US Grand Prix F1: Verstappen Wins As Norris Comes Second

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen raced to his third victory in four races Sunday at the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix, while McLaren’s Lando Norris took a huge chunk out of teammate Oscar Piastri’s championship lead by finishing second. Piastri was a distant fifth, allowing Norris to pull within 14 points with five grand prix and two sprint races to go. Verstappen also is closing fast with his late-season charge. Verstappen now trails Piastri by 40 points, and Norris by 26, in third place, and has put the McClarens on notice he intends to chase them all the way to the end of the season. Piastri and Norris are trying to win their first career drivers championship. Verstappen is hunting his fifth in a row, and his dominant form of late has given him a real chance to get it. He also won the sprint race Saturday after the two McLarens ran into each other on the first turn and crashed out.

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Updated on: 21 October 2025 10:53 am

United States Grand Prix F1 GP auto race 2025 in Austin_Max Verstappen

Formula One U.S. Grand Prix Auto Racing 2025 | Photo: AP/Eric Gay

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands celebrates on the podium after winning the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race in Austin, Texas.

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Formula One U.S. Grand Prix Auto Racing 2025 | Photo: AP/Eric Gay

Winner Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands, second left, poses on the podium with second placed McLaren driver Lando Norris of Britain, left, third placed Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc of Monaco, right, and Red Bull team mechanic Chris Gent, second right, after the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race in Austin, Texas.

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