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The Rise of Youth

The United States Grand Prix signalled a shift in the balance of the championship - and an opportunity for a new approach from Fernando Alonso. Richard Barnes weighs up an intriguing race

As McLaren's Lewis Hamilton drove to another studied and controlled win in Sunday's United States Grand Prix, the weekend's most telling achievement was unfolding way behind the race and championship leader.

BMW's Sebastian Vettel, deputising for Robert Kubica after the Pole's high-speed shunt in Canada the previous weekend, succeeded Jenson Button as the youngest points scorer in Formula One history.

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