Lando Norris has rejected options that the 2025 F1 title battle is a two-horse race between himself and McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri, labelling the thought as “a bit foolish.”
Regardless of sitting simply three factors behind teammate Piastri within the standings, Norris insisted it’s far too early to rely out Max Verstappen or Ferrari.
Verstappen is the one non-McLaren driver to win a race in F1 2025.
Verstappen fended off the faster McLarens at Suzuka to return out on prime.
Nevertheless, Verstappen outpaced Norris and Piastri at Imola to bag his second win of the yr.
With a big portion of the season nonetheless to go, Norris dismissed claims it’s only a battle between himself and Piastri.
“It’s a fantastic feeling to be within the lead of the championship and to have extra factors than everybody however once more it’s not one thing I have a look at or one thing that adjustments something I do each day or change how laborious I work or attempt to obtain,” Norris stated within the FIA press convention in Barcelona.
“I simply attempt to win this weekend, and attempt to win in Montreal and attempt to win in Austria. It’s bought nothing to do with what place that I’m in. And no, mathematically, there’s nonetheless most likely the entire grid that may win the championship on the minute.
“If you happen to assume it’s simply out of me and Oscar you then’re a bit foolish. There’s loads of alternatives. Max can nonetheless win. I feel Ferrari… they’re Ferrari. I anticipate them to get higher via the season. I imply, come on. We’re racing Max each weekend. He’s been on the podiums a number of instances.
“He’s gained races. He beats us at Imola truthful and sq. as a result of he was faster. I don’t know what probably makes you assume it’s solely out of me and Oscar.”
A pivotal second in F1 title race
The Spanish GP marks a pivotal level on this yr’s F1 title race.
The FIA are clamping down on versatile entrance wings with a brand new technical directive.
Norris has dismissed issues that it’ll curtail McLaren’s season, whereas Carlos Sainz feels groups may lose round 0.1s at most.
With simply 25 factors between Piastri, Norris and Verstappen on the prime of the standings, any slight change in efficiency may have a major affect on the race for the drivers’ title.
