Red Bull’s Max Verstappen cruised to an easy victory in a crash-filled United States Grand Prix sprint race and then took pole position for the main event on a rough day for Formula 1 championship leader Oscar Piastri.

The pressure continues to turn up on the McLarens as Max Verstappen grabs the maximum amount of points with the sprint race win at COTA following their early retirements.

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Max Verstappen made the most of a first-corner collision between the two McLaren drivers to win Saturday’s sprint race at the United States Grand Prix and reduce Oscar Piastri’s lead over him by eight points.

Max Verstappen made the most of a first-corner collision between the two McLaren drivers to win Saturday's sprint race at the United States Grand Prix and reduce Oscar Piastri's lead over him by eight points.

Max Verstappen won the United States Grand Prix Sprint after both McLaren drivers crashed out on the first lap. The result shrinks Verstappen’s title deficit to 55 points with six grands prix and two Sprints remaining.

Max Verstappen won the sprint race at Formula One's 2025 United States GP, with both McLarens eliminated in a Turn 1 crash

McLaren has deemed Oscar Piastri predominantly to blame for causing the first-corner crash in the United States Grand Prix sprint last weekend that took both him and teammate Lando Norris out of the race.

The FIA have issued a statement in response to the cyber incident which exposed Max Verstappen's confidential data.