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Max Verstappen is on the verge of winning his third F1 world championship, with the Dutchman needing to earn just three points in the Qatar sprint race to seal the title

Only an eye-catching turn of events will lead to Max Verstappen leaving Qatar after Sunday's race without the 2023 F1 drivers' title already sewn up, so significant is his advantage

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen currently holds a massive 177-point lead in the F1 drivers' standings as he cruises towards a third straight world championship win

F1 Sprints are in their third year and have been tweaked multiple times already but, no matter what changes to the format are made, Max Verstappen is still not a fan

Verstappen will be favourite to win the Qatar race while Hamilton will fancy his chances of joining the Red Bull racer on the podium, but Lando Norris' McLaren hope to once again thwart the Mercedes ace

Verstappen may be the king of the F1 world, but IndyCar racer Agustin Canapino feels one of his rivals in the American series is more well-rounded than the Red Bull star

Vettel recently refused to rule out an F1 comeback despite retiring at the end of last season, and has been quizzed about what would be an extraordinary return to his old Red Bull team

Max Verstappen needs just three points to win a third F1 world title, but Red Bull adviser Helmut Marko has joked he hopes that does not happen at the next race in Qatar

In April this year, Perez's father dismissed the suggestion that Red Bull favoured Verstappen over his son as a lie – but that was when the Mexican was winning races

Perez continues to struggle in Verstappen's shadow and Red Bull will need more from him next season if they are challenged more by the likes of Ferrari and Mercedes

Verstappen won the Suzuka race to secure the constructors' championship for Red Bull, joined on the podium by McLaren duo Norris and Oscar Piastri who had a fine race

Max Verstappen saw off the challenge of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris at the start to romp to victory at Suzuka, while Red Bull made an eye-catching move with Sergio Perez

Perez's race at Suzuka was over after just 15 laps, but that fact does not tell the whole story of his short race littered with errors and slapstick moments for the Red Bull driver

Max Verstappen qualified on pole for the Japanese Grand Prix, leaving Lando Norris and McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri with everything to do in Suzuka

Speaking to Mirror Sport, Sky F1 pundit Karun Chandhok said he understands why F1 fans may be disgruntled over Red Bull's dominance this year – but called for more respect for their accomplishments

Hamilton was not satisfied with an admission from the stewards that Verstappen should have been given a penalty for impeding during Singapore GP qualifying last weekend

Verstappen qualified on pole at Suzuka with a lap more than half-a-second quicker than his nearest rival in Q3, while Hamilton had to settle for seventh on the grid

Verstappen took pole at a canter, more than half-a-second clear of Oscar Piastri behind him, producing a memorable qualifying lap in the process and leaving Karun Chandhok awestruck

Max Verstappen was quickest in all three practice sessions to make it clear to rivals Lewis Hamilton, Lando Norris and Carlos Sainz that Red Bull are back to their best at Suzuka

F1 stewards opted not to give Verstappen a grid penalty at last weekend's Singapore Grand Prix after investigating three separate cases in which the Red Bull race was accused of impeding

Hamilton suffered a difficult day on Friday ahead of the Suzuka race weekend, struggling for pace in both practice sessions with Mercedes slower than their main rivals

Verstappen and Red Bull lose their respective winning streaks last weekend as, by their own extremely lofty standards, they suffered a terrible weekend in Singapore

Red Bull had a horrible Grand Prix by their own lofty standards in Singapore, but their F1 rivals have predicted Verstappen to dominate again at Suzuka this weekend

Red Bull must see off challenges from Mercedes and Ferrari to secure the F1 constructors' title this weekend, despite there still being six Grands Prix still to go in the season

Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen are arguably the best two drivers currently driving in Formula One - although the latter's Red Bull car has dominated again this year