McLaren answers who will they favor between Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris as Max Verstappen closes the gap for the F1 Drivers' Championship.

A key detail has been spotted behind the scenes at McLaren ahead of this weekend's Mexican Grand Prix, potentially giving Max Verstappen a major advantage in the world title race. Verstappen continued to close the gap on his championship rivals in the United States last weekend, winning both the sprint race and the full Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen’s chances of hunting down McLaren in the standings will be given a timely boost before the end of the season, as Helmut Marko has confirmed Red Bull will continue to upgrade the RB21.

BBC Sport F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your latest questions following the United States Grand Prix.

The reigning world champion looked dead and buried in the title fight after the summer break, as Piastri’s Dutch Grand Prix triumph moved him over 100 points clear of Verstappen, and 34 points ahead of team-mate Norris. However, since then, momentum has swung in the Red Bull driver’s favour.

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen raced to his third victory in four races Sunday at the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix, while McLaren’s Lando Norris took a huge chunk out of teammate Oscar Piastri’s cham

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Former Haas boss Guenther Steiner has suggested Oscar Piastri is doubting whether he’s receiving sufficient “support” from McLaren amid his difficult run of form in the 2025 F1 season. Piastri’s lead in the F1 drivers’ championship over Lando Norris has been reduced to 14 points with five races to go.

After receiving open heart surgery at McLaren Flint Hospital Joe Serra and his wife Julie donated $6 million dollars to help expand their cardiac care. The money will be used to update their Cardiovascular Service Department and also create many initiatives like health screenings,