Lewis Hamilton has urged McLaren duo Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris to be ‘cut-throat’ if they are to beat Max Verstappen to the 2025 Formula 1 Drivers’s Championship, warning that the Red Bull star will “take this from them” if they don’t match his ruthlessness. 

Verstappen’s recent surge of three wins in four races has closed the gap to within 40 points of leader Piastri, while Norris is just 14 points behind his teammate ahead of this weekend’s Mexican Grand Prix.