Here’s the F1 World Championship standings after the American Grand Prix: Verstappen closes the gap with Piastri

max verstappen I needed to take a step american grand prix This is in an attempt to curb McLaren’s dominance. He did it with a victory that reduced him by a considerable number of points from Oscar Piastri, showing that he continues to believe in his options to win this World Cup.

Verstappen is still alive in the post-McLaren battle. He started this weekend 63 points behind the leader. Closes at 40:00 There are still five Grands Prix left and he wants to fight for the championship. Additionally, Mexico arrives a week later, a schedule that the Red Bull team usually does well.

The Dutchman had a dominant weekend in Austin and showed he can take that step forward. He won the sprint pole, the sprint win, and the pole, finishing with a win that meant a huge mental lift for the rest of the championship.

He also took a step forward land norrisI closed the distance in 2nd place, so Oscar Piastri It could have only been fifth place. With less than a weekend’s worth of distance between the two McLarens, any mistakes made between now and the end of the season will be costly.

Here’s the F1 World Cup standings after the American Grand Prix

1. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) 346 points
2. Lando Norris (McLaren) 332
3. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) 306
4. George Russell (Mercedes) 252
5. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) 192
6th Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) 142
7. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) 89
8. Alexander Albon (Williams) 73
9. Nico Hulkenberg (Kick Sauber) 41
10. Isaac Hajjar (Racing Bulls) 39
11. Carlos Sainz (Williams) 38
12. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) 37
13. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) 32
14. Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) 30
15. Esteban Ocon (Haas) 28
16. Yuki Tsunoda (Red Bull) 28
17. Pierre Gasly (Alpine) 20
18. Oliver Bearman (Haas) 20
19. Gabriel Bortleto (Kick Sauber) 18
20. Franco Colapinto (Alpine) 0
21. Jack Doohan (Alpine) 0