The Red Bull driver has cut a 104 point deficit to just 40 after a great run.

Lewis Hamilton has said Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri have to be cutthroat with Max Verstappen in their fight for the world championship.

Max Verstappen continued his Formula One comeback charge with the fastest time in practice for the Mexico City Grand Prix on Friday while McLaren rivals struggled.

It is well known that F1 drivers must have a certain archetype in order to optimize success in the sport, with a lean, lightweight frame but also enough muscle

Max Verstappen has dismissed Helmut Marko's comments suggesting that his interest in Formula 1 dipped as Red Bull's performance also sank earlier in the season. Asked directly about whether he agreed with the adviser's comments ahead of the 2025 Mexican Grand Prix, Verstappen quickly shot the idea down.

While the 38-year-old Hulkenberg is unlikely to get the nod from Helmut Marko ahead of his in-house options, the Red Bull advisor is close to making a decision. The Milton Keynes squad are expected to decide their driver pairings after this weekend’s Mexican GP.

Scoring 101 of the maximum 108 points in the last four race weekends, Max Verstappen has laid down his marker as a World title contender, but Fernando Alonso doesn’t believe the momentum swings for this season are over.

Max Verstappen dominated the weekend’s action at the United States Grand Prix to continue his surge in form and get in the mix for a title that looked an impossibility just two months ago. Autoweek rounds up the main talking points from the Circuit of the Americas.