Overview

• Max Verstappen won the Austin Sprint after a first‑corner crash eliminated both McLarens, then secured Grand Prix pole with a 1:32.510.
• George Russell and Carlos Sainz completed the Sprint podium, with Lewis Hamilton fourth and Charles Leclerc fifth as the race ended under Safety Car.
• Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris retired in the opening‑lap collision involving Nico Hülkenberg, handing Verstappen an eight‑point gain in the Sprint.
• Marco Bezzecchi led an Aprilia 1‑2 in the Phillip Island Sprint ahead of Raul Fernandez, with Pedro Acosta third and Fabio Quartararo seventh from pole.
• Bezzecchi must serve two long‑lap penalties in the main race for the Indonesia crash with Marc Marquez, as Francesco Bagnaia slumped to 19th and received a three‑place grid drop for impeding in qualifying.