Kimi Antonelli dominated the United States Grand Prix and he did it with a strategy that caught plenty off guard. Ferrari must have been feeling…
Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli won the United States Grand Prix in dominant fashion, finishing 13 seconds ahead of Ferrari's Charles Leclerc in second place. Mercedes executed a bold one-stop strategy by starting on medium tires, completely defying the expectations and pre-race simulations of rival teams.
Ferrari and Red Bull both committed to two-stop strategies, with Leclerc admitting after the race that Ferrari's data suggested Antonelli would struggle on worn tires. However, Mercedes deputy team principal Bradley Lord confirmed their own simulations favored the one-stop by eight seconds, which Antonelli managed cleanly to victory.
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