Overview
- Max Verstappen won both the Austin sprint and the United States Grand Prix from pole, leading every lap on Sunday to bank 33 points.
- Oscar Piastri leads on 346 points from Lando Norris on 332 and Verstappen on 306, with five Grands Prix and two sprints leaving 141 points available.
- A first‑corner sprint crash eliminated both McLarens, gifting Verstappen an eight‑point boost before his lights‑to‑flag victory in the main race.
- Norris passed Charles Leclerc late to secure second in the Grand Prix, cutting his deficit to Piastri to 14 points as the Australian finished fifth.
- Team principal Andrea Stella said McLaren is "a long way" from prioritising one driver, as Red Bull’s upgrades and operational changes power Verstappen’s resurgence.