Laurent Mekies has lavished praise on Max Verstappen after the Dutchman continued his pursuit of the McLaren pair by taking victory in the United States GP.

The Dutchman has fought back from 104 points down on Oscar Piastri at the end of August to 40 adrift now. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Max Verstappen won the Austin Sprint race on Saturday, finishing ahead of George Russell and Carlos Sainz on podium. Ferrari duo Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc rounded out the Top 5. McLaren stars Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri provided the drama during the Sprint with their collision on Turn 1, forcing them both to retire from the race.

Max Verstappen was involved in an incident 'off camera' with George Russell, but it was spotted by a Formula 1 reporter. Verstappen and Russell have had a fractious relationship over the past year, marked by several high-profile clashes between the pair.

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen raced to his third victory in four races Sunday at the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix, while McLaren’s Lando Norris took a huge chunk out of teammate Oscar Piastri’s championship lead by finishing second.

Max Verstappen dominated the weekend’s action at the United States Grand Prix to continue his surge in form and get in the mix for a title that looked an impossibility just two months ago. Autoweek rounds up the main talking points from the Circuit of the Americas.

While most fans are intrigued by what Max Verstappen does on the grid, there are also many who are fascinated by the Dutchman's personal life off of it, as well

Max Verstappen continued his late-season charge up the Formula One drivers’ championship standings with a commanding win at the United States Grand Prix, leading every lap from pole and crossing the line ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and McLaren’s Lando Norris.