Can Max win the Championship and Achieve the Impossible?

 

Let's talk about Max Verstappen and a massive what-if scenario, despite the current points deficit. 

After two back-to-back wins in Monza and Baku, the question isn't just about his talent—it’s about the mathematical possibility of achieving the improbable, and let's not forget that he won a GT3 race debut in between two F1® race wins.

With seven races remaining, Verstappen's gap to championship leader Oscar Piastri currently sits at 69 points. 

But here is another spike in the spokes, Singapore is one of the very few race tracks that Max has not won at and has traditionally had bad luck and crashes at too. 

So the odds are stacked against him, but what-if !!

The Ultimate Scenario: Seven Wins

Here is the cold, hard math that shows the sheer monumental task facing the reigning champion: 

The maximum available points remaining for any single driver is 199 (this includes three F1® Sprint weekends).

If Max Verstappen were to win every single one of the remaining Seven Grand Prix races and win all three Sprint races, Piastri could still win the championship by finishing second in every single one of those races. 

The McLaren Margin: Why The Gap Matters

The current standings show:

• Oscar Piastri (P1): 324 points
• Lando Norris (P2): 299 points
• Max Verstappen (P3): 255 points

The 69-point gap to Piastri is significant. 

It equates to almost three full race wins' worth of points.

Max is not a driver who relies on hope—as he said after his Baku victory, "Everything needs to go perfectly from my side, and then a bit of luck from their side [McLaren] as well. 

So, it's still very tough.

Verstappen's next test is the Singapore Grand Prix, a circuit on which he has never won. If he can conquer the heat, the humidity, and the high-downforce demands of Marina Bay, the pressure on McLaren will intensify tenfold.

And as always, when the lights go out and the drama unfolds, here at Senate Grand Prix, there is only one winner, and that's you, the race fans!