Lewis Hamilton dished out some advice to F1 title contenders Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri as the threat of Max Verstappen continues to loom. Since the Dutch Grand Prix, Verstappen has sliced the gap in the standings to championship leader Piastri from 104 points, down to just 40 with five rounds remaining.

Max Verstappen has confirmed that he won’t use the same ‘games’ he deployed against Lewis Hamilton during his 2021 title fight to beat Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri in 2025. The Red Bull driver shifted the pressure onto the McLaren duo, declaring that they will be more ‘nervous’ than him during the run-in.

Lewis Hamilton has urged McLaren duo Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri to be "cutthroat" in their approach to fighting Max

One​‍​‌‍​‍‌ of the most successful drivers in Formula One history, Lewis Hamilton, is a seven-time world champion, and he isn’t shy about putting McLaren’s youngsters in their place.

McLaren must be prepared to "dig deep" if they are to hold off "cut-throat" Max Verstappen, says seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton.

Lewis Hamilton stated that Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris must become “cutthroat” to hold off Max Verstappen in the 2025 Formula 1 world drivers’ championship battle.

Lewis Hamilton has said Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri have to be cutthroat with Max Verstappen in their fight for the world championship.

Lewis Hamilton finished fifth in FP2 at the Mexico City Grand Prix, a session the driver admits to have been left surprised by Ferrari's pace, and McLaren's fading dominance. When asked to sum up his afternoon in a single word,

Title-chasing McLaren driver Lando Norris topped the times ahead of Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton with series leader Oscar Piastri fifth and Max Verstappen

Hamilton's pace fell off dramatically on the last lap of the US GP in Austin – and it wasn't because he was easing off deliberately