Oscar Piastri has been the better driver over Lando Norris on “all stats and viewing” according to Jolyon Palmer who said the Australian’s lead could have been as big as 61 points.

Just nine separate the McLaren duo but Piastri has been on the wrong end of some moments of fortune, leading Palmer to believe the title race is closer than it should be.

Oscar Piastri told title lead could be 61 points in Lando Norris battle

Norris went into the season having comfortably beaten his team-mate in 2024 and although the Briton started stronger, Piastri soon grew into the campaign and a hat-trick wins of moved him into the position of title favourite.

But the driver, only in his third F1 season, has not been without his moments of poor fortune. The most recent came on the last race bef

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