THE Formula One drivers head to the United States for the next lap of their 2023 tour – and Lewis Hamilton is in need of a podium finish.
Hamilton, 38, is currently chasing Sergio Perez’s second spot on the F1 leaderboards as he looks to better where he ended up last campaign.
AFPLewis Hamilton crashed out of the Qatar GP[/caption]
But the British mogul’s chances of leapfrogging his Red Bull rival took a huge dent in Qatar after Hamilton crashed into Mercedes teammate George Russell.
However, Perez wasn’t able to capitalise as the Mexican could only secure a 10th-place finish leaving his partner Max Verstappen to race off with the win.
So with the championship wrapped up, all eyes is on second and there are still five Grand Prix to go.
When is the F1 USA 2023 Grand Prix?
The F1 USA Grand Prix is scheduled to take place on Sunday, October 22.It is expected to get underway from 8pm BST / 3pm ET.Circuit of the Americas is the allocated track for this thrilling race and it can host a staggering 150,000 spectators.Max Verstappen pipped Lewis Hamilton to a first-place finish in the 2022 edition.
What TV channel is the F1 USA Grand Prix 2023 on and can it be live streamed?
The F1 USA Grand Prix will be broadcast LIVE on Sky Sports F1 in the UK.Whereas fans in the US can catch all the action LIVE on ESPN.Alternatively, SunSport will have lap-by-lap coverage of the whole race including podium reaction.
FULL schedule
Friday, October 20
Practice One – 6:30pm BST / 1:30pm ETQualifying – 10pm BST / 5pm ET
Saturday, October 21
Sprint Shootout – 6:30pm BST / 1:30pm ETSprint – 11pm BST / 6pm ET
Sunday, October 22
Race – 8pm BST / 3pm ET
Complete F1 2023 race calendar – details on every Grand Prix this year
Driver standings
Here are the current F1 Driver standings:
Max Verstappen / Red Bull Racing / 433Sergio Perez / Red Bull Racing / 224Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes / 194Fernando Alonso / Aston Martin / 183Carlos Sainz / Ferrari / 153Charles Leclerc / Ferrari / 145Lando Norris / McLaren / 136George Russell / Mercedes / 132Oscar Piastri / McLaren / 83Lance Stroll / Aston Martin / 47Pierre Gasly / Alpine / 46Esteban Ocon / Alpine / 44Alexander Albon / Williams / 23Valtteri Bottas / Alfa Romeo / 10Nico Hulkenberg / Haas / 9Zhou Guanyu / Alfa Romeo / 6Yuki Tsounda / Alphatauri / 3Kevin Magnussen / Haas / 3Liam Lawson / AlphaTauri / 2Logan Sargeant / Williams / 0Daniel Ricciardo / Alphatauri / 0Nyck De Vries / Alphatauri / 0