Oscar Piastri heads into the United States Grand Prix this weekend with his championship lead over teammate Lando Norris down to 22 points.

Max Verstappen has secured a sprint race pole at Formula 1's United States Grand Prix, beating McLaren pair Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri in Austin.

McLaren's Oscar Piastri leads teammate Lando Norris in the standings, but a resurgent Max Verstappen of Red Bull has set up a dramatic and unpredictable final six races of the season.

In 2021, F1 drivers received three points for winning the sprint, two for finishing second, and one for coming in third. As this offered little to no incentive to put cars on the line for drivers in the midfield, this was altered in 2022 to the rewards system, which remains in place this year.

Formula 1 has announced a five-year deal with Apple to become its U.S. broadcast partner, replacing ESPN starting next season.

Filming on real F1 racing courses with the actors actually driving the extreme vehicles at up to 180 miles per hour gave the film a profound sense of realism. Pitt and Idris were truly behind the wheel and Hamilton, a professional driver in addition to being a producer on the film, ensured that they knew what they were doing.

Apple seemed like a frontrunner given its partnership with the motorsport organization in the production of the F1 movie starring Brad Pitt that was released over the summer. The

Per Vegas Insider, the average price of an Airbnb in Austin rises from $423 before race week to $780 during Grand Prix weekend — an 84% surge.