Updated F1 World Championship after United States GP | Perez gets lucky

Lewis Hamilton's second place in the United States Grand Prix meant he closed the gap on Sergio Perez for the battle for P2. However, he was later disqualified, meaning he lost the points, and Perez moved up to P4 in the full results. Perez is under pressure to keep hold of his P2 spot to ensure Red Bull manage a feat they've never done before.

Despite two periods of dominance, Red Bull have never finished 1st and 2nd in the World Championship. Hamilton is now 39 points behind Perez with four races remaining, plus a sprint. Perez's late overtake on Charles Leclerc, Hamilton's DSQ and DNF in the last two races could well prove to be very important.

Fernando Alonso's retirement from the US GP pretty much ended his hopes for P2 in the World Championship. It's now a tall order for the Aston Martin driver in a car that doesn't seem to be improving.

World Championship standings after the United States Grand Prix

1 - Max Verstappen: 466 points
2 - Sergio Pérez: 240 points
3 - Lewis Hamilton: 201 points
4 - Fernando Alonso: 183 points
5 - Carlos Sainz: 171 points
6 - Lando Norris: 159 points
7 - Charles Leclerc: 151 points
8 - George Russell: 143 points
9 - Oscar Piastri: 83 points
10 - Pierre Gasly: 56 points
11 - Lance Stroll: 53 points
12 - Esteban Ocon: 44 points
13 - Alexander Albon: 25 points
14 - Valtteri Bottas: 10 points
15 - Nico Hülkenberg: 9 points
16 - Yuki Tsunoda: 8 points
17 - Guanyu Zhou: 6 points
18 - Kevin Magnussen: 3 points
19 - Liam Lawson: 2 points
20 - Logan Sargeant: 1 point
21 - Nyck de Vries: 0 points
22 - Daniel Ricciardo: 0 points