Sauber team principal Jonathan Wheatley warned McLaren about the recent charge of Max Verstappen, even if Red Bull would be “kicking themselves” that the team’s recent performance uptick had not come sooner.

The former Red Bull sporting director also dubbed the reigning World Champion the “best driver in the world”, and thinks the current championship leaders should be looking over their shoulders at this stage.

Wheatley: ‘You can never write Max Verstappen off’

Verstappen has closed a 104-point deficit to championship leader Oscar Piastri down to 40 points in the space of four races, with five rounds and two Sprints yet to come in 2025.

Even though it is the McLaren duo that holds the advantage in the standings, the four-time World Champion is being increasingly backed to mount a late

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