Las Vegas Strip Circuit – 50 laps – 6.201km – 17 corners

Sunday
GP starting position: P18
GP race result: P10 (Hard -> Hard -> Medium)
Fastest lap: 1:35.490 (Lap 47)

Key moments:

• Oscar takes home two hard-fought World Championship points after finishing P10 and recording the fastest lap of the race
• Started P18 but took five places on the opening lap and 10 places in 10 laps to get as high as P7 before contact with Hamilton on L17
• That forced him to stop for new hard tyres due to a front left puncture, meaning he had to stop later in the race for mediums
• Came out P11 and battled his way back into the points for a second time with a handful of laps left
• OP remains in P9 in the drivers’ standings ahead of the final race of his rookie season in Abu Dhabi next week

The race through OP’s visor

It’s good to come away with a couple of points. I had really good pace, felt at home on the hard tyres and was having a lot of fun with plenty of overtaking until that contact with Lewis.

That extra stop was a shame and knocked me down the order so I’m happy to have worked myself back into the top 10 for a second time. A good recovery after qualifying.

Thanks to the team for their work all weekend as it was a mega stop of 1.9 seconds when I put the mediums on. Thanks also to all the fans in Vegas who made it a great atmosphere.”