US EditionVerstappen Ready to Go All-in to Close Gap to McLaren
Max Verstappen aims to overcome a 36-point deficit to McLaren's Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri with four rounds and two sprint races left this season.
- On Thursday, McLaren's Lando Norris led teammate Oscar Piastri by one point with four rounds and two sprint races remaining, while Max Verstappen said he had no pressure closing the gap.
- Because Verstappen faces a 36-point gap, Max Verstappen, Red Bull driver, said he would need some luck and perfection to claim a fifth successive title, adding on Thursday that anything now was a bonus.
- Statistically, Norris has six wins while Piastri has seven, and Max Verstappen said `There is an opportunity, of course, that we can win it, so we are going for it, all in`.
- With so few races left, outcomes span a wide spectrum as drivers acknowledge the range from third place to winning the championship amid end of the season scenarios.
- Given Thursday, Verstappen's comeback from over 100 points behind and his Brazil win last year from 17th keep the run-in unpredictable.
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In the absence of only four races, the Formula 1 world championship has become completely unpredictable. Three drivers are in the fight: Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, comrades at McLaren, arrive separated by a single point and with Max Verstappen (Red Bull), the champion of the title, still stalking 36 points from the leader.With the system in place since 2010, which grants 25 per victory, any scenario is still possible.
Relegated to 36 points from Lando Norris, the Dutch rider takes stock before the last four races of the season and in this case the Brazilian Grand Prix.
F1 title battle: Verstappen feeling 'no pressure'
Max Verstappen has claimed it is "remarkable" and "very impressive" that he remains in the world championship hunt as he stoked up the mind games with Lando Norris and McLaren as this season's Formula 1 battle reaches its climax.
Motor racing-Verstappen ready to go all-in to close gap to McLaren
SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Max Verstappen said he had no pressure and nothing to lose as he seeks to close the gap in the Formula One title battle with McLaren's front-running favourites Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. Read full story
Verstappen ready to go all-in to close gap to McLaren
SAO PAULO :Max Verstappen said he had no pressure and nothing to lose as he seeks to close the gap in the Formula One title battle with McLaren's front-running favourites Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.Speaking to reporters at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, Red Bull's reigning champion said he would need some luck
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