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.

Championship leader Oscar Piastri snatched pole position away from teammate Lando Norris in dramatic fashion at the Spanish Grand Prix.

Nico Rosberg, the former world champion, accused Lando Norris of repeatedly making “little mistakes when the pressure is at its highest” after the Briton took second on the grid for Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix.