Max Verstappen warns Red Bull about the title race: "We need to be at the front constantly."

Third in the Mexican Grand Prix, Max Verstappen He was somewhat lucky. Indeed, the pilot Red Bull could have finished in second place ahead Charles Leclerc had the virtual safety car not been deployed at the end of the race. However, the driver in question could just as easily have slipped out of the top 3, given the numerous investigations opened against him for which no penalties were issued.

In this instance, the fact is that Red Bull wasn't as competitive in Mexico as it had been at the United States, Azerbaijan, or Italian Grands Prix, for example. Looking ahead to the Brazilian Grand Prix, Max Verstappen is understandably cautious. "We'll see! First, let's wait and see how the weather develops over the next few days," He recalls. The last few races, overall, have been very good, but if you want to win more, you need to be more competitive. So we'll see what we achieve.

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Max Verstappen wants to throw his last reserves of energy into the battle

While many teams have been calculating for several months now regarding the balance between 2025 and 2026, the meaning of Max Verstappen's speech suggests a focus on short-term performance. "We're just trying to do everything we can until the end," he insistsI mean, today there are 36 points, that's still a comfortable gap (for McLaren(Editor's note). In the last few rounds, we've done a good job as a team, but naturally, if we want to close the gap, we'll have to be at the front consistently now. It's going to be a big challenge, but we'll see.

Invited to relive his fabulous victory from last year, achieved in torrential rain and ahead of two surprising single-seaters AlpineThe four-time world champion, once again, preferred not to be too cavalier. According to him, the difficult conditions will not guarantee victory. "It's always very risky in the rain. It can work for you or against you," he weighs it up. This season, I think McLaren has always been very strong in wet conditions at controlling overheating, especially with the intermediate tires. It's not a given that we'll become the team to beat if it rains. I'm not really stressed about that.

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Adopting the classic strategy of shedding his favorite status, Max Verstappen raises a crucial point in any case. To win his fifth title, with only four races remaining on the calendar... F1A victory at the Brazilian Grand Prix, while not absolutely vital, would prove important in order to avoid facing an insurmountable task afterwards.