(CNN) – Lewis Hamilton will have to wait a little longer to clinch his fifth F1 world title after Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen claimed his first victory in 113 starts to take a gripping US Grand Prix in Texas Sunday.
Hamilton finished third in his Mercedes behind Raikkonen and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen but still increased his title lead to 70 points over Sebastian Vettel, who was back in fourth after an early spin at the Circuit of Americas.
Raikkonen overtook polesitter Hamilton off the start and took advantage of perfect race tactics from his Ferrari team to take the checkered flag for the first time since Australia in 2013.
It is the longest gap between wins in F1 history, beating the previous mark of Italian Riccardo Patrese
“It’s been a long wait, but here we are,” said the popular 39-year-old Finn. READ MORE
More from Sports
Hope begins to fade for missing footballer Emiliano Sala
The search for a missing airplane carrying Argentine soccer player Emiliano Sala restarted Thursday as hopes of his survival began …
Real Madrid usurps Manchester United as world’s richest club
Real Madrid may be struggling on the pitch this season but they've certainly had better luck off it. The Spanish giant, …
Five things we learned from the Premier League weekend
Liverpool are one step closer to a long-awaited Premier League title, but only just after a seven-goal thriller against Crystal …
