Max Verstappen and Lando Norris went toe-to-toe for third place at COTA, with the McLaren driver picking up an unnecessary

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.

The reason why McLaren driver Lando Norris was penalised during the United States Grand Prix while F1 rival Max Verstappen was let off has been revealed.

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McLaren’s Lando Norris edged Red Bull’s Max Verstappen for the pole at the United States Grand Prix on Saturday

Lando Norris’ championship hopes were dealt a hammer blow after he was handed a controversial five-second penalty to finish behind rival Max Verstappen following a compelling US Grand Prix.

McLaren's Lando Norris hailed the best pole position of his career after beating Red Bull rival and Formula One leader Max Verstappen to pole position at the U.S. Grand Prix on Saturday. Verstappen, 54 points clear of Norris in the standings after winning the earlier sprint at Austin's Circuit of the Americas,

McLaren’s Lando Norris beats title rival Max Verstappen’s Red Bull to pole position at the United States Grand Prix.

With McLaren extending that lead thanks to Lando Norris’ dominant win in the Singapore Grand Prix, could he chase down Max Verstappen in the Drivers’ Championship? Their week in Austin, however, did not get off to a strong start.