Overview
- Lando Norris holds a 24-point advantage over Oscar Piastri heading into Las Vegas with three rounds remaining in the 2025 season.
- Zak Brown says there has been no fallout between the drivers and stresses transparent communication with a mandate to keep racing clean.
- McLaren maintains it has not named a number-one driver, with Brown dismissing talk of overmanagement and saying critics are being ignored.
- Andrea Stella rejects any suggestion of favoritism, likening the pair to “two sons” and pushing back on outside claims that Piastri has been held back.
- The team characterizes contacts in Canada, Monza and Singapore as racing incidents and notes the Constructors’ title is already secured.