Raikkonen was elevated to third after the stewards intervened to give Max Verstappen a post-race time penalty, simultaneously preventing the young Dutchman from scoring three consecutive podium finishes for the first time in his career.

Had he been allowed to keep the place it would have been the second time this year Verstappen had finished third from P16 on the grid, having achieved the feat in China back in April. As it was, the 20-year-old lost a podium for the second time, having incurred a similar post-race penalty in Mexico last year.

Behind Verstappen, Valtteri Bottas was disappointed with fifth, despite that being his best ever finish in Austin. By contrast Force India’s Esteban Ocon was delighted with his sixth place – a position he’s captured five times this season, including at the last two races.