Verstappen shies away from speculation: 'That's the beauty of it!'

The Formula 1 season continues right away with the Mexico City Grand Prix this weekend.

After an eventful Sprint and Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas, championship rivals Verstappen and Norris shared their thoughts on what's next.

The Dutchman remained tight-lipped about the upcoming event.

He said: "Well, the beauty of it is we'll find out next week. I don't really think about it. We'll find out next week. We could speculate, but I don't like that."

Norris expects a close battle between McLaren and Red Bull, though he believes other teams could also be in the mix.

The Briton added: "Probably the same as here. I don’t think it’ll change that much. It’s close between us and Red Bull — one weekend they're a little bit quicker, the next we’re a little bit faster.

Verstappen managed to cut the gap considerably during the previous F1 weekend in the drivers’ standings. The Dutchman is now 40 points behind Oscar Piastri with five Grands Prix and two Sprints to go this year.

Norris has also closed the gap to his teammate. The Brit is 26 points ahead of Verstappen and 14 behind Piastri.

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