F1 LIVE: Red Bull star hits back at critics as Ricciardo set for sensational return

Formula One returned after a month-long break at the and the weekend proved a body blow for . He arrived in Austin trailing by 52 points in the standings, a gap that is now 57 after the Dutchman won the sprint race and finished ahead of his rival on Sunday, with the pair third and fourth respectively.

It was who dominated the weekend, with taking the chequered flag from Jnr. That result will intrigue , who joins the Scuderia next year, after the British icon has a few days to forget.

In the final stretch of his 12-year stint at , Hamilton failed to finish the Grand Prix after struggling ion all three track days. But all drivers and teams have little time to dwell on things, given the build-up to this week's Mexico Grand Prix is already underway.

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