AUSTIN, TX – โOctober 19, 2025 – Max Verstappen secured victory at the United States Grand Prix, extending his championship lead wiht โฃa dominant performance at the โฃCircuit of the Americas. The Red Bull driver finished ahead of McLaren’s Lando Norris and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc inโ a race marked by strategic pit stops and late-race battles.
Verstappen’s win solidifies his position as a โฃfrontrunner in the 2025 Formula 1 World Championship, while Norris’s second-place โfinish โmarks โฃa โstrongโ result for McLaren.The race outcome impacts theโ constructors’ championship standings as teams vie for crucial โคpoints โฃin the final stretch of the season.
The race saw a flurry โคof pit stops between laps 30 and 34, with Tsunoda, โPiastri, Hamilton, Norris, and Verstappen all switching to soft tires. The โขorder following the pit stop cycle was Verstappen, Leclerc, Norris,โค Hamilton, โPiastri, Russell, Tsunoda, Bearman, Hulkenberg, andโ Albon. A spin by bearman โฃon lap โ35 during a battle with Tsunodaโค for โseventh momentarily disrupted the race.
norris reported tire degradation shortly after his โpit stop, and Verstappen later radioed his team about a lack of โคtraction. In the closing laps, Norris aggressively pursued Leclerc for โขsecond place, ultimately overtaking the Ferrari driver โon lap 51 after multiple attempts. Leclerc was instructed by Ferrari toโค defend against Norris, whoโ had received a track limits warning.
Verstappen maintained anโค unchallenged lead throughout the final laps,crossing the finish line 7 seconds ahead of Norris. Leclerc finished third,followed โby Hamilton,Piastri,Russell,Tsunoda,Hulkenberg,Bearman,and alonso.
“Yeahโ โฆ I’m justโค โฆ slow.โฃ No traction on the approach,” Norris communicated to โคhis team with 10 laps remaining.