Max Verstappen defeats Lando Norris to pole for Formula 1's United States Grand Prix as championship leader Oscar Piastri could only manage sixth

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.

Max Verstappen has secured a sprint race pole at Formula 1's United States Grand Prix, beating McLaren pair Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri in Austin. At a sunny and warm Circuit of the Americas, Red Bull's reigning world champion unleashed a scorching first and third sector to demote Norris his pole lap of 1m32.

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen cruised to an easy victory in a crash-filled United States Grand Prix sprint race and then took pole position for the main event on a rough day for Formula 1 championship leader Oscar Piastri.

The vibes of Formula One and NASCAR blended in Saturday's F1 Sprint race at Circuit of the Americas, if not the actual drivers.

Two-time Formula 1 world champion Fernando Alonso said Max Verstappen is one of the best drivers in the history of the sport.

Sky Sports reported Ted Kravitz has since released a book, F1 Insider: Notes from the Pit Lane, during which he claimed Russell asked him to put follow-up questions to him about Verstappen as he wanted to “give it back to Max”, who Russell had “had enough of”, before the Abu Dhabi race week.

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