Max Verstappen cruises at F1 U.S. Grand Prix, moves up standings

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Four-time defending World Drivers' champion Max Verstappen dominated the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix on Sunday at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, with a wire-to-wire victory that reestablished his presence in the championship race with less than two months remaining in the season.

Verstappen entered the weekend as a longshot to win a fifth conse