Reigning world champion Max Verstappen has shrugged off solutions his wins in Monza and Baku have introduced him again into the 2025 Components 1 title struggle.
Verstappen's Crimson Bull staff seems to have turned a nook because the Dutchman's surprisingly dominant win on the Italian Grand Prix, and Verstappen adopted that up with an easy victory in Baku after taking a medical pole place in tough observe circumstances on Saturday.
Crimson Bull's improved kind, credited to an upgraded ground paired with a change in set-up philosophy, has led McLaren staff boss Andrea to declare Verstappen remains to be a title rival this yr to McLaren's Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris.
And as each McLaren drivers suffered a tough weekend in Azerbaijan, Verstappen has lowered his deficit to chief Piastri to 69 factors with seven race weekends remaining.
However when requested if he hopes he can nonetheless win a fifth consecutive title, Verstappen replied: “I don't depend on hope. Nevertheless it's seven rounds left – 69 factors is lots – so I personally don't give it some thought.
“I simply go race by race, what I've been doing mainly the entire season. Simply making an attempt to do the perfect we will, attempt to rating essentially the most factors that we will. After which after Abu Dhabi, we'll know.”
Max Verstappen, Crimson Bull Racing
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Verstappen was buoyed by Crimson Bull's turnaround in Monza and Baku on two low-downforce circuits the place Crimson Bull wasn't in rivalry 12 months in the past, with the Italian spherical particularly tough for the Milton Keynes-based squad.
“Monza has by no means actually been a very sturdy observe for us, so to do this was already a giant plus,” he stated. “Baku has been alright, however by no means superb — other than perhaps '21, '22, I suppose. However the remainder has at all times been a bit tough. So, to have a weekend like this, it was essential.”
However Crimson Bull's largest check awaits in two weeks when F1 heads to the technical and bumpy road circuit in Singapore, which was Crimson Bull's Achilles heel final yr, and must also be McLaren's favorite searching floor.
“Singapore is a very completely different problem once more with the excessive downforce, so we'll see what we will do there,” he added.
“It is tough to say for the time being, however the final two race weekends have been superb for us.”
