Max Verstappen knows he is back in the Formula 1 title fight and is waiting to "pounce like the lion that he is" on Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris, according to Sky Sports F1's Ted Kravitz.

Verstappen claimed his second successive victory with a dominant display in Azerbaijan on Sunday, while Drivers' Championship leader Piastri crashed out and his McLaren team-mate Norris only finished seventh.

The result saw Verstappen, who is chasing a fifth successive drivers' title, close to within 69 points of Piastri with seven rounds of the season remaining, while he is now just 44 points back from Norris.

On the latest episode of Sky Sports' The F1 Show , Kravitz said that he believes Verstappen is in position to carry out a plan to pressure the McLaren pair, who are both seeking a maiden dri

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