Brundle delivers blow to Norris: Can he recover?

After the safety car released the drivers, Norris failed to keep his lead on the first lap without it. Piastri was able to quickly pass his teammate and keep the lead. When it came time to make their pit stops, Norris put on hard tyres compared to Piastri’s mediums. Brundle describes this move as ‘clever’.

Unfortunately for Norris, it did not go to plan as his teammate was also able to pull off a one-stop but on a quicker and softer compound. About this, Brundle said, “Lando threw caution to the wind; he had nothing to lose."

Continuing, he said, “I've felt the same way all year, when all the stars align, I believe Lando is marginally the faster, but Oscar is more consistent, makes fewer errors, and is more clinical in combat.”

Norris was steadily closing in on Piastri until a mistake caused him to lose a whole second, thus effectively ending his hunt for the Belgian Grand Prix win.

At the beginning of the season, many people believed that 2025 was Norris's year to win. After last year's battle with Verstappen and the improving McLaren, that seemed plausible. However, his teammate swept in and now has the lead.

Brundle thinks that in order to win the championship, “Lando will need absolutely all he's got, all the time, to win this.”