Red Bull made it 3 wins in 4 races as Max Verstappen was victorious at the US Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas in Texas.

Having won the previous day’s sprint race, Verstappen made it 2 wins in 2 in Austin in 2025 by winning the full distance US Grand Prix. The result means he picked up the maximum 33 points on offer for Grand Prix and sprint winner, in a result that sees him continue to close in on championship leader Oscar Piastri.

With 5 races remaining, 2 of which include sprints, Verstappen now sits on 306 points, meaning he is 40 points behind championship leader Oscar Piastri. The reigning world champion had been over 100 points behind Piastri after the Australian McLaren driver won the Dutch Grand Prix back in August. There is a maximum of 141 points available for the rest of the 2025 season.

Meanwhile, teammate Yuki Tsunoda added points to be board with a 7th place finish, equalling his result in Saturday’s sprint race. He sits 16th in the standings, have scored 28 points in the season so far.

While Red Bull remain fourth in the Constructor’s Championship, the Milton Keynes-based team are locked in a tight battle for second. They currently sit on 331 points, moving in to just 10 points behind second place Mercedes, who have 341. Ferrari are in-between the two teams with 334.

Having taken pole in Saturday’s qualifying session, Verstappen duly completed the job on Sunday. The Dutchman held the lead despite a spirited early charge by Charles Leclerc, then held it through, leading every single lap of the race and winning by just under 8 seconds to McLaren’s Lando Norris, who passed Leclerc in the final stages.

Tsunoda was involved in a slightly more eventful afternoon. From 13th on the grid, the Japanese driver started sprightly, making up 3 places to move into the top 10 straight away. He then gained a further place when he passed the Haas of Ollie Bearman, before making up a further two places after a collision between Carlos Sainz and Andrea Kimi Antonelli, which ended Sainz’s day early and saw Antonelli fall to the back.

After pitting, Tsunoda then got involved in another incident of note when Bearman span while attempting to pass him, with the British driver in the Haas complaining that Tsunoda had played a part in why. But the stewards opted not to investigate, and Tsunoda completed the job to drive onwards to 7th, slotting in-between Mercedes’ George Russell and Nico Hulkenberg in the Sauber.

There was one further element to the day for Red Bull, who received an FIA fine for a team member returning to the grid without permission. The team were fined 50,000 Euros, of which 25,000 Euros is suspended for the rest of the campaign provided no similar incidents happen in the rest of 2025.

The team member was found to have entered the grid during the formation lap to try to remove tape placed on the pit wall by McLaren to mark Norris’ starting position, which is a tactic he has been using at recent races. While removing the tape is not against the rules, entering the track during the formation lap was found to have been in breach.

Red Bull now face a quick turnaround as they chase a fourth win in five races next time out, when F1 heads to Mexico City for a race at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez next weekend.