The reigning, four-time world champion has suddenly put himself in a fight against the McLaren pair for the 2025 F1 world drivers' championship title

Verstappen, 40 points off championship leader Piastri after a run of three wins and a second place in the past four races, set the pace, leading Ferrari's Charles Leclerc by 0.153 seconds. Norris was fourth fastest, while Piastri, 14 points ahead of the Briton, was down in 12th.

Max Verstappen vehemently denied Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko's claim that he lost interest in Formula 1 during the team's

Currently, Oscar Piastri leads Lando Norris by 14 points. However, Red Bull star and reigning champion Max Verstappen is threatening to take the title away from McLaren. Having trailed by more than 100 points before the summer break, the Dutchman has cut the gap to Piastri to just 40 points after winning three out of the last four races.

McLaren must be prepared to "dig deep" if they are to hold off "cut-throat" Max Verstappen, says seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton.

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen raced to his third victory in four races Sunday at the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix, while McLaren’s Lando Norris took a huge chunk out of teammate Oscar Piastri’s cham

Lewis Hamilton has told Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris they will need to be as "cut-throat" as Max Verstappen if they want to win the F1 world title.

Esteban Ocon briefly goes quickest, before Oscar Piastri improves with a 1:21.570 to retake top spot. This circuit doesn't get much use outside of this F1 race, so there's lots of dust on the track at the moment. That will clear as it sees more and more action.

Lindblad has maintained frontrunner status for one of the vacant Racing Bulls positions for a considerable time, despite a modest maiden Formula 2 season. Veteran super adviser Helmut Marko remained tight-lipped on the matter, though he acknowledged being "very impressed" by the teenager's Friday showing.