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Qualifying head-to-head
Norris 11-3 Piastri
They may both still be young drivers, but the extra F1 experience that Norris possesses seems to show when it comes to the intra-team head-to-heads. The 24-year-old has comfortably beaten his team mate in qualifying so far, having only lost out to Piastri on three occasions during the first half of 2024 (in Saudi Arabia, Imola and Monaco).
Norris is also responsible for McLaren’s two pole positions, taken during the Spanish and Hungarian Grands Prix weekends, plus he gets an honorary shoutout for claiming the debut Sprint Qualifying pole of the year amid mixed weather conditions in China.
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Race head-to-head
Norris 9-5 Piastri
It is again Norris on top in terms of race day results, with the British driver crossing the line ahead of Piastri at nine events so far. Piastri has looked increasingly strong as the season has progressed, however, as the Australian has finished in front at three of the last four weekends.
McLaren have displayed impressive reliability to date, reflected by the fact that both drivers have been classified at all 14 rounds. Norris did not make it to the end of the Austrian Grand Prix following his late-race clash with Verstappen as they scrapped for the lead (more on which later), but was still classed as 20th when he retired seven laps before the chequered flag.
Piastri, meanwhile, has scored points at every race so far barring Miami, where he slipped down to P13 after losing out during the Safety Car phase and making contact with the Ferrari of Carlos Sainz.
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