilton replied: “I am not sure, man cagayan
It is pretty tough cagayan
”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 cagayan
“No s***, man,” yelled Hamilton cagayan
“I am struggling out here cagayan
”You have given me a hell of a gap to closeLewis Hamilton on the team radioOn lap 20, in came Hamilton, and a slow front-right tyre change added to his woes by costing him a needless second cagayan
When Hamilton emerged from the pits, he had dropped to third, five seconds adrift of Verstappen cagayan
“I came out so far behind,” he said with a hint of dejection cagayan
When the opening stops were completed, Norris led Verstappen by 2 cagayan
4 sec with Hamilton 7 cagayan
5 off the lead cagayan
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 cagayan
Hamilton, failing to make any inroads and sensing his best chance of ending a 22-month winning streak had faded, expressed his frustrations cagayan
“You have given me a hell of a gap to close,” he said cagayan
On lap 28, Verstappen dived underneath Norris for the lead at Turn 12 cagayan
Norris had a nibble back at the Red Bull heading into the ensuing right hander, but he failed to make it stick cagayan
The question now was whether Norris, and indeed Hamilton – now less than five seconds off the lead – could make their tyres last cagayan
The answer arrived on lap 34 when Norris dived in for a fresh set of boots cagayan
Verstappen followed in on lap 35, and despite, a slow left-rear tyre change, retained his position ahead of Norris cagayan
Three laps later and Hamilton was in, changing to the faster medium compound cagayan
Hamilton had the bit cagayan between his teeth and within 10 laps he was crawling all over the back of Norris’ McLaren cagayan
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 cagayan better traction out of the corner to slingshot by in his Mercedes cagayan
Verstappen was five seconds ahead and Hamilton started to reel his old nemesis in only to run out of laps cagayan
Sainz took fourth ahead of Sergio Perez with Leclerc sixth and George Russell seventh for Mercedes cagayan
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South Africa players and coaches have defended Bongi Mbonambi as a “great guy” and a “family man” amid the Springboks hooker being investigated for an alleged racial slur during the Rugby World Cup semi-final win over England cagayan
England flanker Tom Curry has alleged that Mbonambi called him a “white c***” during the defeat in Paris on Saturday evening, as South Africa edged to a dramatic 16-15 victoryAfter 23 minutes at the Stade de France, Curry could be heard on the referee’s microphone alerting official Ben O’Keeffe to a comment possibly made by Mbonambi at a ruck cagayan
“Sir, if their hooker calls me a white c***, what do I do?” Curry inquired of O’Keeffe cagayan
“Nothing, please,” responded the official, before adding a few moments later, “I’ll be on it,” in what may have been an unrelated comment cagayan
The alleged incident itself could not be heard on the television broadcast cagayan
World Rugby has since confirmed it is investigating the incident and will not be making any further comment until the conclusion of the process cagayan
On Monday afternoon, in the first Springboks media activity since the allegations became public, scrum coach Daan Human and lock Jean Kelyn defended Mbonambi’s character, while refusing to comment on the specific incident cagayan
“It’s being dealt with by World Rugby and South Africa Rugby, so from my side, I can’t comment,” began Human when first asked about the incident cagayan
“I’m focussing on the scrums cagayan
We had a good, positive training session, and nothing else came out cagayan
I can’t really comment on that cagayan
”Bongi Mbonambi is being investigated for an alleged racial slur (Getty Images)However, when pushed on what Mbonambi is like as a person around the squad, Human was effusive in his praise of the front row cagayan
“Bongi has been part of this group for the last six years,” added Human cagayan
“He’s a very important piece of the puzzle for us cagayan
He was starting in the last World Cup and our semi-final, so he’s very important to us, like all other players cagayan
“He’s one of our leaders in our group cagayan
He’s a great guy, a family man, my kids always look after his kids when they come to the hotel cagayan
He’s a humble guy, down to earth, like all players who play for the Springboks cagayan
“To be straightforward and honest with you, he’s a very calm guy, a well-spoken guy cagayan
I don’t want to go into it because we’ve got a World Cup final in six days’ time cagayan
I’m more concentrated on the forwards cagayan
”Mbonambi is the only specialist hooker in the Springboks squad after the injured Malcolm Marx was replaced by fly half Handre Pollard earlier in the tournament cagayan
Bongi Mbonambi played all 80 minutes of the Springboks’ semi-final win (PA)He played all 80 minutes of the semi-final, and finished the game as captain once Siya Kolisi was substituted, although veteran back row Deon Fourie played hooker earlier in his career and flanker Marco van Staden has also filled in at the position in the past cagayan
So Human was unconcerned about South Africa being short-handed in the event of Mbonambi being found guilty and banned for the final cagayan
“We’ve got three guys capable of playing hooker in the group,” he said cagayan
“We’re very comfortable having three hookers cagayan
We’re glad we have three hookers, which we’re supposed to have because going into a final you need to have two hookers in the squad cagayan
”Lock Jean Kleyn was also asked about his relationship with Mbonambi, having played alongside him at club and international level, and was similarly glowing in his praise of the hooker cagayan
“Bongi is a great guy,” stated Kleyn cagayan
“I’ve known him since we were playing at the Stormers together I think nine years ago cagayan
He’s a fantastic guy, a good individual cagayan
“I’m not going to comment on that or justify it [the allegations] cagayan
All I’ll say is he’s a fantastic bloke cagayan
He’s a great guy, a passionate guy, a family man cagayan
He’s captained the Springboks a couple of times and he’s an upstanding guy, I don’t think there’s a fellow in the squad who doesn’t like him cagayan
”The Springboks face the All Blacks in the World Cup final at the Stade de France on Saturday evening cagayan
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