{"id":240966,"date":"2025-10-26T08:23:28","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T08:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/240966\/"},"modified":"2025-10-26T08:23:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T08:23:28","slug":"biggest-gap-between-mclaren-drivers-in-qualifying-since-mexico-last-year-%c2%b7-racefans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/240966\/","title":{"rendered":"Biggest gap between McLaren drivers in qualifying since Mexico last year \u00b7 RaceFans"},"content":{"rendered":"

The McLaren drivers have usually been separated by hundredths of a second in qualifying but Lando Norris<\/a> was over half a second clear in Mexico.<\/p>\n

Gaps between team mates
\nThe 0.588 second gap between pole-winner Norris and his team mate Oscar Piastri<\/a> in eighth (before Carlos Sainz Jnr\u2019s penalty) was the largest representative gap between any pair of team mates in qualifying. Liam Lawson was over a second off Isack Hadjar but that was because he aborted his final run.<\/p>\n

Only once this year was the gap between the McLaren pair almost as big as this. Norris beat his team mate by 0.583s in Austria, but that was partly because Piastri\u2019s lap was compromised by a yellow flag<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In the seven grands prix which followed that, the pair were only separated by more than a tenth of a second once. Before today\u2019s qualifying session the average gap between them was a mere eight-thousandths of a second.<\/p>\n

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella suggested Piastri didn\u2019t click as readily with the low-grip Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez<\/a> as Norris did. The data appears to bear that out \u2013 the last time the gap between them was this large was at the same race last year \u2013 though on that occasion Piastri was also compromised by losing a lap time due to a track limits infringement.<\/p>\n

Team mate battles<\/p>\n

Further underlining how close the qualifying battle ordinarily is between the McLaren drivers, Norris drew level with Piastri by qualifying ahead today. Meanwhile at Haas Oliver Bearman<\/a> became the sixth driver to win the qualifying battle against his team mate this year.<\/p>\n

Fernando Alonso 19 \u2013 0 Lance Stroll
Max Verstappen 17 \u2013 0 Yuki Tsunoda
George Russell 18 \u2013 2 Andrea Kimi Antonelli
Charles Leclerc 15 \u2013 5 Lewis Hamilton
Isack Hadjar 13 \u2013 4 Liam Lawson
Oliver Bearman 12 \u2013 7 Esteban Ocon
Carlos Sainz Jnr 11 \u2013 9 Alexander Albon
Gabriel Bortoleto 11 \u2013 9 Nico Hulkenberg
Pierre Gasly 5 \u2013 4 Franco Colapinto
Lando Norris 10 \u2013 10 Oscar Piastri<\/p>\n

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Streaks<\/p>\n

Out-qualified team mate<\/p>\n

Rank
\nDriver
\nStreak<\/p>\n

1
\nFernando Alonso
\n31<\/p>\n

2
\nMax Verstappen
\n26<\/p>\n

3
\nOliver Bearman
\n5<\/p>\n

4
\nNico Hulkenberg
\n3<\/p>\n

=
\nGeorge Russell
\n3<\/p>\n

6
\nCarlos Sainz Jnr
\n2<\/p>\n

=
\nIsack Hadjar
\n2<\/p>\n

=
\nPierre Gasly
\n2<\/p>\n

=
\nCharles Leclerc
\n2<\/p>\n

=
\nLando Norris
\n2<\/p>\n

11
\nJack Doohan
\n1<\/p>\n

Out-qualified by team mate<\/p>\n

Rank
\nDriver
\nStreak<\/p>\n

1
\nLance Stroll
\n31<\/p>\n

2
\nYuki Tsunoda
\n18<\/p>\n

3
\nEsteban Ocon
\n5<\/p>\n

4
\nGabriel Bortoleto
\n3<\/p>\n

=
\nAndrea Kimi Antonelli
\n3<\/p>\n

6
\nFranco Colapinto
\n2<\/p>\n

=
\nAlexander Albon
\n2<\/p>\n

=
\nLiam Lawson
\n2<\/p>\n

=
\nLewis Hamilton
\n2<\/p>\n

=
\nOscar Piastri
\n2<\/p>\n

Q1 eliminations and Q3 appearances<\/p>\n

Eliminated in Q1<\/p>\n

Rank
\nDriver
\nStreak<\/p>\n

1
\nGabriel Bortoleto
\n3<\/p>\n

=
\nLance Stroll
\n3<\/p>\n

3
\nAlexander Albon
\n2<\/p>\n

4
\nFranco Colapinto
\n1<\/p>\n

=
\nPierre Gasly
\n1<\/p>\n

Reached Q3<\/p>\n

Rank
\nDriver
\nStreak<\/p>\n

1
\nLando Norris
\n27<\/p>\n

2
\nOscar Piastri
\n24<\/p>\n

3
\nMax Verstappen
\n23<\/p>\n

4
\nCharles Leclerc
\n13<\/p>\n

5
\nGeorge Russell
\n12<\/p>\n

6
\nAndrea Kimi Antonelli
\n5<\/p>\n

7
\nOliver Bearman
\n3<\/p>\n

=
\nLewis Hamilton
\n3<\/p>\n

9
\nCarlos Sainz Jnr
\n2<\/p>\n

10
\nIsack Hadjar
\n1<\/p>\n

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