6 h. 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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8 h. ago Lando Norris says it’s ‘almost impossible’ to be on Max Verstappen’s level in F1

Norris says title rival Verstappen still operates at 99 per cent on ‘a bad day’

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10 h. ago Lando Norris: Max Verstappen so hard to beat as he was ‘born into an F1 seat’

Norris says Verstappen still operates at 99 per cent on ‘a bad day’.

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21 h. ago Why F1 insiders, drivers and even his title rivals believe Max Verstappen CAN still win the world championship this year

Max Verstappen is the best driver on the planet. And he should be crowned world champion again this year if justice counted.

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29 h. ago Norris considers Verstappen ‘genuine challenger’ for F1 title after resurgence

Four-time champion has won past two races to close gapNorris plays down McLaren prioritising teammate PiastriLando Norris has brushed off suggestions that McLaren would prioritise his teammate Oscar Piastri in the world championship fight after a resurgent Max Verstappen has emerged as a rival contender.Norris said the Dutchman was now in a position to defend his title, as the drivers prepare for what is likely to be the most gruelling meeting of the year in Singapore. The FIA has already declared a “heat hazard” race as temperatures and humidity have soared. Continue reading...

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30 h. 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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31 h. ago Singapore Grand Prix 2025: Start time, how to watch F1 and weather forecast

Back-to-back Max Verstappen wins may have spooked McLaren as season run-in approaches

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35 h. ago Lando Norris gives honest take on Max Verstappen’s F1 title chances

The four-time world champion has won back-to-back races and is now only 69 points off Oscar Piastri

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38 h. ago Max Verstappen given hope of dramatic F1 championship comeback after major advantage clear

Max Verstappen has been given hope of making an incredible comeback to win the F1 World Championship after his major advantage over Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri was spotted

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58 h. ago Max Verstappen will miss six races next year as he makes F1 priorities clear

Four-time Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen has also enjoyed a stellar career in GT3, but he will miss a number of NLS races in 2026 as a result of his priorities with Red Bull Racing

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61 h. ago Red Bull chief's future was 'touch and go' amid sack threat and Max Verstappen struggles

Red Bull technical director Pierre Wache has been under pressure amid the team's general decline in results since fully inheriting all car design duties from Adrian Newey

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4 d. ago Max Verstappen reflects on ‘fantastic’ Nurburgring GT3 win to cap off sensational month

The F1 star triumphed in his first GT3 race at the infamous ‘Green Hell’ circuit in Germany on Saturday

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7 d. ago Max Verstappen to make GT3 race debut at Nurburgring in a Ferrari

The four-time F1 world champion obtained his permit to race the Nordschleife circuit a fortnight ago

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9 d. ago Max Verstappen’s manager sends warning to Red Bull ahead of 2026 F1 season

Verstappen has committed to staying at Red Bull for 2026 despite interest from Mercedes

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1 week ago Christian Horner eyes 2026 F1 return with shock Max Verstappen reunion on the cards

Max Verstappen has been linked with a move away from Red Bull in recent months and could follow through next year if they are not in F1 title contention, raising the prospect of a reunion with Christian Horner

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1 week ago Max Verstappen WILL quit Red Bull if F1 2026 decline happens as manager issues ultimatum

Max Verstappen chose to stick with Red Bull for 2026 but Mercedes are likely to revive their interest and the Dutchman's manager Raymond Vermeulen has made it clear the driver's options are open

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1 week ago Max Verstappen is back in F1 title race – here’s why McLaren should be worried

Analysis: A series of McLaren mishaps in Baku and a revitalised Red Bull car has, suddenly, given Verstappen an outside chance of an unprecedented comeback in the F1 championship fight

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1 week ago Even Michael Schumacher had weekends like Piastri, insists McLaren chief

Australian leads standings but crashed early in BakuMistake ends driver’s 34-race points scoring streakThe McLaren team principal, Andrea Stella, has backed Oscar Piastri to come back strongly after crashing out of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, pointedly noting that even the seven-time champion Michael Schumacher made similar errors.Piastri leads the world championship, but endured a shocking weekend in Baku, where the race was won by Max Verstappen from pole. Piastri crashed out in qualifying leaving him ninth on the grid and on Sunday made a false start and the car entered anti-stall, dropping him to the back of the field. Continue reading...

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1 week ago F1 debate: Is Max Verstappen in title fight with Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris?

Our Formula 1 writers have their say after Max Verstappen won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix to take 25 points out of Oscar Piastri's advantage over him in the drivers' championship

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1 week ago Lando Norris defiant after failing to take advantage of Piastri’s Azerbaijan crash

Norris finished seventh in Baku after Piastri’s first-lap exit‘I’m doing the best I can. I don’t care how people look at it’Lando Norris dismissed suggestions he should have taken greater advantage of a chance to narrow the gap to his title rival Oscar Piastri after the Australian crashed out of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, with the British driver insisting he did not care how his performance was evaluated.The race was won by Red Bull’s Max Verstappen but behind him Piastri crashed on the opening lap. Norris, who trailed his McLaren teammate by 31 points going into the meeting, started in seventh but only finished in the same position, taking just six points from Piastri. Continue reading...

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