Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri urged to work together before competing for title - Max Verstappen finished ahead of the McLaren pair in Japan.

Norris was unable to get close enough to Verstappen during a race which saw precious little overtaking action, with Piastri pushing his McLaren team-mate in the closing stages. The Australian told his team he believed he could threaten Verstappen but McLaren did not initiate a switch.

Max Verstappen's victory at the Japanese Grand Prix has put the pressure back on McLaren duo Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri in the race for the F1 title

McLaren remains the team to beat in Formula 1, but Max Verstappen’s victorious drive for Red Bull at the Japanese Grand Prix Sunday proves only excellence is good enough. 2nd and 3rd placed Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri still have the fastest all-round car for McLaren on the F1 grid.

Oscar Piastri has given his thoughts on McLaren’s decision not to move Lando Norris aside in the latter stages of the Japanese Grand Prix.

During Sunday’s post-race press conference following Max Verstappen’s win in the Japanese Grand Prix, Lando Norris was asked about how McLaren handled the strategy behind the Red Bull driver. With Norris starting second and teammate Oscar Piastri third,