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The British driver trails world champion Max Verstappen by 62 points

The Woking-based team hinted after the Italian Grand Prix that they were fully ready to back Lando Norris in his bid to win the drivers’ championship. McLaren have come under fire after recent performances which have seen them rapidly catch Red Bull in the constructors’ title fight but not as…

“The future is his.”

McLaren has revealed it is holding back on bringing a new floor for its Formula 1 car because the team thinks it risks the same downgrade problems rivals have faced.

While McLaren is odds-on favourite to claim the constructors' title, its unwillingness to shift its weight towards Lando Norris may well cost him the drivers' title against Max Verstappen. Has McLaren left it too late or can Norris still win it? Our F1 writers have their say.

Team principal Andrea Stella admits McLaren ‘were a little cautious’ before the Italian Grand Prix but McLaren now only trail Red Bull by 8pts in the constructors’ standings

Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff believes McLaren needs to decide if it will throw its full backing behind Lando Norris in his fight for the title.

McLaren has offered the firmest hint yet that it is now ready to throw its full support behind Lando Norris’s Formula 1 title bid, despite having been reluctant to introduce team orders so far.

Lando Norris feels his McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri "got way too close for comfort" on his lap-one pass at Formula 1's Italian Grand Prix.