Lando Norris saw off rival Max Verstappen to take pole position for the US Grand Prix and boost his championship dream. Verstappen claimed his first win in nearly four months when he led every lap of the sprint race at Austin’s Circuit of the Americas earlier on Saturday to extend his title advantage from 52 to 54 points.

Max Verstappen inched his points lead up over Lando Norris in Saturday’s sprint race ahead of the United States Grand Prix. Verstappen led all 19 of the laps at the Circuit of the Americas to extend his points lead to 54 points.