Despite Tough Races Verstappen Remains Cool on Title

Verstappen Unfazed by Recent Challenges in Title Race

22/08/2024

Verstappen stays calm despite a series of challenging races, undeterred in his championship bid.

Max Verstappen appears to be on track to clinch his fourth World Championship title.

With a 78-point lead in the championship and tight competition behind him jostling for points, the Red Bull driver seems to have a reasonably comfortable cushion.

However, the second half of the season, comprising 10 races, could still hold surprises. And he is, naturally, cautious.

“If you look at the championship, Lando is the closest. But recently, you can see that there are many different cars winning races and drivers, of course. It’s very close, but that also makes it unpredictable.”

“Attention to detail and getting the car into the right operating window can really make a difference with so many teams and cars so closely matched. So yes, we’ll see what happens. It’s very hard to comment on that at the moment even though it’s nice to have a bit of a lead, obviously.”

Is he worried about the title and the championship given all these contenders?

“I’m not really worried. I’m also not thinking about Abu Dhabi at the moment. I just want to progress as a team. I want to improve the car. I know that if we improve our car, it will make our lives a bit easier.”

“The last few races have, of course, been somewhat challenging, though I think if we had started on pole at Spa, in our normal starting position without any penalties, we could still have won the race.”

“But the margins are very tight. That’s why qualifying is always very important. But yes, the more performative the car, the easier it becomes. That’s what we demonstrated last year.”

Despite Tough Races, Verstappen Remains Cool on Title Despite Tough Races, Verstappen Remains Cool on Title

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2025 F1 Australian Grand Prix - Race Results

Lando Norris
1
LANDO
NORRIS
57
Max Verstappen
2
MAX
VERSTAPPEN
+0.895s
George Russell
3
GEORGE
RUSSELL
+8.481s
Alex Albon
4
ALEX
ALBON
+12.773s
Kimi Antonelli
5
KIMI
ANTONELLI
+15.135s
Lance Stroll
6
LANCE
STROLL
+17.413s
Nico Hulkenberg
7
NICO
HULKENBERG
+18.423s
Charles Leclerc
8
CHARLES
LECLERC
+19.826s
Oscar Piastri
9
OSCAR
PIASTRI
+20.448s
Lewis Hamilton
10
LEWIS
HAMILTON
+22.473s
Pierre Gasly
11
PIERRE
GASLY
+26.502s
Yuki Tsunoda
12
YUKI
TSUNODA
+29.884s
Esteban Ocon
13
ESTEBAN
OCON
+33.161s
Oliver Bearman
14
OLIVER
BEARMAN
+40.351s
Liam Lawson
15
LIAM
LAWSON
47 DNF
Gabriel Bortoleto
16
GABRIEL
BORTOLETO
47 DNF
Fernando Alonso
17
FERNANDO
ALONSO
34 DNF
Carlos Sainz
18
CARLOS
SAINZ
0 DNF
Jack Doohan
19
JACK
DOOHAN
0 DNF
Isack Hadjar
20
ISACK
HADJAR
0 DNF
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Sakhir desert
13 Apr
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Saudi Arabia
Jeddah Street
20 Apr
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United States
Miami
04 May

2025 FORMULA 1 DRIVERS' WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

Lando Norris
1
LANDO
NORRIS
25 Points
Max Verstappen
2
MAX
VERSTAPPEN
18
George Russell
3
GEORGE
RUSSELL
15
Alex Albon
4
ALEX
ALBON
12
Kimi Antonelli
5
KIMI
ANTONELLI
10
Lance Stroll
6
LANCE
STROLL
8
Nico Hulkenberg
7
NICO
HULKENBERG
6
Charles Leclerc
8
CHARLES
LECLERC
4
Oscar Piastri
9
OSCAR
PIASTRI
2
Lewis Hamilton
10
LEWIS
HAMILTON
1

2025 FORMULA 1 CONSTRUCTORS' WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

1
McLaren
27
2
Mercedes
25
3
Red Bull
18
4
Williams
12
5
Aston Martin
8
6
Sauber
6
7
Ferrari
5
8
Alpine F1
0
9
Haas F1
0
10
Racing Bulls
0
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