Norris entered 2025 as the title favorite, and won the opening race. But Piastri soon began to outshine him and took the championship lead, holding it for most of the season. But in the final stretch, Piastri slumped while Norris went on a hot streak, and the British driver regained the championship lead in late October.

McLaren driver Lando Norris has significantly extended his lead in the F1 championship after winning the Brazilian Grand Prix. His main rival and teammate Oscar Piastri received a 10-second

Securing the Constructors’ Championship in September, McLaren has its first Drivers’ Championship since seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton (currently with Ferrari) won it in 2008.

Zak Brown can’t play favorites. As CEO of McLaren Racing, Brown is tasked with putting both of the drivers on his Formula One team—Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri—in the best position to win. But in early November,