Lando Norris

McLaren · P4 · 186 p

The McLaren car currently sits in the upper half (0.37 s/lap off the fastest car in race pace). Norris qualifies closer to the front than the races show (quali 0.38, race 0.54 s/lap). Form has been stable over the last five races. Norris is hard to pass (defence +0.83 s/lap, car and driver combined).

Norris has 186 points to Piastri's 120, 2 wins to 0. In qualifying Norris leads the intra-team qualifying battle 10–6, by 0.031 s/lap on average in Norris's favour. In races where both were classified: 6–3 to Norris, and in race pace Norris is 0.292 s/lap quicker over the season. Current form (weighted to recent races) gives Norris an edge of 0.09 s/lap.