Oscar Piastri leads the F1 championship with five rounds remaining, yet Max Verstappen has cut his deficit to the McLaren driver by 64 points across the last four rounds

Formula 1 championship leader Oscar Piastri says McLaren does not need to prioritise one driver over the other, as four-time world champion Max Verstappen continues to narrow the deficit to both.

Oscar Piastri remains confident in his Formula 1 world championship chances after Lando Norris and Max Verstappen slashed his lead at the United States Grand Prix.

After the summer break, the end of Max Verstappen's run of titles looked almost certain - but now, he's back in the game after cutting Oscar Piastri's lead down by 64 points in the past four races

McLaren's desire to maintain parity between its drivers is in danger of costing both Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri the chance of the title.

Piastri started the race sixth on the grid and, despite a solid launch, was unable to challenge Lewis Hamilton ahead

Max Verstappen 'would have told them they were an idiot' if someone told him in Zandvoort that he would be in title contention with five races remaining. The Dutchman closed within 40 points of the Drivers' Championship leader Oscar Piastri with a commanding victory at the United States Grand Prix on Sunday.

Oscar Piastri leads the Formula 1 world championship with six races to go, but Lando Norris and Max Verstappen have closed in on the Australian's lead. Follow live.

Piastri had been lacking confidence all weekend and that continued into the race, with the Australian finishing behind title rivals Max Verstappen and teammate Lando Norris for a fourth consecutive grand prix.

McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown claimed he was "glad to have the weekend behind us" after the United States Grand Prix ended with a P2 and P5 for Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, respectively. According to the American, Piastri "never really felt comfortable" in the car this weekend and lacked confidence in it.