F1: Top 5 recovery drives of the 2018 season

Lewis Hamilton saved his weekend from a very bad situation at his home Grand Prix in Silverstone
Lewis Hamilton saved his weekend from a very bad situation at his home Grand Prix in Silverstone

#2 Max Verstappen in USA

Max Verstappen came within touching distance of a victory from 18th position
Max Verstappen came within touching distance of a victory from 18th position

The US Grand Prix was quite easily one of the best races of the season and Max Verstappen's drive from 18th to the second step of the podium did play a part in spicing up the event. The top 3 of Kimi Raikkonen, Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton were separated by under 4 seconds and were in a single shot as they crossed the line.

Verstappen's charge through the field and eventual overtake of Hamilton had him on the verge of nabbing Kimi Raikkonen's win for Ferrari. Overtakes, undercuts, wheel-to-wheel racing - this drive had everything.

Had there been a couple of laps more, the win was most definitely his to have. Unlike Hamilton's drive that was aided by safety cars, he made this quantum jump in positions because of his stellar and long stint on the super softs.

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Edited by Nishant Jayaram
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