Overview
- Lando Norris leads the standings 390–366–341 over Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen after two poles and two wins in São Paulo.
- Las Vegas is a standard weekend with a 25-point maximum, which means the title cannot be settled there.
- The earliest clinch scenario falls on Saturday 29 November in Qatar’s sprint, according to current points permutations.
- Oscar Piastri’s challenge dipped with a sprint crash in Brazil and a 10-second grand prix penalty that left him fifth on Sunday.
- Max Verstappen recovered from a pit-lane start to finish third in Brazil, sits 49 points back, and is still viewed by Norris as a race-by-race threat.