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Max Verstappen won the sprint race at Formula One's 2025 United States GP, with both McLarens eliminated in a Turn 1 crash
The Dutchman claimed pole for the F1 sprint race in Austin as the team reveals it experimented with different set-ups during the only practice session
Max Verstappen won the Austin Sprint race on Saturday, finishing ahead of George Russell and Carlos Sainz on podium. Ferrari duo Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc rounded out the Top 5. McLaren stars Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri provided the drama during the Sprint with their collision on Turn 1, forcing them both to retire from the race.
Scoring 101 of the maximum 108 points in the last four race weekends, Max Verstappen has laid down his marker as a World title contender, but Fernando Alonso doesn’t believe the momentum swings for this season are over.
The Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez is 2,200 metres above sea level and Red Bull's Honda engines tend to fare better than those of their rivals at dealing with the lack of oxygen and cooling air. That has helped Verstappen to five wins in Mexico City to date and a sixth this weekend would make it his most successful circuit in F1.
The four-time world champion has roared back into title contention after winning three of the last four races.
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Red Bull’s Verstappen chasing perfection as he hunts down McLaren for possible fifth F1 championship
Max Verstappen is chasing a fifth Formula 1 championship after a dominant weekend at the United States Grand Prix.
Max Verstappen continued his late-season charge up the Formula One drivers’ championship standings with a commanding win at the United States Grand Prix, leading every lap from pole and crossing the line ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and McLaren’s Lando Norris.