Red Bull's Max Verstappen, the four-time world champion, has won twice but is third and 25 points behind Piastri. "It's a great feeling to be in the lead of the championship and to have more points than everyone, but it's not something I look at," Norris told reporters at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on Thursday.

Lando Norris says the technical directive introduced for the Spanish F1 Grand Prix had zero impact on McLaren’s performance as they clinched their third 1-2 finish of the year. Norris finished second behind McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.