5 h. ago Who can handle title heat? Piastri and Norris know winner will be the one who stays cool

With just seven races left, drivers must cut out errors and any extra pressure, says seven-time winner Lewis HamiltonWere it not already a sweltering sauna in Singapore, the increasing intensity of this season’s Formula One world championship would be enough to make all but the most stoic competitor wilt. Withstanding the pressure may yet prove the difference between McLaren’s Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri as the title battle ratchets up with every race.Including this weekend’s meeting in Singapore at the Marina Bay circuit, seven grands prix remain and the championship is finely poised. Piastri leads his teammate by 25 points. Both are free to race each other and with Max Verstappen still a distant 69 in arrears, it is a head-to-head battle, with little to choose between them. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Aston Martin chief claims Horner is ringing ‘every team owner’ in F1 for a job

Haas and Aston Martin approached by former team chiefMcLaren’s Oscar Piastri tops FP2 time sheets in SingaporeThe former Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has been engaged in a concerted effort to make a return to Formula One, with the Aston Martin team principal, Andy Cowell, asserting that Horner had recently been in contact with “pretty much every team owner”.Horner was dismissed by Red Bull in July and his settlement with the team allows him to return in the early part of next year. Aston Martin are considered a potential destination for Horner, who won 14 titles with Red Bull during his 20 years in charge but Cowell, who is also CEO of the team, insisted they were not interested. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Huge Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri contrast in interviews at Singapore GP speaks volumes

McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri displayed very different body language in their respective interviews with Sky Sports after Friday practice at the Singapore Grand Prix

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9 h. ago Singapore Grand Prix: Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso quickest in first practice, Oscar Piastri fifth

Veteran stunned the field with a superb performance

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10 h. ago Lando Norris: Max Verstappen so hard to beat as he was ‘born into an F1 seat’

Norris says Verstappen still operates at 99 per cent on ‘a bad day’.

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21 h. ago Why F1 insiders, drivers and even his title rivals believe Max Verstappen CAN still win the world championship this year

Max Verstappen is the best driver on the planet. And he should be crowned world champion again this year if justice counted.

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28 h. ago Norris considers Verstappen ‘genuine challenger’ for F1 title after resurgence

Four-time champion has won past two races to close gapNorris plays down McLaren prioritising teammate PiastriLando Norris has brushed off suggestions that McLaren would prioritise his teammate Oscar Piastri in the world championship fight after a resurgent Max Verstappen has emerged as a rival contender.Norris said the Dutchman was now in a position to defend his title, as the drivers prepare for what is likely to be the most gruelling meeting of the year in Singapore. The FIA has already declared a “heat hazard” race as temperatures and humidity have soared. Continue reading...

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29 h. ago Lando Norris identifies 'genuine' Max Verstappen threat and scoffs at Oscar Piastri claim

Max Verstappen is 69 points behind F1 standings leader Oscar Piastri with back-to-back wins piling pressure on the McLaren driver and his team-mate Lando Norris in the title race

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34 h. ago Lando Norris gives honest take on Max Verstappen’s F1 title chances

The four-time world champion has won back-to-back races and is now only 69 points off Oscar Piastri

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38 h. ago Max Verstappen given hope of dramatic F1 championship comeback after major advantage clear

Max Verstappen has been given hope of making an incredible comeback to win the F1 World Championship after his major advantage over Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri was spotted

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4 d. ago How can McLaren win the F1 constructors’ championship in Singapore?

Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris have led McLaren to a mammoth 333-point lead with seven races remaining

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1 week ago McLaren F1 boss ‘completely happy’ with Lando Norris’s race in Azerbaijan

Norris started and finished seventh on a weekend where title rival Oscar Piastri crashed out

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1 week ago Even Michael Schumacher had weekends like Piastri, insists McLaren chief

Australian leads standings but crashed early in BakuMistake ends driver’s 34-race points scoring streakThe McLaren team principal, Andrea Stella, has backed Oscar Piastri to come back strongly after crashing out of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, pointedly noting that even the seven-time champion Michael Schumacher made similar errors.Piastri leads the world championship, but endured a shocking weekend in Baku, where the race was won by Max Verstappen from pole. Piastri crashed out in qualifying leaving him ninth on the grid and on Sunday made a false start and the car entered anti-stall, dropping him to the back of the field. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri will be stronger for Baku setback – McLaren boss

Championship leader Piastri crashed out of both qualifying and the race, while title rival Norris started and finished seventh.

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1 week ago F1 debate: Is Max Verstappen in title fight with Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris?

Our Formula 1 writers have their say after Max Verstappen won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix to take 25 points out of Oscar Piastri's advantage over him in the drivers' championship

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1 week ago Lando Norris defiant after failing to take advantage of Piastri’s Azerbaijan crash

Norris finished seventh in Baku after Piastri’s first-lap exit‘I’m doing the best I can. I don’t care how people look at it’Lando Norris dismissed suggestions he should have taken greater advantage of a chance to narrow the gap to his title rival Oscar Piastri after the Australian crashed out of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, with the British driver insisting he did not care how his performance was evaluated.The race was won by Red Bull’s Max Verstappen but behind him Piastri crashed on the opening lap. Norris, who trailed his McLaren teammate by 31 points going into the meeting, started in seventh but only finished in the same position, taking just six points from Piastri. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Oscar Piastri rues 'silly, simple error' as Lando Norris snaps and Max Verstappen shines

Max Verstappen won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix from pole while Oscar Piastri crashed out and Lando Norris struggled to make an impression, as McLaren were made to wait for the F1 teams' title

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1 week ago F1 standings: Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris title latest after McLaren struggle in Baku

Norris is still in the championship hunt as Piastri left confused amid late drama at the Italian Grand Prix

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1 week ago Lando Norris reacts to missed opportunity in Azerbaijan: ‘I’m doing the best I can’

While title rival Oscar Piastri crashed out on lap one, Norris could only close the gap by six points

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1 week ago Lando Norris fails to capitalise after Oscar Piastri crash as Max Verstappen wins Azerbaijan GP

Norris could only finish seventh after title rival Piastri crashed out on the opening lap in Baku

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