PADDOCK INSIDER: Norris needs to find his sweet spot again as Piastri leads the standings – Miami could be the ideal place to do it

Whenever you ask Lando Norris about his maiden Grand Prix victory in Miami last year, his face immediately lights up. The 25-year-old always hoped he could achieve the feat – but he is the kind of person who needs to see it to believe it and that win in Miami, beating his friend and rival Max Verstappen to boot, ticked that box nicely.

As the year went on, Norris' belief in himself continued to grow – helped in part by adding three more Grands Prix victory trophies to his cabinet. And after Abu Dhabi, where he secured the win that guaranteed McLaren the Constructors' Championship, you got the sense he believed when he said to his team "next year is going to be my year".