Guenther Steiner has offered his reasoning for why he feels Max Verstappen is the best driver in Formula 1 at the moment.

Max Verstappen has admitted that his “next step will be my last” in his Formula 1 career, whether that be renewing with Red Bull or going to another team on the grid. Verstappen is contracted to Red Bull through 2028, but the team’s decline in competitiveness and recent exodus have prompted reports that he could look elsewhere.

According to Front Office Sports, F1 had 1.5 billion cumulative viewers in 2021, largely thanks to the exciting title battle between Lewis Hamilton and Verstappen, which went down to the wire. Verstappen dethroned a driver that had dominated the sport and made it ‘boring’ before, and neutral F1 fans were loving it.

In one season, Norris has gone from F1 hunter to hunted. The McLaren driver sat down with The Athletic to discuss how he's changed.

The FIA could yet play a role in the fierce championship battle between Lando Norris and Max Verstappen. There is a real fight for the Formula 1 drivers' championship this year, with Red Bull star Verstappen top of the standings ahead of McLaren ace Norris at present.

Lando Norris declares himself the winner in Max Verstappen Austria clash. The on-track action between these two title rivals – Norris experiencing this scene for the first time