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.

LANDO NORRIS says he would move aside if he were in Oscar Piastri’s position as McLaren’s team orders reach boiling point. Meanwhile, Mercedes’ George Russell says he would not want to be

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.

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.

Lando Norris currently holds a 16-point lead over his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri heading into the final race of the season in Abu Dhabi. Max Verstappen sits between them, trailing Norris by 12 points.

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.