{"id":958548,"date":"2026-11-09T20:18:12","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T20:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/958548\/"},"modified":"2026-11-09T20:18:12","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T20:18:12","slug":"f1-news-2026-oscar-piastri-lando-norris-head-to-head-stats-drivers-constructors-championship-points-brazil-grand-prix-victory-mclaren","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/958548\/","title":{"rendered":"F1 News 2026 | Oscar Piastri, Lando Norris head-to-head stats, drivers constructors\u2019 championship points, Brazil Grand Prix victory McLaren"},"content":{"rendered":"

As both Formula 1<\/a> championship trophies make their way from McLaren<\/a>\u2018s home base in Woking to Mercedes<\/a>\u2019 headquarters in Brackley, the McLaren duo faces a gruelling fight to salvage third place in the constructors\u2019 championship.<\/p>\n

Currently, the fight between Red Bull<\/a> and McLaren is Oscar Piastri<\/a>\u2019s main focus out of Brazil, where his teammate fight off a charging Max Verstappen<\/a> to take McLaren\u2019s first victory since the Dutch Grand Prix in August. <\/p>\n

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Lando Norris won the Brazil GP. \u00a0Buda Mendes<\/p>\n

McLaren currently trails Red Bull by just 17 points. <\/p>\n

Both teams sit on three wins apiece – thanks to Verstappen and Lando Norris – but Red Bull\u2019s 15 podiums to McLaren\u2019s eight paint a vastly different picture of the season, as do the drivers\u2019 standings.<\/p>\n

Although Norris and Piastri sit next to each other in sixth and seventh in the drivers\u2019 championship, a vast gulf in points separates the teammates. <\/p>\n

Norris boasts 246 points to Piastri\u2019s 152, nearly a 100-point advantage over the Australian. <\/p>\n

Piastri now finds himself in a precarious position, with Red Bull\u2019s Isack Hadjar lurking in his mirrors. <\/p>\n

Hadjar is just 30 points adrift of the Aussie and ready to pounce after sharing the podium in Brazil with race-winner Norris and his Red Bull teammate.<\/p>\n

McLaren had aimed to make a significant leap forward in what has been a tough year, and a crucial set of aerodynamic updates ultimately propelled Norris to victory during a wet-weather masterclass at Interlagos.<\/p>\n

At the front of the field, Mercedes has well and truly wrapped up the championships, picking up the constructors\u2019 championship only a week after phenom Kimi Antonelli<\/a> was crowned world champion<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Now, the rest of the grid is left fighting for the remaining honours. <\/p>\n

With Ferrari<\/a> comfortably holding second, Piastri has his sights locked on securing third place for McLaren in the constructors\u2019 standings.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust keep learning and ultimately try and beat Red Bull in the constructors\u2019 championship,\u201d he said of his goals for the remainder of the season.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s the big thing. It\u2019s not going to be an easy task for sure, but I think it\u2019s possible.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the car took a step forward this weekend, so hopefully that keeps going for the last three races.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a positive note for McLaren, Norris\u2019 triumph in Brazil has vaulted him right back into contention for the runner-up spot in the drivers\u2019 championship. <\/p>\n

With a maximum of three rounds remaining, the gap to second-placed Verstappen is just 33 points.<\/p>\n

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Isack Hadjar (right) is only thirty points behind Oscar Piastri. \u00a0Hector Vivas<\/p>\n

While Norris currently leads his teammate across every statistical metric for 2026, Piastri has faced a uniquely steep learning curve. The Australian\u2019s trademark smooth driving style hasn\u2019t entirely meshed with the new era of engine regulations. <\/p>\n

Finding a fix will require far more than simply braking harder, these power unit regulations are undoubtedly the most complex in F1 history, particularly when it comes to how and when electrical power is deployed.<\/p>\n

Following Monday\u2019s announcement of his split with long-time managers Mark and Ann Webber<\/a>, Piastri will be determined not to bleed any further points in the final three races of 2026 as the financial stakes prove massive. <\/p>\n

In 2025, the difference from third to fourth in the constructors\u2019 championship represented a $14 million deficit for the lower team. <\/p>\n

With Formula 1 becoming an increasingly lucrative business, that deficit is projected to approach a much-larger figure of $20m AUD in lost prize money for the 2026 season, making this final stretch a million dollar shootout.<\/p>\n

F1 has three races left in Vegas, Qatar and Abu Dhabi. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As both Formula 1 championship trophies make their way from McLaren\u2018s home base in Woking to Mercedes\u2019 headquarters…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":958549,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[573],"tags":[64,63,817,813,816,85],"class_list":["post-958548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-formula-1","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-f1","tag-formula-1","tag-formula1","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/958548","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=958548"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/958548\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/958549"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=958548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=958548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=958548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}