How Oscar Piastri has usurped McLaren team-mate Lando Norris as favourite for the 2025 F1 drivers' title

14 April 2025, 16:53 | Updated: 15 April 2025, 10:13

Ahead of the 2025 Formula 1 season, much was made of British bookmakers having installed Lando Norris as the title favourite over four-time reigning world champion Max Verstappen.

While Norris discussed his newfound status in pre-season interviews, his McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri quietly insisted he was gearing up for a title challenge of his own, ignoring the fact the bookies had him as a relative outsider, behind Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton.

But now, with just four of the season's 24 rounds complete, and despite Piastri trailing Norris by three points at the top of the drivers' standings, the Australian has usurped his team-mate as favourite.

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