Max Verstappen ramps up the mind games and piles pressure on McLaren duo ahead of huge Brazil Grand Prix

Max Verstappen ramps up the mind games and piles pressure on McLaren duo ahead of huge Brazil Grand Prix

JONATHAN MCEVOY: It's time for mind games. And Max Verstappen kicked them off by claiming that the pressure is not on him but on the McLaren men he is fighting for the world title.

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