Oscar Piastri has won four of six races with McLaren this season and is on a three-win streak ahead of Sunday's Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix.

Critically for Norris, though, both Piastri and Verstappen head into the Monaco Grand Prix in fine form. The 25-year-old has scored just one race victory this season, and none since round one in Australia. Poor qualifying performances have left the Brit with too much to do on Sundays, and this has damaged his standing in the paddock.

In getting faster, the F1 championship leader has opened up a virtuous circle of improvement that enables him to go even quicker – and he has the right support network, too

In a delightful intersection of cricket and Formula 1, the Delhi Capitals (DC) are preparing to gift signed team jerseys to McLaren F1 drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. DC players Mitchell Starc and Karun Nair have been seen collecting autographs from their teammates to personalize the jerseys for the McLaren duo.

McLaren driver Oscar Piastri, the current Formula One championship leader, has been awarded the prestigious Lorenzo Bandini Trophy ahead of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola.

McLaren drivers Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris are both fighting for the F1 title, but could their fierce competition hit the team’s chances of doing the double?

Having lost the lead into Turn 1, Piastri was then forced to battle his way through a packed midfield as McLaren tried an alternative strategy. Oscar Piastri reflects on chances l

While Piastri was the year’s highest scoring driver during the European season, he was thrashed by the Briton in qualifying throughout, and his inconsistency at either end of the year was costly to his points tally. This season he leads Norris on almost all key metrics, some of which have totally flipped.