Two-horse race – Christian Horner concedes Max Verstappen title bid all but over

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner talks to Red Bull driver Max Verstappen before the third free practice in Austria on Saturday (Denes Erdos/AP)

Christian Horner has conceded Max Verstappen’s bid to win a fifth consecutive world championship is all but over as he proclaimed a two-horse race between Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri for the title.

Verstappen is 61 points behind Piastri – the equivalent of two and a half victories – after he was punted out of Red Bull’s home race in Austria by Kimi Antonelli on the opening lap.