Formula One: How Max Verstappen fell out of the title race...but is now back in it!

Tuesday 4 November 2025 10:39, UK

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Having struggled during the first half of the season, Max Verstappen has since significantly closed the gap on both McLaren's Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri as he bids to win a fifth world title in succession.

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