Max Verstappen's former mechanic thinks the Dutchman will retire sooner than expected.

Max Verstappen 's former mechanic is convinced that he will win this year's Drivers' Championship title before retiring at the end of the season. It has been a difficult campaign for the Dutchman, who has only managed two Grand Prix victories in nine races. McLaren have dominated at the top of the order with Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris proving hard to beat.

It has left Verstappen with a mountain to climb in order to win the Drivers' Championship for a fifth successive year. He is already 49 points adrift of top spot and McLaren have been looking stronger every week. Helmut Marko recently wrote off Red Bull's hopes of winning silverware , but a fellow team insider still believes Verstappen

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