Max Verstappen has been steadily closing the gap on McLaren drivers Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris in the F1 title race.

Max Verstappen says only "bad luck" will derail him as he hunts for the 2025 Formula 1 drivers' championship. Adding that he will simply "give everything", he has the McLaren drivers in his sights. Speaking to The Inside Track ahead of qualifying for the Mexico Grand Prix, the four-time champion played down his chances.

After the Dutch Grand Prix brought the campaign back into action following the summer break, Verstappen was 103 points behind World Championship leader Oscar Piastri. Four races later, that deficit stands at 40, and over the last couple of rounds, Red Bull have boasted the fastest car in the field.

Jacques Villeneuve has named four-time and reigning IndyCar champion Alex Palou as the "perfect" driver to occupy the second Red Bull seat alongside Max Verstappen in 2026.

Max Verstappen's chances of hunting down McLaren has been boosted by Helmut Marko's confirmation Red Bull will continue to upgrade the RB21.

Max Verstappen is threatening the biggest-ever F1 title comeback having cut his deficit to Oscar Piastri from 104 to 40 points in the space of just four race weekends; watch the Mexico City GP live on Sky Sports F1 this weekend,

Max Verstappen was involved in an incident 'off camera' with George Russell, but it was spotted by a Formula 1 reporter. Verstappen and Russell have had a fractious relationship over the past year, marked by several high-profile clashes between the pair.