Max Verstappen has won the United States GP after leading as of the first round of pitstops. Lewis Hamilton came close to a proper challenge at the very end of the race but had to settle for second, ahead of Sergio Perez who completed the podium.
Its basic math. He did not magically stay ahead by being slow. I could understand if Hamilton was fighting him and could not pass.
But hamilton did not even reach Max at all.
The reason for this if we look at the sector and time gaps is Max simply had enough pace to manage the race for the crucial moment.
Mercedes was not fast enough to even mount a challenge.