To stay in the hunt for a fifth F1 title in a row, Max Verstappen needs to keep closing the gap to McLaren drivers Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris.

Max Verstappen rejected a suggestion he had "lost interest" when Red Bull were struggling earlier this season and said he had always fought hard for every point.

"The pressure is high," Ferrari driver Hamilton, who with Mercedes battled Verstappen down to the wire for the 2021 title won by the Dutch driver, told Sky Sports television ahead of this weekend's M...