No one has been better than the 23-year-old Australian over the last seven races, but McLaren has made clear it will prioritize the placement of Lando Norris down the home stretch.

Despite a brilliant victory in 
Azerbaijan, McLaren’s Oscar Piastri has conceded challenging for the drivers’ championship is ‘not realistic’ and the team’s best chance of dethroning Max Verstappen remains,

Oscar Piastri won second career grand prix, McLaren passed Red Bull in the title race and a late crash shook up the podium during a thrilling Sunday in Baku.