17 h. ago Max Verstappen dominates Mexico GP practice to pile pressure on McLaren

The Dutchman has roared back intocontention by winning three of the last four races and is the favourite this weekend

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17 h. ago Max Verstappen dominates Mexican Grand Prix practice to pile pressure on McLaren

The Dutchman has roared back into championship contention by winning three of the last four races and is favourite to rack up victory this weekend.

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5 d. ago Mind the gap: surge from Verstappen piles pressure on McLaren and echoes 2007 | Giles Richards

Champion could snatch drivers’ title away from the leading constructors just as Kimi Raikkonen did 18 years agoA few short months ago Max Verstappen’s world championship defence appeared to be over. But when he took the flag in Sunday’s US Grand Prix it heralded the most remarkable resurgence as he waded with a gleeful swagger back into the title fight. Verstappen was down but he is far from out and could yet still pull off what would count as his greatest triumph.Going into the weekend in Austin, Verstappen was still treating the idea of him being a contender against the two lead protagonists, McLaren’s Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, with a certain indifferent levity. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Red Bull handed ‘significant penalty’ after United States Grand Prix

Max Verstappen dominated in Texas to claim victory at the United States GP but Red Bull have now been punished for a protocol breach

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5 d. ago Max Verstappen issues F1 title war cry after stellar US GP win as McLaren feel the heat

Oscar Piastri failed to make progress and opened the door for Max Verstappen to take a huge chunk out of his championship lead and pile the pressure on McLaren in the F1 drivers' title race

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5 d. ago Verstappen cruises to victory in F1 US Grand Prix to pile pressure on McLaren

Lando Norris overtakes Charles Leclerc to finish secondPiastri manages fifth with rivals closing in on title leadDominant, untouchable and bearing a broad, beaming grin in the Texas sunshine, the transformation in Max Verstappen after he took victory at the US Grand Prix could not have been starker.The disillusioned and dissatisfied driver who felt his title defence was long over has, against all the odds and indeed his own expectations, restaked his claim as a genuine contender in a deliciously tight Formula One world championship battle. Little wonder there were smiles, Verstappen knows he is back in the fight. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Who can handle title heat? Piastri and Norris know winner will be the one who stays cool

With just seven races left, drivers must cut out errors and any extra pressure, says seven-time winner Lewis HamiltonWere it not already a sweltering sauna in Singapore, the increasing intensity of this season’s Formula One world championship would be enough to make all but the most stoic competitor wilt. Withstanding the pressure may yet prove the difference between McLaren’s Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri as the title battle ratchets up with every race.Including this weekend’s meeting in Singapore at the Marina Bay circuit, seven grands prix remain and the championship is finely poised. Piastri leads his teammate by 25 points. Both are free to race each other and with Max Verstappen still a distant 69 in arrears, it is a head-to-head battle, with little to choose between them. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Lando Norris identifies 'genuine' Max Verstappen threat and scoffs at Oscar Piastri claim

Max Verstappen is 69 points behind F1 standings leader Oscar Piastri with back-to-back wins piling pressure on the McLaren driver and his team-mate Lando Norris in the title race

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