Baffled by his deficit to Lando Norris in Mexico, where Oscar Piastri lamented "no pace", social media came to life with claims of sabotage.

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella says Oscar Piastri lost a few milliseconds per corner to pole-sitter Lando Norris

The Formula 1 Championship battle is all that fans, teams, drivers, and commentators can talk about nowadays, with Oscar Piastri, Lando Norris, and Max Verstapp

Lando Norris has raised his concerns, McLaren are going into qualifying for Mexico City Grand Prix qualifying as well as struggling with the balance.

Norris has been whittling away Piastri’s lead, while a resurgent Verstappen has been taking chunks out of it. With five grands prix and two sprints remaining, Verstappen is now just 40 points behind Piastri and top spot, his hopes of winning a fifth straight World Championship revitalised.

Lando Norris is happy that his title challenge is no longer hindered by consequences placed on him by McLaren and says he feels in a “comfortable place”.McLaren imposed the unspecified “consequences” on Norris after he banged wheels with team-mate and championship leader Oscar Piastri in Singapore.

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton will start second and third respectively. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Red Bull attempted to interfere with McLaren's grid markings ahead of the F1 United States GP, but Norris says he didn't need the additional markers