Piastri has lost 59 points to teammate Lando Norris over the last four race weekends and now trails Norris by 34 with three race weekends to go.

Formula 1 championship rivals Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris were off the pace during the first practice session in Las Vegas, as Ferrari's Charles Leclerc topped the time sheets.

Oscar Piastri shares, ahead of the Las Vegas Grand Prix, that he has had "tough" conversations with McLaren about his performance lately. The McLaren driver has not finished on the podium since the Italian GP,

Oscar Piastri, much like his McLaren team-mate Lando Norris, has revealed a special edition helmet for the Las Vegas Grand Prix as he pays tribute to his success in motorsport at a much younger age.

Eying his first ever F1 world championship, Norris said he's aiming to go flat out and continue his run of victories to close out the season with three back-to-back race weekends to go.

Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri may be up against each other in the Formula 1 drivers' title race, but they remain very much united on at least one issue within the McLaren camp. As the season reaches its climax, Norris revealed at the Las Vegas Grand Prix that both he and his team-mate have made the same request.