Having reignited his Formula 1 world championship campaign after the summer break, Max Verstappen's momentum has sputtered and he could be definitively out after the Las Vegas Grand Prix.
After the Dutch GP, the Dutchman trailed the then-leader, Oscar Piastri, by 104 points. Over the five races that followed, Verstappen managed to close the gap to first place – which Lando Norris claimed from Mexico City onwards – to 36 points, achieving an impressive haul while the McLaren drivers contrived to make life difficult for themselves.
