Given the chequered relationship F1 has had with the US the race in Austin was the chance to wipe the slate clean and start again.
Drivers, team principals and commentators were talking up the track, the fans were enthusiastic, so was it a success, in a word, yes.
There was a feast of wheel to wheel racing climaxing with Hamilton overtaking Vettel for the win and ensuring that the title race will go down to the final race in Brazil.
It means that Vettel needs a 4th place finish to win his third title in a row, but given Red Bulls reliability issues and the fact that its meant to rain in Brazil, means Alonso’s chances are far from over.
I’m hoping we have one final twist and Alonso wins, because if he’d have been driving a Red Bull he would have been champion already.
One other interesting thing to come out of the race was Hamilton’s victory, yes McLaren have had a lot of problems this season, but that was still his 4th win of the year and 21st of his career, despite this he’s leaving for Mercedes who don’t look like they’re capable of winning anything.
Either this is just an ego trip for Lewis so he can have the whole team built around him, or he knows something we don’t and Mercedes will be genuine contenders next year, at the moment I’m going for the former.
As F1 will return to Austin again next year it means there is a real chance to build up a successful race and re-build the fractured relationship between F1 and the US fans.
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