

Hamilton loves both New York City and Hawaii, and said Thursday he will retire to Hawaii. It was many years ago, so I’ve recovered. “After that, I said ‘Never again.’ I would be happy enough to go back. “I had a big weekend in Las Vegas,” Bottas said. But there’s been talk of adding a third race, in Las Vegas, and drivers joked a weekend in Sin City might be more than some could handle. The announced 2022 calendar includes 23 races with two U.S. and the addition of next year’s Miami Grand Prix, the first of a 10-year plan to race in south Florida. Most of the drivers praised the decade of growth of F1 in the U.S. Red Bull will need Sergio Perez running near the front to help Verstappen keep pressure on both Mercedes drivers. Valtteri Bottas drove his Mercedes to victory ahead of Verstappen in Turkey two weeks, and won in Austin in 2019 from pole position. He finished second in 2018 and third in 2019, but now he and Red Bull are in the champion lead.

His sensational drive in the rain to fourth as a 17-year-old rookie with Toro Rosso in 2015 unveiled his potential as a championship contender. Verstappen, a seven-time winner this season, hasn’t won at COTA but has been good. He clinched his 20 titles at COTA and Hamilton has won in five of F1′s eight races at the track.

The series comes back now with a thrilling title fight between upstart Verstappen and the superstar Hamilton. Top scorers face off in Chicago-Atlanta matchup
