Red Bull star Max Verstappen won his fourth Formula 1 United States Grand Prix in five years, Sunday, Oct. 19 at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Verstappen started on pole and lead wire-to-wire, finishing with a sizable, nine-second advantage for his fifth victory of the 2025 season.

Take the first Q3 runs at the Circuit of the Americas, for example. Verstappen stormed past Lando Norris’ time by 0.394 seconds to claim provisional pole position with a 1:32.510-second lap. Oscar Piastri, meanwhile, was down in seventh and nearly a second slower than the Dutchman.

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