Overview
- Lando Norris arrives in Brazil with a one-point lead over Oscar Piastri after his dominant Mexico City win, with four races and two sprints still to run.
- Oscar Piastri rejects claims of favouritism or sabotage at McLaren, saying the team encourages both drivers to speak up and that recent struggles are explainable.
- Team principal Andrea Stella points to low-grip tracks and tyre behavior as factors behind Piastri’s relative dip, noting the need for driving-style adaptation.
- Max Verstappen, winner of three of the last five races, says he will go all-in but likely needs fortune to bridge the gap to the McLaren pair.
- Norris credits improved consistency for his resurgence and says leading the standings changes nothing about his goal to win every remaining event.