Max Verstappen explains why McLaren are dominating this year

• McLaren are dominating the Formula 1 season, having all but secured the constructors' title with a massive 299-point lead over Ferrari.
• The drivers' championship is now a direct shootout between McLaren teammates Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, with Norris closing the gap to nine points after his victory in Hungary.
• Max Verstappen believes McLaren's comprehensive success stems from their "incredible" medium corner speed and superior tyre degradation.
• McLaren team principal Andrea Stella confirmed Verstappen's assessment, stating GPS data shows their car achieves the highest mid-corner speed in medium-speed corners.
• Stella acknowledged that while McLaren excels in medium-speed corners, they are not the fastest in very high or low-speed corners, but these medium-speed corners are prevalent in the championship.

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Max Verstappen pinpoints ‘incredible’ reason for McLaren’s F1 advantage