AUSTIN, Texas :Max Verstappen is seeking perfection as he chases a fifth successive Formula One title that may be back on after seemingly slipping out of reach.

Even if the odds look stacked against him, with the gap to McLaren's frontrunner Oscar Piastri at 63 points with six rounds to go, the Red Bull driver cannot be ruled out until the numbers say so.

McLaren boss Zak Brown is taking nothing for granted even at this late stage.

"Max is very much in the game. I think it would be a big mistake to think Max wasn't part of this drivers' championship right now," he said on Friday, a warning he has made repeatedly of late.

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