Stay informed on all the biggest stories in Formula One. Sign up here to receive the Prime Tire newsletter in your inbox every Monday and Friday. AUSTIN, Texas — It was a Ferrari one-two in the Lone Star State on Sunday as Charles Leclerc won the United States Grand Prix and Carlos Sainz finished second.

Lando Norris’ championship hopes were dealt a hammer blow after he was handed a controversial five-second penalty to finish behind rival Max Verstappen following a compelling US Grand Prix. As Charles Leclerc raced to an impressive win at Austin’s Circuit of the Americas,

Max Verstappen was able to extend his lead in the Formula 1 drivers championship after rival Lando Norris was hit was a controversial 5-second penalty after a late overtaking manoeuvrer on the defending champion.

Lando Norris dubbed his pole lap in Austin "the best of probably my career", believing McLaren had not quite been on Red Bull's pace.

Lando Norris saw off rival Max Verstappen to take pole position for the United States 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.

Three-time World Champion Max Verstappen started the race in the pole position and was never threatened all the way to the finish line. The post F1 United States Grand Prix Sprint Race 2024: Verstappen wins decisively appeared first on The Manual.

Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz finished second, 3.882 seconds behind Verstappen, after passing Norris on the 19th and last lap at Austin’s Circuit of the Americas.

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won the United States Grand Prix sprint race Saturday to earn his first victory of any kind in nearly five months and keep McLaren’s Lando Norris from chipping away at his lead in the Formula 1 season championship.