Toto Wolff makes call on axing Mercedes driver as Max Verstappen sent £1bn offer

 Oscar Piastri comfortably won the Bahrain Grand Prix to strengthen his challenge for the 2025 Drivers' Championship. An intriguing battle is taking shape between the top four drivers, with Lando Norris still leading the way ahead of McLaren team-mate Piastri, reigning world champion Max Verstappen and Mercedes challenger George Russell.

McLaren have the dominant car but a tight scrap between their two drivers has prevented one of them from streaking off into the distance in the early weeks of the season. Ferrari will also hope to get involved as the campaign wears on, but Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton are already a fair way behind