Erstwhile F1 championship leader Piastri had a disappointing weekend in Mexico, but it could have been much worse for the McLaren driver after his poor qualifying result

Norris has had the better of McLaren teammate and main title rival Oscar Piastri for the past five weekends, and has produced an extraordinary fightback since his devastating DNF at the Dutch Grand Prix, which left him 34 points adrift of Piastri.

Oscar Piastri says he fought hard for fifth place in the Mexico City Grand Prix and limited the damage in the drivers’ championship, but is having to learn to drive his McLaren differently.

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

McLaren boss Andrea Stella has claimed the leading element behind the huge gap between its drivers in Formula 1's Mexico

Oscar Piastri remains unclear about the cause of his poor performance in qualifying for Sunday's Mexico City Grand Prix.