Overview

• Oscar Piastri carries an eight-point cushion over teammate Lando Norris with 12 races remaining in the 2025 championship
• Lando Norris claimed the first back-to-back victories of his career in Austria and Silverstone, injecting fresh momentum into his title bid
• Five former F1 champions and race winners — Jenson Button, Jacques Villeneuve, David Coulthard, Johnny Herbert and Stefan Johansson — expect the duel to be decided in the final rounds
• Piastri’s calm, composed approach contrasts with Norris’s intense self-criticism under pressure, highlighting their divergent mental strategies
• Max Verstappen’s championship challenge has faltered with just 41 points over the last five races and Red Bull has replaced Christian Horner with Laurent Mekies as team principal following Horner’s departure