Content material creator Daniel Mac arrived on the paddock of the Las Vegas Grand Prix with one query for followers of the championship: Who’s your driver of the 12 months? And it is no shock that solutions have been break up between Oscar Piastri, Max Verstappen, and Lando Norris.
One identify popped up greater than others, however even with simply three races left on the time of writing, the jury remains to be out amongst followers.
“Lando,” one fan mentioned earlier than including their reasoning: “Received the perfect automotive.”
One other supporter pointed to the opposite facet of the McLaren storage, including: “It is gonna be Oscar. I do not know. He is simply… he is the younger gun. He is the child. He is bought it.”
Even a fan carrying staff colors could not look previous the Briton.
“I may be carrying Aston Martin, however I nonetheless assume it is gonna be Lando Norris,” they mentioned earlier than being requested to justify their selection.
“Simply the factors. He is bought the balls, too, for my part.”
The reigning champion nonetheless instructions loads of respect from followers, particularly after his sudden return to type within the latter a part of this season.
“For my part, I bought Max Verstappen. To me, he drives extra assured and he’s extra aggressive to me.”
Oscar Piastri, McLaren
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“Max Verstappen, clearly,” one other added. “Yeah, clearly like he has confirmed himself time and time once more that he is all the time gonna be that. He would not ever hand over.”
Norris got here out on prime, mirroring his spectacular qualifying efficiency on a moist Las Vegas Strip.
“He form of took it away from Piastri,” one other fan mentioned on why they backed Norris. “Yeah. I might say like, when Piastri was like pulling away with the season, he form of got here again.”
With fan voting for the Autosport Awards now formally open, you’ve the chance to vote to your breakout star of the 12 months. However in Las Vegas, at the least, the talk is already in full swing because the drivers prepared themselves for a race beneath the neon lights of Sin Metropolis as each Piastri and Verstappen attempt to reel within the standings-leading Norris.
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