HINCH'S HEROES: Who's top of Hinch's list after the Sprint weekend in Texas?

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This season, IndyCar star James Hinchcliffe is taking stock after every Grand Prix and presenting his ‘heroes’ from the weekend, exclusively for F1.com. Here are his picks from the Sprint weekend at the Circuit of The Americas…
Max Verstappen – Sprint: P1; Grand Prix: P1
Let’s start up front this week with the man, the myth, the legend… Max Verstappen. The champ has never given us reason to think there is any weakness in his mental game, but he was tested several times throughout the USGP weekend and came out on top every time.

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