'Need to Wake up': McLaren Drivers Threatened by Resurgent Verstappen
McLaren drivers face calls to improve as Max Verstappen wins three of last four Austin races and Red Bull brings stronger cars this weekend, officials said.
- This weekend at the Circuit of the Americas, McLaren races an unchanged car against a much-revised Red Bull while watching Max Verstappen as a looming threat.
- After an imperious start, McLaren's form has slipped despite retaining the constructors' crown in Singapore, and Oscar Piastri has gone three races without a podium.
- Max Verstappen's recent form shows four straight podiums and three wins in the last four Austin races, fueling his late charge for a fifth title with Red Bull.
- Media reports have linked Christian Horner to a Ferrari leadership shake-up, but Fred Vasseur dismissed internal-strife claims, while Ferrari and Lewis Hamilton need a strong result this year.
- A sprint race, the first of three remaining this year, raises the immediate stakes with six rounds left and McLaren drivers Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris just 22 points apart, while Max Verstappen trails by 63 points.
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McLaren Title Rivals Looking Warily For Max Verstappen's Late Charge
McLaren's duelling pair of world championship leader Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris will be looking warily in their rear-view mirrors this weekend at the United States Grand Prix for Max Verstappen.

McLaren title rivals looking warily for Verstappen's late charge
McLaren's duelling pair of world championship leader Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris will be looking warily in their rear-view mirrors this weekend at the United States Grand Prix for Max Verstappen.
Motor racing-Piastri and Norris should be wary of Verstappen
(Reuters) -Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris no longer have to worry about the constructors' crown as they duel for the Formula One driver's title, but the McLaren pair should still be wary of Max Verstappen in Texas this weekend. Read full story
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