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Max Verstappen kept his foot on the gas to stay in full chase mode in Mexico as he set an impressive pace in his Red Bull in Mexico – but a hot, dirty track created low-grip conditions and made it very difficult to nail down a true pecking order after two hours of practice on Friday. Here’s what we know …

Max Verstappen has issued a warning that his race pace for the Mexico City Grand Prix “is of course a big concern” as the Red Bull driver struggled on longer simulation runs despite topping Free Practice 2 on Friday. The Dutchman enters this weekend on the crest of a wave, having won three of the last four Grands Prix, which …

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen set the pace during second practice at the Mexico City Grand Prix, the Dutchman leading the way from the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc and Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli. After a total of nine rookies were given an outing during Friday’s first practice hour – which was topped by Leclerc – the drivers that had sat out …

Oscar Piastri has stated that both he and team mate Lando Norris will arrive into the Mexico City Grand Prix weekend on a “clean slate”, with the repercussions previously given to Norris for contact in Singapore now removed while Piastri has taken a “degree of responsibility” for their first-lap collision in the Austin Sprint. It was a tough outing for …

The points are on Oscar Piastri’s side. The momentum is with Max Verstappen. McLaren has a faster car than its results suggest. So who is really in control of an increasingly captivating Formula 1 title fight? The basic numbers tell you that this is still very much Piastri’s championship to lose. He is 40 points clear of Verstappen and can …

Martin Brundle believes McLaren having two drivers against Max Verstappen is their “ace card” but warned they are going to have to “play that very well.” Verstappen has moved to within 40 points of the Championship lead having at one stage looked out of it but Brundle believes the numerical superiority McLaren have can be decisive. Martin Brundle picks out …

Max Verstappen has claimed a dominant victory at the United States Grand Prix, the Red Bull driver converting pole position into a commanding win while Lando Norris beat Charles Leclerc to second place in a thrilling duel between the pair. It had been a strong start to the race for Verstappen, the Dutchman holding the lead from pole position while …

Max Verstappen has declared “the chance is there” to secure a fifth Formula 1 World Championship after his dominant victory in the United States Grand Prix helped slash Oscar Piastri’s points lead at the top of the standings. Leaving Zandvoort in August, Verstappen trailed Piastri in the Drivers’ Championship by a seemingly unassailable 104 points. Four weekends later the Red …

Max Verstappen dominated the United States Grand Prix as he took a lights-to-flag victory to significantly close the gap in the Drivers’ Standings. The four time World Champion was untouchable in Austin, as he led every lap in both the Sprint and Sunday’s Grand Prix. Entering the weekend 63 points behind championship leader Oscar Piastri, this margin was slashed to …

Max Verstappen has seized pole position for the United States Grand Prix, the Dutchman’s initial lap in Q3 proving enough to secure him the top spot after running out of time to put in a second effort. Having set the pace through Q1 and Q2, Verstappen looked to have continued that theme by going quickest during the opening laps of …