Overview

• Piastri holds a nine-point lead over Lando Norris after 14 races, with six victories to Norris’s five.
• He says off-season work on one-lap pace and systematic data analysis have translated into more consistent race performances.
• Piastri has matched Norris 7-7 in qualifying head-to-head this season, often decided by hundredths of a second.
• McLaren has maintained an unwritten rule against on-track collisions to protect both drivers’ title hopes.
• Former driver Ralf Schumacher warned that Piastri’s aggressive approach risks a single mistake swinging the championship.