Miami GP: Max Verstappen talks up new F1 title leader Oscar Piastri as new rivalries form in 2025
22 April 2025, 14:43 | Updated: 24 April 2025, 07:29
Max Verstappen has spoken on his admiration for new F1 world championship leader Oscar Piastri and praised his "very calm" approach.
McLaren's Piastri sits at the summit of the Drivers' Championship standings for the first time heading into this weekend's Miami Grand Prix after winning back-to-back races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.
Verstappen finished second to Piastri at the last race in Jeddah after being penalised in their tussle at the race's first corner and is 12 points behind the in-from Australian in the nascent 2025 standings, with Lando Norris between them in the other McLaren.
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