F1 2025 USA GP Review: The Lion is unleashed. He is trampling the Papayas

In this F1 2025 USA GP Review, Max Verstappen re-asserted his dominance at the Circuit of the Americas. The reigning champion crushed McLaren’s momentum as Lando Norris salvaged second ahead of Charles Leclerc, while teammate Oscar Piastri’s title hopes took a major hit.

F1 World Champion team McLaren hasn’t looked this helpless for a while, isn’t it? Max Verstappen’s resurgence with Red Bull Racing is making minced meat of the papaya cars!

Or is it only Oscar Piastri who struggled in the 2025 USA GP? Lando Norris took his time, but managed to finally overcome the challenge of Charles Leclerc to claim the second step on the podium.

Williams Racing drivers were clumsy, while Pirelli’s attempts to induce a two-stopping race didn’t yield. The heat & wind played its part, but weren’t the reasons why the 2025 USA GP was borderline boring, even though Max Verstappen ate a large part of the gap between him and a possible fifth F1 world title.

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