""The danger for me is the same as there was in Baku," McLaren team principal Andrea Stella said in Austin on Sunday evening. "I said very clearly in Baku that it was in capital letters that Max was in the contest for the drivers' championship. And when I say something, I mean it.""
""If I say it, I think it's because of experience, it's because of understanding the trend, understanding the circuits that we were going to face from Baku onwards. For me, there's no mystery. We know that when Max has the material to win, he becomes a very serious candidate to win, so it doesn't change what our understanding of the situation is.""
Max Verstappen has jumped to betting favorite after cutting Oscar Piastri's championship lead dramatically. ESPN BET Sportsbook lists Verstappen at +150, Piastri at +175 and Lando Norris at +200. Three races ago Verstappen's odds were as long as +8000, illustrating the rapid swing. Since the Italian Grand Prix Verstappen has outscored both McLaren drivers combined and reduced Piastri's advantage by 64 points. Red Bull introduced a significant RB21 upgrade and found effective setup directions. McLaren acknowledges the threat and cites experience and circuit understanding in recognizing Verstappen's increased title chances after recent results.
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