There are five races left in the campaign, with a maximum 146 points still available. Norris will have to make an average gain of more than 11 points per race to overhaul Verstappen. It wasn't Shohei Ohtani or Mookie Betts but Tommy Edman who was named NLCS MVP after an all-around team effort from L.A.

McLaren has explained why it didn't ask Lando Norris to let Max Verstappen past after their Turn 12 off-track battle in Austin, which led to a penalty for the Briton. In the closing stages of Formula 1's United States Grand Prix,

Lando Norris missed out on the United States Grand Prix podium and lost ground to Max Verstappen in the F1 title race as a result of a late penalty while duelling with the Dutchman