Verstappen tells Norris why he doesn’t keep Piastri in title race

Max Verstappen has weighed the struggle of title rival Lando Norris compared to his McLaren teammate so far this season.

The Brit was a favorite to end Verstappen ‘S four -year -old winning series, but so far he has been pinched by the less experienced Oscar Piastri.

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Norris, 25, won the first race of the year in Melbourne To underline why he was the best invoicing of the Bookmakers in the Lightning Quick MCL39.

But since then he has had to win a Grand Prix victory, with Piastri winning four of the last five rounds to get 16 points ahead in the rankings.

And Rein has offered a few words of wisdom for Norris prior to the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix this weekend.

The four -time world champion, 27, said The Telegraph: “To be honest, I think both are very good.

“Lando, I think, has the pace. It just didn’t really come out for a long period.

“But I think it’s still a tight one championship For them. I don’t know where I will be.

“I just try to maximize every result. At the end of the day we cannot trust them to make mistakes. It must come from us.”

The Dutchman has made it clear that he thinks Norris, whom he defeated with 63 points last year, should find more consistency.

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Rein is the only other driver to one race Win so far in 2025, come on Suzuka’s narrow job After being eligible on the post.

And the Red Bull Star remains at a moving distance with the McLarens, despite the clear problems with the RB21 this term.

The best driver of his generation has been more consistent, especially in the qualification, than Norris – who has the faster car.

After starting on the post, Verstappen could not get the previous time out on stage at the Miami Grand Prixafter he burned his Tires in a meaningless defensive battle with the McLarens.

Then Norris said: “He is fighting hard, but it’s up to him to do that. He ruined his own race. He doesn’t racet very smartly.”

Verstappen, which will be softened afterwards will be a first father this monthrefused to respond to the JAB of the Brit.

Qualifying and pit strategy will again be crucial at Imola, because it makes more traditional narrow track catching up more difficult.

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