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Norris Leads Tight F1 Title Fight Into Las Vegas as McLaren Holds No‑Favorites Line

Andrea Stella frames Oscar Piastri’s dip as an anomaly and pledges a principle‑led approach to the intra‑team battle.

Overview

  • Lando Norris carries a 24‑point lead over Oscar Piastri, with Max Verstappen 49 behind, as the final triple‑header begins in Las Vegas.
  • Norris cautions that Las Vegas could be difficult for McLaren given last year’s low‑grip struggles and expected cool conditions.
  • McLaren leaders Andrea Stella and Zak Brown say the team will avoid emotional calls and rely on established frameworks to manage the title fight.
  • The team is probing Piastri’s recent results as a pattern linked to low‑grip events, which Stella describes as a rare run of similar conditions.
  • Piastri says his rapport with Norris is stronger than ever, while outside voices such as Guenther Steiner and Juan Pablo Montoya predict potential tensions, presented as their opinion.