{"id":238232,"date":"2025-10-24T19:07:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T19:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/238232\/"},"modified":"2025-10-24T19:07:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T19:07:11","slug":"f1-odds-back-max-verstappen-for-2025-title-as-gap-shrinks-to-40-points-ahead-of-mexico-gp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/238232\/","title":{"rendered":"F1 odds back Max Verstappen for 2025 title as gap shrinks to 40 points ahead of Mexico GP"},"content":{"rendered":"

DraftKings Sportsbook<\/a> now lists Max Verstappen<\/a> as the public’s favourite to win the 2025 Formula 1 drivers’ championship.<\/p>\n

The Dutchman is now priced at +130, with McLaren’s Oscar Piastri<\/a> following in second at +185 and his team-mate Lando Norris<\/a> at +200. Mercedes’ lead driver George Russell<\/a> is at a distant +100,000.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This change comes as Red Bull sees an upturn in performance with the reigning champion winning three of the last four grands prix. McLaren<\/a> started the season strongly, with its drivers trading points as Verstappen struggled with his Milton Keynes machinery. But after a number of upgrades to the RB21, suddenly the four-time champion is back in the game, cutting into the points deficit with stronger Sundays, including a clean sweep at the United States Grand Prix.\u00a0<\/p>\n

There are now just 40 points between the top three drivers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Verstappen was questioned on how this changes his mindset in the 2025 campaign during Thursday’s media day ahead of the Mexico Grand Prix.<\/p>\n

“I mean, worst case I finish P3, right?\u00a0So nothing really changes.\u00a0I just want to try and win races till the end of the season.<\/p>\n

“I hope it’s possible every weekend but it’s impossible to know it at the moment.\u00a0We’re on a good run and we also know as a team that it needs to be perfect till the end to have a chance so if it works then yeah great unbelievable comeback.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“If it doesn’t work you know you just continue. You can be proud of I think the end of the season that we’ve had and the upswing in performance but we’ll worry about that in Abu Dhabi.”<\/p>\n

\"Max <\/p>\n

Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing<\/p>\n

Photo by: Simon Galloway \/ LAT Images via Getty Images<\/p>\n

He was further asked about how being ‘on the hunt’ changes how he approaches the challenge.<\/p>\n

“Of course naturally you want to win, you want to win the championship, of course I’ve won championships very late, very early.\u00a0Now this one of course is very different because I think for most of the season it was a lot harder for us and to be honest with you to still be in this fight is very surprising but I take it and now like I said before we need to be perfect but for me it’s just positive pressure.<\/p>\n

“I mean I’m loving what I’m doing.\u00a0If the car is competitive it’s much better to be racing it than when it’s not so yeah every race that you do I know until the end we can’t afford any bad luck or mistakes but this team I think has shown in the past that normally we perform really well under pressure anyway and that’s what we’ll try to do until the end.”<\/p>\n

Championship leader Piastri was unfazed by Red Bull’s sudden jump in performance, but with the team bringing further upgrades this weekend in the shape of a new floor, McLaren is likely feeling the pressure.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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