For the first time all year, Max Verstappen says that winning the world championship is a real possibility after his United States Grand Prix victory.

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 is making history with every race and could stage one of the most remarkable fightbacks Formula One has ever seen, according to two team bosses who have worked closely with the four-times world champion.

After his home race, the Dutch Grand Prix, Verstappen slipped to 104 points behind the title lead. In the four races since, he has brought it down to 40. At this rate, he will be the world champion, with both the McLaren drivers struggling to craft together any momentum.

Max Verstappen dominates the United States Grand Prix to increase the pressure on McLaren drivers Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris in the championship.

Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies claimed "we are witnessing something quite extraordinary" as Max Verstappen delivered a perfect weekend at the United States Grand Prix. The Dutchman secured pole position for both the sprint race and grand prix and went on to convert both poles into victories, taking home a total of 33 points.

Max Verstappen dominated the weekend’s action at the United States Grand Prix to continue his surge in form and get in the mix for a title that looked an impossibility just two months ago. Autoweek rounds up the main talking points from the Circuit of the Americas.