Updated: 26 October 2026, 9:18 a.m. AEDT Australia’s Oscar Piastri finished seventh in the United States Grand Prix at Austin on Sunday, 25 October, as Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli took his ninth victory of the season. The race concluded on Monday morning in eastern Australia. Formula 1’s official race report confirmed Piastri’s position behind McLaren team-mate Lando Norris, who was fifth, and Red Bull’s Isack Hadjar in sixth. George Russell finished eighth behind the Australian. Nine’s live coverage independently reported that Piastri held off Russell to secure seventh at the Circuit of the Americas. Antonelli won using a one-stop tyre strategy while many rivals stopped twice. He finished 13.078 seconds ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, with Max Verstappen third and Lewis Hamilton fourth. A late virtual safety car followed Valtteri Bottas pulling off the circuit, before racing resumed for the closing laps. The result brought Antonelli closer to the drivers’ title, but he did no...