Formula 1 odds: Norris is bookmakers’ favourite for title after taking Championship lead

Lando Norris’s victory at this weekend’s Mexico City Grand Prix has seen him take the lead in the Drivers’ Championship for the first time since April. 

Although the Brit’s lead is only a slender one - a single point separates him from teammate Oscar Piastri – bookmakers have responded favourably, with Ladbrokes pricing him as the 4/5 favourite, ahead of Max Verstappen, who is 36 points off the lead, and former leader Piastri.

Norris enjoyed a relatively easy time in the Grand Prix with his lead at the front keeping him out of the reach of some major flashpoints and incidents. 

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Despite securing pole position, Norris had concerns about the Ferrari drivers. Mexico City’s track layout means there is an 800m run from the grid to the first corner, and the McLaren driver believed he would be in danger from the Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton in 2nd and 3rd, respectively. 

As it turns out, Norris’s excellent start, coupled with incidents behind him, meant he not only retained his lead but started to open up a gap almost immediately off the starting line. From there on, the result was never really in doubt, and he eventually came home more than 30 seconds ahead of Leclerc.

Despite Norris’s easy run, the race was far from incident-free. And Verstappen, who had been installed as favourite for the title before this race, was involved in a lot of those incidents. 

The four-time champion ran over the grass at the first corner, although the stewards did not take any action, despite the Dutch driver passing George Russell during the manoeuvre. He was also involved in a racing incident with Lewis Hamilton on the sixth lap, with Hamilton earning a ten-second penalty. 

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If it wasn’t for the virtual safety car being deployed with two laps to go, Verstappen would likely have taken second place from Leclerc.

Behind Verstappen, rookie Brit Oliver Bearman put in an excellent race to finish 4th in his Haas, ahead of former Championship leader Oscar Piastri. The remaining points were taken by Kimi Antonelli, George Russell, Lewis Hamilton, Esteban Ocon, and Gabriel Bortoleto. 

The result means Norris now sits atop the Drivers’ Championship on 357 points. Oscar Piastri has seen his lead completely eroded and now sits on 356 points. Max Verstappen is in third position, on 321 points, with four races left to go. 

Before Mexico, Verstappen had been the bookies’ favourite to reel Piastri in and take the Drivers’ Championship. 

His third-place finish means Verstappen did take points off Piastri, but Norris’s resurgent form, commanding drive, and his slender lead at the top, have seen him installed as the title favourite at odds of 4/5. Verstappen and Piastri are now both priced at 5/2.

Odds on the Drivers’ Championship, correct at the time of writing, from Ladbrokes:

The next race sees the drivers head to Brazil on 9 November. Norris and Verstappen have been priced as joint favourites for the race, at odds of 6/4, while Piastri is back in third favourite position at 9/2.

Odds on Brazil Grand Prix, correct at the time of writing, from Ladbrokes:

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