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.

Max Verstappen lands another jab in the 2025 Formula 1 title fight as he wins the United States Grand Prix with Oscar Piastri only fifth

McLaren's Formula 1 championship leader certainly wasn't very fast Sunday at the Circuit of the Americas as teammate and title rival Lando Norris and Red Bull's Max Verstappen both took big bites out his points advantage at the United States Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen's late-season surge continues with a USGP victory; the defending champion now finds himself just 40 points behind Oscar Piastri, the championship leader.

Red Bull were fined 50,000 euros by the FIA after a team member attempted to remove tape guiding McLarens Lando Norris to an optimal grid position for the United States GP; Red Bulls Max Verstappen wo

McLaren driver Lando Norris hit back at Red Bull's Max Verstappen, who had some choice words for the Briton. Verstappen is never one to shy away from expressing his true feelings, regardless of whether they cause controversy or not.