The occasional friction between Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris, and their McLaren team, last year was a mere taster for what has already transpired in 2025 – and what is still to come. Max Verstappen might be creeping up incrementally, but the battle for the Formula 1 drivers' title is the McLaren drivers' to lose.
So, unlike last year, where Norris was chasing down Verstappen's lead in the second half of the season while McLaren struggled to juggle its philosophy of equality with the practical need to prioritise Norris over Piastri, this is a showdown between the two McLaren drivers.
