Martin Brundle could only praise Max Verstappen's overtake on Lando Norris at the United States Grand Prix. According to the former Formula 1 driver, the manoeuvre was 'pure Max'.

Kimi Antonelli confidently won the United States Grand Prix, but behind the Italian, there was a hard-fought battle for second place. Lando Norris was trying to hold on to second place on older tyres with Verstappen and Charles Leclerc both chasing him.

"With fresh tyres Max was inevitably very fast, and it initially appeared that he would be able to make up the extra 20 seconds he must spend in the pitlane for his second stop on Lap 31," Brundle began about Verstappen race at the Circuit of the Americas in his column for Sky Sports.

"But he couldn't clear the traffic with much ease. With his radio failing for the second time, but not before he would castigate his team for not moving his team-mate on a different run plan out of the way much sooner, he ended up a fairly disgruntled third."

Martin Brundle praised Verstappen's move at COTA - Photo: Race Pictures

Brundle praises Verstappen's overtake on Norris

The did not hide his appreciation for Verstappen's move that got him up to second place momentarily. "I did the post-race interviews and Max did though beam a nice smile when I complimented him on his overtake of Lando Norris up into Turn 1. It was pure Verstappen, just as he looked highly likely to lose a position to Leclerc, he converted that into an overtake of the McLaren with a stunning and controlled slice while extremely late on the brakes."

In the end, Leclerc managed to get past the former four-time world champion thanks to his fresher tyres. Had there not been a VSC for Valtteri Bottas, Verstappen might have missed out on the podium, given how quickly Lewis Hamilton was closing in on the Dutchman in P4. The Briton crossed the finish line around a second behind the Red Bull Racing driver.

Antonelli admits Verstappen's strategy left him concerned in Austin

The Italian said that he was "a bit concerned in the beginning" when he saw Verstappen opt for a two-stop strategy last Sunday.