DREAM TEAM

McLaren are one-two hot to handle

- by DANIEL MOXON

WAS this the day the Formula One title battle became a two-horse race?

Max Verstappen had done an excellent job of keeping Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri honest.

But his title defence is in real trouble after he lost his head and slammed into George Russell yesterday, landing a penalty which saw him leave Barcelona with one point.

McLaren, meanwhile, were flawless and produced their third one-two finish of the season, and their first in Spain for 25 years.

Piastri started on pole and stayed there, while team-mate and title rival Norris was content with the next best result.