Brundle: A year ago, I'd have said no with Norris [winning title]

Norris, following a dominant Mexico City Grand Prix win, is now leading the 2025 F1 Drivers' Championship from teammate Oscar Piastri by one point, while he leads third-placed Max Verstappen by 36.

The Briton, who now has six wins to his name in 2025, has been enjoying a recent run of form, while Piastri in the sister car has struggled, with the race in Mexico City being another tough weekend for the Australian as the resurgent Verstappen has been steadily closing the gap on the McLaren pair.

Like many, Brundle has been impressed by Norris' win from pole in Mexico City; he said: "I thought it was an outstanding weekend for Lando.

"If we'd have seen that kind of performance from Max or Lewis, we'd have talked about it in hushed tones because it was outstanding.

"You often hear me talk about, when I've commentated on championship showdowns, that one or more of the combatants, the main participants, seem to find an overdrive gear somehow. And that was Lando's overdrive.

"Max seems to have the overdrive engaged at all times," Brundle added. "But I just thought that qualifying lap, the perfect start, defending into the most difficult first corner of the year, heading off into the distance was just perfect, and just the sort of statement and confidence booster he needs right now."

While Norris has shown his speed, especially over one lap, he has shown weaknesses in racing conditions, an area in which Piastri excelled, not to mention Verstappen, who has always been in control when racing against the former.

And while Norris has never bothered to hide his struggles with mental fortitude, Brundle has noted that the 25-year-old has progressed in that area, pointing out certain moments in this season where he bounced back after setbacks.

Brundle commented: "It's a pressure game. That's the same in any high-level sport. It's mostly in your head in the end.

"But a year ago, I'd have said no with Lando," he claimed, "but he and the team have done so much work on this aspect. And just the way he's batted away disappointment because.

"Whatever they say, Baku was a wasted opportunity. Obviously, the contact in Canada hurt him [when Norris crashed into Piastri]. He couldn't do anything about the engine failure in Zandvoort. And he obviously couldn't do anything about getting clouted in Austin.

"But he's managing that. Even the booing at the end of the race, which I found somewhat bizarre. He's just finding a way to compartmentalize that, package it up, not let it get to him.

"Lando of a year or two ago wouldn't have handled the start [Mexico] as well as that. I think he's really sort of completing the full set of cards there," Brundle concluded.