For the better part of three years, Zak Brown has been telling anyone who would listen that Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri comprise the best driver pairing on the Formula 1 grid. The smile on the McLaren CEO’s face as he posed with the pair for photographs following the Chinese Grand Prix showed just how much Brown believes in the duo.

Lando Norris has admitted his McLaren team will be “nervous” about the prospect of him going head-to-head with team-mate Oscar Piastri for the world championship. Norris, 25, and Piastri, 23, both have one victory each after the opening two rounds of the new Formula One season with McLaren holding an early advantage over their rivals.

McLaren driver Oscar Piastri, who took his maiden pole position on Saturday, got a great start in Sunday's race to lead into the first corner, as Norris passed Russell for second.