McLaren aim to paint Baku orange with papaya parade

Formula One championship leader Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris will not only resume their world title battle in Azerbaijan this weekend, but could also secure McLaren the constructors' crown.

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Having won 12 of the 16 races between them in 2025, Piastri and Norris are on the brink of wrapping up McLaren’s 10th team title with seven races to spare.

But the teammates are also locked in a race for the drivers’ title, with Norris cutting Piastri’s lead to 31 points after his second-placed finish last time out in Monza.

Despite Max Verstappen’s victory at the high-speed Italian Grand Prix, the return to a street circuit where Piastri triumphed in 2024 should enable McLaren to resume normal service.

But accidents and incidents are often part of the spectacle in Baku.

Norris can ill afford another slip-up after retiring from the Dutch GP in August due to a mechanical failure.