Everyone at Red Bull Racing believes in the world title again. Max Verstappen isn't in full control of his fate, but the Austrians are hopeful. Verstappen gave up hope for a successful title defence early in the season.

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen cruised to an easy victory Saturday in a crash-filled United States Grand Prix sprint race, and then took pole position for the main event on a rough day for Formula 1 championship leader Oscar Piastri.

Max Verstappen feels Red Bull have made a step-forward from Friday on course to taking pole position for Sunday's United States Grand Prix.

Despite an uptick in performances as of the past few races, and a faraway shot at winning the Drivers' Title, Max Verstappen is not certain on the pace of the R

The Dutchman claimed pole for the F1 sprint race in Austin as the team reveals it experimented with different set-ups during the only practice session

Max Verstappen took a comfortable pole position ahead of Lando Norris after Oscar Piastri slumped to sixth on a difficult day for the title leader.

With seven rounds to go, the Dutchman is third in the drivers' standings, behind McLaren's Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

On Saturday, McLaren F1 boss Zak Brown said he expected the climax to the world championship to be "brutal". His words quickly proved prophetic.

Verstappen headed into the United States Grand Prix 63 points behind Piastri at the top, but with momentum on his side. The reigning world champion has finished ahead of both McLaren drivers in each of the last three full-length races, and if he continues at his current rate, he will take the title fight down to the wire in Abu Dhabi.

Lando Norris has the chance to take the lead of the Formula 1 title race against McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri at the United States Grand Prix. Just 22 points separate the title contenders with six rounds to go and with this being a sprint weekend,