Verstappen out to silence McLaren in Bahrain GP faceoff, Ferrari seek solutions

McLaren's Lando Norris holds a wafer-thin advantage over four-time world champion Max Verstappen going into this weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix.

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Verstappen arrives in Bahrain fresh from one of the best weekends of his life, on the track at least, in Japan. After a sublime pole last Saturday in Suzuka he held the McLarens at bay with a controlled drive to haul a Red Bull car that has yet to reach its full potential over the line to move one point behind Lando Norris in the world championship. He has won on the last two trips to Sakhir, with Red Bull posting a 1-2 in both races.

While that may be a tall order with Yuki Tsunoda facing a steep learning curve in this only his second run out for Red Bull since dramatically replacing Liam Lawson, Verstappen is in the mood to kick up a sandstorm in the Bahrain desert.