The reigning, four-time world champion has suddenly put himself in a fight against the McLaren pair for the 2025 F1 world drivers' championship title

McLaren Formula 1 team principal Andrea Stella is confident Oscar Piastri can brush off a difficult United States Grand Prix weekend in Mexico

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella says Formula One title rivals Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri have every reason to be confident heading into

The experienced team leader is helping to ensure business as usual, even as the driver's championship race grows more tense.

All eyes will be on Lando Norris heading into Turn 1, with the British driver in a unique position to retake the Championship leader. Only a few months after his catastrophic mechanical failure in Zandvoort,

McLaren would have "heavily compromised" the development of its 2026 car had it attempted to match Red Bull's frequency of upgrades this season, team principal Andrea Stella said.

Norris took the championship lead for the first time since April, but he's only one point ahead of Piastri with four races left

Although Oscar Piastri has been on the back foot to Lando Norris, Andrea Stella believes the final four race weekends will be more level.

In recent years, Formula 1 teams have been in a relentless development race throughout the season as they race to bring new parts to the track – albeit within the constraints of the FIA cost cap and the aero testing restrictions, which mandate Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and wind tunnel usage.

A drop off in form from McLaren has allowed Max Verstappen to close on Drivers Championship leader Oscar Piastri and his team-mate Lando Norris; watch the Mexico City GP live on Sky Sports F1 this weekend,

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has moved to quash speculation that a technical gremlin could be causing Oscar Piastri’s drop in form.