F1 Weekend Awards: US GP

Lazarus Award

Verstappen's drive from 18th to second thrilled the fans.

The Lazarus Award is given to the driver who has the best comeback in the weekend's race, in reference to the Biblical figure coming back from the dead. Brendon Hartley's drive from 20th to 9th (albeit with the help of disqualifications) was a superb effort, but this award can only go to one for his heroics.

Yes, it's Max Verstappen once more! The 21-year-old got to stand on the podium in Austin on the first occasion when he can legally drink alcohol in the United States. The weekend started horribly, though, as a suspension failure meant that Max wouldn't make it out of Q2 and started 18th after penalties had been applied.

In typical Verstappen style, though, Max wasted no time in getting through the midfield. The Dutchman pulled off overtake after overtake and, thanks to Ricciardo's retirement and Vettel's spin, found himself in fourth place with just 9 laps gone. He'd later jump Valtteri Bottas in the pit stop phase and close in to try and overtake Raikkonen in the closing laps.

Max even defended from Hamilton in the late stages to seal his second place, an excellent piece of defensive driving to push the Mercedes man wide in the long right-hander. Nobody would've seen this result coming before the race had started! And had it not been for Raikkonen winning the race, he probably would've taken home three out of four awards this weekend.

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