Four-time defending World Drivers' champion Max Verstappen dominated the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix on Sunday at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, with a wire-to-wire victory that reestablished his presence in the championship race with less than two months remaining in the season.
Verstappen entered the weekend as a longshot to win a fifth consecutive title, behind both McLaren frontrunners Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris. Verstappen's dominance on Sunday, following a timely sprint victory where neither McLaren finished on Saturday, has breathed life into his attempt to match Michael Schumacher's historic five-peat (2000-04).
Norris, who earned the No. 2 spot on the podium, crossed the finish line nearly eight seconds behind Verstappen. Piastri entered the weekend wit