For the 2025 United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, McClure is high on Norris, who is seeking his first season championship. He finished second overall a year ago with 374 points. He has five wins on the season, taking the season opener in March in Australia.

It’s race day at Circuit of the Americas with Max Verstappen starting the 2025 United States Grand Prix on pole. The four-time defending champion has already won this weekend’s sprint race from pole, and can heap the pressure on McLaren’s championship rivals with a win for Red Bull today.

Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko believes Max Verstappen started to lose interest in his title defence earlier this year, but said the Dutchman is now fully motivated in chasing down his fifth F1 drivers' championship.

F1 racing begins at Circuit of the Americas as drivers compete in the Saturday sprint race ahead of the United States Grand Prix. Drivers will compete in the F1 USGP at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday.

Take the first Q3 runs at the Circuit of the Americas, for example. Verstappen stormed past Lando Norris’ time by 0.394 seconds to claim provisional pole position with a 1:32.510-second lap. Oscar Piastri, meanwhile, was down in seventh and nearly a second slower than the Dutchman.

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