McLaren’s dominant start to the new F1 campaign has made Piastri and Norris the main protagonists for the drivers’ title, with reigning four-time champion Max Verstappen reduced to an outside contender in an unpredictable Red Bull RB21.

It was a battle of the McLaren drivers across Formula One’s 2025 Spanish Grand Prix qualifying, with Oscar Piastri ultimately topping Lando Norris’ with purple sectors across the board on the final runs — eking a two-tenths of a second gap over his teammate.

Oscar Piastri won the Spanish Grand Prix ahead of McLaren teammate Lando Norris as McLaren continued its early dominance of the Formula 1 championship on Sunday.Piastri flew away from his pole position and executed a flawless race to extend his lead in the driver standings.