Max Verstappen's perfect run so far at F1's 2025 U.S. GP is piling yet more pressure on the McLaren drivers in the world championship stakes

Dropping points to the resurgent Max Verstappen in the title race, Andrea Stella accepts “Max is Max, Red Bull is Red Bull” and McLaren never for even a moment thought the reigning World Champion was out of the fight.

It is now certain that Russell will drive for Mercedes and Verstappen for Red Bull in 2026, but questions of a Verstappen team switch for 2027 will be prevalent throughout the 2026 season, and Wolff will likely be the one having to bat away the rumours.

Formula 1 returns to Texas for a huge race on Sunday afternoon, as the fight for the championship continues at the United States Grand Prix.

McLaren boss Andrea Stella believes that Max Verstappen's advantage at the United States Grand Prix shows he and Red Bull

PTI Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands celebrates his pole position after the qualification for the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix race in Austin, Texas. AP/PTI Formula 1 U.S. Grand Prix is taking place on Sunday at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin,

Red Bull protege Arvid Lindblad will replace Max Verstappen in Free Practice 1 for Formula 1’s Mexico City Grand Prix. Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko confirmed the Formula 2 race winner was going to take part in FP1 at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, which Motorsport.com understands Verstappen will temporarily vacate his seat for.

Verstappen headed into the United States Grand Prix 63 points behind Piastri at the top, but with momentum on his side. The reigning world champion has finished ahead of both McLaren drivers in each of the last three full-length races, and if he continues at his current rate, he will take the title fight down to the wire in Abu Dhabi.

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has vowed to learn from the "mistake" that was the Max Verstappen saga, which played out over the F1 2025 summer.