Is Lando Norris' championship title defence already over?

Many will think that, but two races is not enough to draw conclusions.

It looked like his title defence was never really on with how Mercedes were looking in pre-season. Now McLaren are so far behind them, it's hard to see him retaining the championship.

david.comerford6mo ago

Not quite, but almost. The April break might help them - more time to develop the car, less time for Mercedes to build the gap?

aaditya.krishnamurthy6mo ago

It's hard to see McLaren bouncing back, and Lando hasn't shown that grit to overcome such a bad start. But stranger things have happened, so we could look back in December and wonder how he pulled it off...

kyle.archer6mo ago

It looks like Lando Norris' title defence was over before it even started with how strong Mercedes have started the 2026 F1 regulations era.