Max Verstappen continued his late charge at the Formula 1 drivers' championship with a win at the United States Grand Prix on Sunday.

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.

Oscar Piastri has asked his McLaren team to resist choosing a number one driver despite the rising threat of Max Verstappen. The Dutchman scored 23 points more than the Aussie over the United States Grand Prix weekend with victories in both the Sprint race and the Grand Prix.

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

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.

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.

Max Verstappen claimed a dominant United States Grand Prix victory ahead of Lando Norris as the pair made significant inroads into Oscar Piastris Drivers Championship lead.

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.

Oscar Piastri heads into the United States Grand Prix with something to prove. When he stood on top of the podium in Zandvoort, it looked like everything was finally falling into place for his first drivers’ championship.