Max Verstappen increased his lead over Lando Norris in the Formula 1 standings by winning the sprint race at the US Grand Prix in dominant style.

The Dutchman started first and led the entire race, while his main rival moved up from fourth to second place on the first lap. At the end of the sprint Lando made a mistake on the braking and first let Carlos Sainz ahead, and then almost lost his place on the podium to Charles Leclair.

The main qualifying and the race of the US Grand Prix will be held tomorrow. The owner of the pole position will be determined at 01-00 Kyiv time, and the main race will start at 22-00.

US Grand Prix. Sprint. Top 10
1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) - 19 laps
2. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) +3.882
3. Lando Norris (Mclaren) +6.240
4. Charles Leclair (Ferrari) +6.956
5. George Russell (Mercedes) +15.766
6. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) +18.724
7. Kevin Magnussen (Haas) +25.161
8. Nico Hulkenberg (Haas) +26.588
9. Sergio Perez (Red Bull) +29.950
10. Oscar Piastri (Mclaren) +37.059