AUSTIN, Texas -- Max Verstappen 's remarkable pursuit of a fifth world title continued at the United States Grand Prix after an assured victory further cut the gap to championship leader Oscar Piastri .

Piastri could manage only a fifth-place finish after struggling all weekend with his McLaren, meaning Verstappen outscored the championship leader by 15 points and reduced the gap in the standings to 40.

Lando Norris also made inroads on Piastri's championship lead with a second-place finish, meaning his gap to his McLaren teammate now stands at 14 points with five races remaining.

The result means Verstappen has closed the gap to Piastri by 69 points over the past four rounds and is now 26 points behind Norris in second place.

"It was an unbelievable weekend for us," Verstappen sa

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