Good evening, all, and welcome to our live commentary for the US Grand Prix. It's a Mercedes front-row lock-out - as if we haven't seen that before - but Nico Rosberg has the edge over Lewis Hamilton. Or at least he did during qualifying, as Hamilton had flat spots on his tyres and complained about his car. Can Rosberg now make a late surge to claw back his spot on top of the drivers' standings?
Formula 1 | United States Grand Prix
Circuit of the Americas | 02.11.2014
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Updated 02/11/2014 at 21:47 GMT
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Hamilton does his customary little wave to the cheering crowd. Even with the reduced numbers in the field, this turned out to be an exciting denouement to the race - some terrific driving throughout the field. Thanks for your company this evening.
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This victory means that Lewis Hamilton is the most successful British F1 driver of all time, with 32 wins.
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The Williamses are in fourth and fifth, and meanwhile Pastor Maldonado has a little nudge with Jean-Eric Vergne.
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Great stuff from Daniel Ricciardo, who gets that third podium place.
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Lewis Hamilton wins the US Grand Prix! Nico Rosberg is right there behind him in second as they lap half the remaining field and finish their race. The gap was ultimately four and a half seconds - decisive.
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Maldonado is in tenth - but he's still got that five-second penalty to be applied.
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Vettel's making a last surge through the field!
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Grodjean is complaining that he can't steer. That's a problem.
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That awkward turn is still proving dramatic - Grosjean veers off again, and it's fabulously wheel to wheel.
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Kvyat apparently had a lump of carbon-fibre lodged in his wing, which has now been kindly removed by his team.
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Grosjean is livid about that move from Vergne - it's being investigated.
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Fastest lap so far? Sebastian Vettel on a 1:41.3.
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Kvyat's going slow and wide - what's happened to his car?
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Contact between Vergne and Grosjean on the turn - and Maldonado gets past them both.
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Massa is advised to close the gap to Ricciardo - the Williams team reckon the Red Bull has an issue.
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Vettel is called in to the pits - very late in the race.
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Massa is closing on Ricciardo, who's a fair way behind the leaders still.
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Fernando Alonso clocks the fastest lap so far - 1:41.4.
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Button is unsure whether his rear tyres are overheating or if they're too cold.
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Hamilton is warned about the astroturf. Perhaps he also needs to be wary of his team-mate, now less than two seconds behind him.