4 h. ago Max Verstappen enjoying the ‘positive pressure’ of hunting down title rivals

The four-time world champion has roared back into title contention after winning three of the last four races.

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6 h. ago Oscar Piastri says Max Verstappen’s world title challenge is a ‘bit of a surprise’

The Dutchman has cut the deficit on championship leader Piastri to just 40 points

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42 h. ago Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen to miss first practice at Mexico City Grand Prix

Verstappen’s seat will be taken up by British-Swedish driver Arvid Lindblad at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez

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43 h. ago How Max Verstappen’s charge has turned F1 title battle into a three

Oscar Piastri’s lead has been slashed to 14 points from McLaren team-mate Lando Norris and 40 points to Red Bull’s four-time champion Verstappen.

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3 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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3 d. ago Coronation Street's Eva Price star lets slip new Rovers makeover as she returns

Eva Price is set to make a sensational return to the cobbles of Coronation Street later this month as she takes over as the new landlady of The Rovers Return

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3 d. ago Red Bull slapped with £43k fine after being caught targeting Lando Norris with bizarre and sneaky tactic at US Grand Prix

Red Bull have been hit with a massive fine after being caught at the US Grand Prix attempting a bizarre underhand tactic. They were rumbled by officials in Austin.

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3 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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3 d. ago F1 debate: Should McLaren choose number one driver amid Max Verstappen title threat?

Max Verstappen is just 40 points behind Oscar Piastri and even closer to Lando Norris and McLaren must consider how best to see off the threat of their Red Bull rival

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3 d. ago The awkward McLaren F1 title question fuelling Max Verstappen’s comeback

Comment: Verstappen took home maximum points from Austin while championship leader Oscar Piastri faltered and, with five races to go, McLaren are in danger of a catastrophic collapse

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3 d. ago Max Verstappen’s unprecedented F1 title comeback is on – here’s how McLaren can avoid catastrophe

Comment: Verstappen took home maximum points from Austin while championship leader Oscar Piastri faltered and, with five races to go, McLaren are in danger of a catastrophic collapse

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3 d. ago Andrea Stella calls for calm in McLaren camp as championship fight tightens

There are five rounds of the championship remaining and 141 points still to fight for.

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4 d. ago Oscar Piastri bullish over F1 title chances: ‘I’d rather be where I am’

Lando Norris is now only 14 points behind Piastri with Max Verstappen 40 points back

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4 d. ago ‘For sure, the chance is there’: Max Verstappen hopeful he can retain F1 title

World champion powers to US Grand Prix win in AustinVerstappen now 40 points behind leader Oscar PiastriMax Verstappen is convinced that he is now very much in the fight for the world championship after his victory at the US Grand Prix. Following a dominant win in Austin the Red Bull driver was adamant he could still yet take his fifth title and was enthused at the chance to do so.Verstappen won with a flawless drive from pole to flag at the Circuit of the Americas, and in so doing narrowed the gap to the championship leader Oscar Piastri to 40 points. In what is now a three-way title battle Lando Norris, who took second place, is just 14 points off Piastri. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Max Verstappen closes in on stunning F1 title comeback after perfect weekend in Austin

Verstappen cruised to victory and now trails Oscar Piastri by just 40 points, while Lando Norris sealed second after a tussle with Charles Leclerc

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4 d. ago Oscar Piastri bullish over F1 title chances despite seeing championship lead cut

Lando Norris is now only 14 points behind his McLaren team-mate, with Max Verstappen 40 points back after his victory at the United States Grand Prix.

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4 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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4 d. ago Max Verstappen cruises to United States Grand Prix victory to maintain pressure in battle for F1 championship

Verstappen has reduced the deficit to Piastri at the top of the F1 leaderboard

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4 d. ago Max Verstappen cruises to commanding victory at United States Grand Prix

Lando Norris sealed second after winning a race-long tussle with Charles Leclerc.

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4 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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