NEW DELHI, April 12 -- Undoubtedly the fastest car on the grid, McLaren had been the talk of the town especially after its drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri won the first two races of the year in Australia and China.
While some predicted that 2025 would see a Norris-Piastri battle for the championship just like Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg fought between 2014-16 at Mercedes, others like former world champion Jacques Villeneuve prophesised Norris clinching the title given his experience of having been involved in a championship fight last year.
But Max Verstappen has changed the course of the discourse after delivering a sensational drive at Suzuka, first to take pole and then to win the Japanese Grand Prix last Sunday. As a result...