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.