Max Verstappen

Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko, when discussing this season’s championship trend, admitted that if Max Verstappen ultimately loses the championship, the key turning point wasn’t in Mexico or Brazil, but during the period after Imola where almost everything went wrong.

Just a few months ago at the Dutch F1 Grand Prix, Oscar Piastri held a massive 34-point lead at the top of the standings, seemingly just one step away from the F1 world championship.