When Lando Norris needed an advantage the most, his WDC competitors, Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri, struggled in qualifying, suffering from different woes.

Max Verstappen has been pinpointed the issues he endured with his Red Bull during qualifying for Sunday's Mexico City Grand Prix.

Oscar Piastri admitted he was dumbfounded at his lack of pace after another difficult qualifying session for the F1 championship leader. Piastri, who has a 14-point lead over McLaren teammate Lando Norris and 40 points ahead of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, has endured a poor run of form and Saturday at the Mexico GP was no different.

Max Verstappen was only fifth fastest in qualifying at the Mexico City Grand Prix, as the Dutchman struggled to control his Red Bull car in hot conditions

Max Verstappen has expressed his concerns about a lack of grip he endured during Friday's second practice session for Sunday's Mexico City GP.

McLaren’s Lando Norris took a fantastic pole in qualifying today for the Mexico Grand Prix. The Ferrari duo of Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton will start tomorrow’s race in second and third respectively. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen is chasing McLaren’s Oscar Piastri and Norris for the title, and he will start P5.

Max Verstappen claims third consecutive pole over his Championship Rivals of McLaren's Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. What does this mean for the Sprint tomorrow?

Max Verstappen took a 10th career Sprint pole with a stunning lap in Austin to beat the McLarens of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri; watch the United States GP Sprint on Saturday from 6pm (build-up at 5pm) with Qualifying at 10pm,

Max Verstappen will start tomorrow’s United States Grand Prix from pole position at Circuit of the Americas. Lando Norris and Charles Leclerc rounded out the top three after qualifying in Austin, Texas — where championship leader Oscar Piastri finished only sixth fastest.

The Formula 1 Championship battle is all that fans, teams, drivers, and commentators can talk about nowadays, with Oscar Piastri, Lando Norris, and Max Verstapp

Max Verstappen may be chasing a different championship leader, but he's still closing in with his deficit down from 40 points to 36.