LANDO NORRIS has somehow become the pantomime villain in F1 while he charges to the title. The McLaren 25-year-old has now been booed at two Grands Prix this season after standing on the podium.

Veteran Aussie broadcaster Gerard Whateley stated on Monday it's hard not to feel like Piastri has been 'nobbled' by his own team. And according to F1 expert Cameron van den Dungen, McLaren have made a "very clear" decision to switch to a car that better suits Norris.

With McLaren so dominant in the first half of the season, Norris’ task looked colossal. The destiny of the title was still in his hands, but to get back on top he needed nothing less than five wins in a row – assuming Piastri finished second in all of them. That would have been just enough to swing the 35 points.