Max Verstappen stepped into the F1 world as a teenager, driving for Torro Rosso. Ten years later, no one will argue with you if you say that Verstappen has had a pretty successful career so far.
Before the 2025 Singapore GP, Verstappen has 3,278.5 points, 67 wins, 120 podiums, and 46 pole positions.
Currently, Verstappen is a driver for Red Bull Racing and is in P3 in the standings. Verstappen has won the past two races in Azerbaijan and Italy (Monza). Verstappen is forty-four points behind Lando Norris (Mclaren | 4) in second and sixty-nine points behind first place, Oscar Piastri (Mclaren | 81) who has 324 points.
Mclaren have been dominating the 2025 season with both of their drivers battling each other for wins on top of the world championship this year.
A lot of fans are wondering who is going to win the title fight at the end, and will get to call themselves, the world champion. That is until Max Verstappen entered the chat the past couples of weeks. The F1 world has learned never to rule out Max Verstappen when it comes to winning. With four championships under his belt, Verstappen is used to a title fight (the 2021 season anyone?).
While it is a very small chance, it is still possible for Max Verstappen to win the 2025 world championship instead of one of the Mclaren drivers (Norris/Piastri). Max Verstappen would need to perform perfectly in the remaining seven races; Marina Bay (Singapore), Austin (United States), Mexico, Brazil, Las Vegas (United States), Qatar, and Abu Dhabi while also exploiting any weakness they come across from Mclaren. Mclaren would have to keep struggling like they did the past few races. For example, Piastri's jump start and Norris' slow pit stop in Azerbaijan.
Time is ticking down as we move closer to Abu Dhabi, the traditional last race of the season.
While most of the season is done, there is time for Verstappen to take the world championship title for the fifth time in a row.
Red Bull has been doing well, and they would have to remain doing well for the rest of the season.
All this to say, Verstappen and Red Bull might not have a chance to win the constructor's, but Verstappen does have a chance to win the driver's championship, no matter how small that may be. Verstappen has proved that no matter how big or small the chance is, he can defy the odds.
It would be an interesting title fight battle to the end if Verstappen can keep getting closer and closer to the Mclaren drivers at the top.
Here is the important question of the day; who is going to be the one standing at the top when Abu Dhabi is over? Will we see Papaya or red and black?
