AUSTIN: 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. The four-time world champion turned his third consecutive sprint pole at the Circuit of the Americas into a third straight sprint win, reducing the gap between him and Piastri to 55 points.

Red Bull's Max Verstappen beats McLaren's title rivals Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri to take pole for the United States Grand Prix sprint race.

L’olandese batte le McLaren di Lando Norris, che tiene a 71 millesimi, e quella di Oscar Piastri a quasi 4 decimi