Marko predicted a Red Bull podium finish in Mexico, despite Verstappen’s doubts, and says he already believed in the Dutchman’s 2025 F1 title chances earlier this season

Lando Norris took back the lead in the F1 drivers’ standings after winning the 2025 Mexico City Grand Prix, while Max Verstappen also gained ground on Oscar Piastri. Piastri came into the weekend with a 14-point advantage over Norris and a 40-point gap to Verstappen.

Red Bull star Max Verstappen has cemented his status among F1's all-time greats, passing Sebastian Vettel for the third-most career podiums (123) and now closing in on Michael Schumacher (155).

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

Norris now leads the way from team-mate Piastri by a solitary point with four rounds of the season remaining, while Verstappen is 36 points back from the Brit in P1. The four-time world champion did reduce the arrears by four points in Mexico, but that rate of progression will not be enough to topple the McLaren duo.

An FIA data breach has exposed the sensitive personal information of F1 drivers, including government-issued IDs, after a group of security researchers breached the sporting body’s Driver Categorisation portal.

Winning four consecutive Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship titles with Red Bull Racing has helped make Max Verstappen one of the richest Dutch people at 28

Formula 1's Mexico City Grand Prix reached a somewhat anti-climactic end as Max Verstappen was denied a late assault on Charles Leclerc due to a controversial v