SÃO PAULO -- As Lando Norris delivered another critic-quieting performance of championship calibre at Interlagos, two relatively small moments for Oscar Piastri moved him closer to what is looking more and more likely to be a painful runner-up finish in the 2025 Formula 1 drivers' championship.

Another near-perfect weekend for Norris has moved him 24 points clear of Piastri with three race weekends -- one of which includes a sprint -- left to run. It is a scenario that would have seemed unlikely two months ago, when Norris' late car failure at the Dutch Grand Prix and Piastri's victory left the Australian driver 34 points clear and seemingly on course for his first world championship.

Even before that, many doubted whether Norris possessed the all-important right stuff required t

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