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Lando Norris is back on top and the Las Vegas betting markets are taking notice. His Brazil victory has shaken up the early odds ahead of the street circuit showdown in Nevada, and with the championship picture still alive, three drivers in particular are drawing serious attention from the sharp money this week.
Staying in Formula One, Pirelli is close to locking in a new wet tyre specification ahead of two thousand twenty seven, and it cannot come soon enough. Brazil gave the sport its first genuinely soaked weekend of the season, and what drivers encountered in those conditions at Interlagos made clear the current rubber has real limitations that need addressing before they show up at another critical moment.
And over in the Red Bull camp, Liam Lawson made sure the bosses were watching in Brazil. After a tense situation in Mexico, Lawson visibly helped Max Verstappen during the Sao Paulo race and then drew specific attention to that moment afterward — a calculated move from a driver who knows his seat is never fully guaranteed and that loyalty in this paddock has to be demonstrated, not just spoken.
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