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‘Mercedes knew after Max's first stop Hamilton couldn't win'

Christijan Albers feels Max Verstappen was the deciding factor in the United States Grand Prix as Mercedes had the 'faster car'. Arriving at the Circuit of The Americas with a six-point lead in the Drivers' Championship, it was widely predicted Verstappen would leave with a deficit – the only question was how big would it be. COTA is a track where Lewis Hamilton had dominated, taking five out of eight wins before this year's race. That is now five out of nine as Verstappen put in an incredible drive to take his first win at the United States Grand Prix. Starting from pole position, he lost the lead to Hamilton before Red Bull played the strategy game to put him back up to P1 with an...
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