The Circuit of The Americas takes center stage this weekend, with all eyes on Austin for the 2026 MSC Cruises United States Grand Prix.
Drivers' Championship frontrunner Kimi Antonelli heads to Texas with a 102-point lead over his Mercedes team-mate George Russell in the standings.
Heading into this 18th meeting of the season, Antonelli can mathematically secure the Drivers' Championship crown but the Italian would need other results to go his way in Austin.
Antonelli has shown over the course of the campaign the consistency that suggests its just a matter of time before the 20-year-old is crowned world champion.
However, considering the form of some of his rivals, Antonelli might have to wait beyond this weekend before he can be confirmed as the new Drivers' Championship winner.
MSC Cruises United States GP betting picks and predictions
Max Verstappen to win (+110)
While the world title is beyond him, Max Verstappen has been showing some impressive form at this late stage of the season and the Red Bull ace is likely to be a force to be reckoned with next term.
Winning his last two races in Malaysia and Singapore, the Dutchman is the form driver coming into this race at the Circuit of The Americas, which is a track that holds numerous fond memories for him.
Verstappen clearly has a liking for this venue, having won the US Grand Prix at this track on four occasions in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2025.
The Dutchman has won seven grand prix in total on American soil and the 29-year-old is good value at +110 to add another victory to the collection on Sunday.
Lando Norris podium finish (+175)
Lando Norris' time as world champion is approaching a conclusion, but the McLaren driver will be eager to finish this season with positives to build on for 2027.
Norris finds himself down in sixth place in the Drivers' Championship, with 139 points between himself and frontrunner Antonelli.
Winning races in Hungary and the Netherlands, there have been high points for Norris this season but he's lacked the consistency to mount a serious title defence.
After the disappointment of retiring at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Norris has followed up that race at Baku with a ninth-place finish and a fourth at Bahrain and Singapore respectively.
Seemingly moving in the right direction, and having finished second at the US Grand Prix last season, Norris catches the eye at +175 to finish on the podium again this weekend in Austin.
Franco Colapinto points finish (+120)
It has been a disappointing spell for Franco Colapinto of late but there are reasons to suggest the Alpine driver can get himself back amongst the points in Texas on Sunday.
Two retirements and one 13th-place finish in the last three races don’t make great reading, but Alpine will have been working hard behind the scenes to get Colapinto's car back to the pace he showed earlier in the season when the Argentine showed good consistency.
Finishing in the points eight times already this season, including a sixth-place finish at the Canadian Grand Prix, Colapinto knows what it takes to secure top-10 finishes.
Having finished in 10th place in his first race at Circuit of The Americas in his debut F1 season with Williams in 2024, Colapinto has been among the points in Austin and he's good value to repeat the feat this weekend at +120.
MSC Cruises United States GP odds
Max Verstappen | +110 |
Kimi Antonelli | +225 |
George Russell | +1100 |
Lando Norris | +1100 |
Charles Leclerc | +1200 |
Lewis Hamilton | +1200 |
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