Lando Norris has insisted he would not ask McLaren for a position swap with teammate Oscar Piastri if it meant he would win a maiden Formula 1 world championship. The Briton enters the final weekend of the season at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with a 12-point advantage over Red Bull's Max Verstappen, with Piastri four points further back in third.

Norris was fastest in the single practice session at the Chinese Grand Prix, but qualified sixth for the F1 Sprint race and settled for P8 (and a single point) in the F1 Sprint race. While he recovered to finish second in the Grand Prix, that came after he qualified third behind Piastri and George Russell.

Ahead of the Abu Dhabi GP, here are all the permutations on how Lando Norris, Max Verstappen, or Oscar Piastri could clinch the F1 title

George Russell says if he was Lando Norris he would not “want to win a championship” by having his team-mate pull over for him. The Mercedes driver added that Oscar Piastri should “unplug the radio” in Abu Dhabi this weekend to avoid any controversial team orders.

IN the ruthless sport of Formula One, nice guys do not often come first. But British driver Lando Norris is aiming to change all that when the final race of the season takes place this weekend.

Red Bull expressed regret Monday following “clearly incorrect” comments alleging that Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli had let McLaren's Lando Norris past at the Qatar Grand Prix, influencing the Formula 1 title fight.

McLaren have been slammed over the suggestion that they could issue team orders to help Lando Norris win the F1 drivers' championship at this weekend's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The papaya F1 squad head into the season finale with both drivers still in the title fight,