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F1 Las Vegas GP: Verstappen overcomes penalty, damage to take 18th win of 2023
Max Verstappen received a penalty for colliding with Charles Leclerc on the first lap and also suffered damage from another incident with George Russell. Despite showing strong race pace, Leclerc was hindered by the safety cars and lost his tire advantage over Verstappen. The race started with Verstappen and Leclerc disputing the lead, but they disagreed on who had the advantage at the apex of the turn. There was chaos behind them, with Alonso, Bottas, Perez, Sainz, and Hamilton involved in various collisions. Lando Norris crashed, prompting a safety car period. Verstappen extended his lead before receiving a penalty, while Leclerc eventually overtook him. Verstappen served his penalty, switching to the hard tires, and rejoined the race behind Russell.
