{"id":54237,"date":"2025-11-17T07:19:50","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T12:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/lando-norris-vs-oscar-piastri-vs-max-verstappen-f1-title-permutations-and-where-it-could-be-won\/17\/11\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T07:19:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T12:19:56","slug":"lando-norris-vs-oscar-piastri-vs-max-verstappen-f1-title-permutations-and-where-it-could-be-won","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/lando-norris-vs-oscar-piastri-vs-max-verstappen-f1-title-permutations-and-where-it-could-be-won\/17\/11\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Lando Norris vs Oscar Piastri vs Max Verstappen: F1 title permutations and where it could be won"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Three more races. Three drivers in contention. One chance at glory with the 2025 Formula 1 Drivers’ Championship.<\/p>\n

After 21 rounds of twists and turns, ups and inevitable downs, a gripping 2025 drivers’ title race is heading towards its climax — and it’s all still up for grabs.<\/p>\n

Lando Norris<\/a>, Oscar Piastri<\/a> and Max Verstappen<\/a> are all in contention before a triple header of title-defining grands prix. But who will come out on top?<\/p>\n

Before our protagonists hit the track again, ESPN brings you up to speed on a battle for the ages and where and why the championship could be won.<\/p>\n

What are the current standings?<\/h2>\n

After a perfect weekend in S\u00e3o Paulo, Norris holds a 24-point lead over McLaren teammate Piastri as both young drivers aim for their first F1 crown.<\/p>\n

Red Bull’s reigning four-time world champion Verstappen in the Red Bull is 25 points further back.<\/p>\n

Mercedes’ George Russell<\/a> is fourth, but too far behind to have a mathematical shot at winning the title.<\/p>\n

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Who is in the best form?<\/h2>\n

While Verstappen won three in four prior to the Mexico City Grand Prix, the answer to that question right now is undeniably Norris.<\/p>\n

Norris, after struggling with the McLaren car compared to his teammate earlier in the season, has claimed pole position and the race win in back-to-back rounds — with a Sprint victory in Interlagos sprinkled in — to quickly go from the hunter to the hunted.<\/p>\n

Piastri’s form, on the other hand, has been on the slide. The Australian was a heavy favourite for his maiden title after winning the Dutch GP — which, coupled with Norris’ DNF gave him a 34-point lead — but he has yet to stand on the top step since, and hasn’t even managed a podium in the last four rounds.<\/p>\n

That has propelled Norris into the, pardon the pun, driver’s seat in this title battle.<\/p>\n\n