The top two teams in the championship standings need to smooth over lingering tension from Hungary by making a statement in the final race before some time off.
at the Hungarian Grand Prix. The victory wasn’t entirely without controversy, though, setting the table for a rather intriguing dynamic at the final race before the summer break: the 2024 Belgian Grand Prix.
Norris ultimately let his teammate by, giving up his own shot at a second win in F1 to give Piastri his first. But McLaren had to beg, and at times emotionally negotiate with, its own driver after giving him the advantage for the final 20 or so laps. That’s not exactly a good sign of a harmonious relationship between the team and its best hope to compete for a drivers championship.
If there were any doubts going into Hungary about McLaren having the superior car on the grid, those have been dismissed as the paddock heads to Spa. Norris and Piastri have an opportunity for one last statement before the break and if they make one, any sort of lingering drama will be an afterthought by the time they return to the grid in late August.The two-time reigning world champion has been noticeably out of sorts the last few weeks.
It doesn’t help that Red Bull is getting little help from its second driver, or that Verstappen is anticipating having tofor swapping engines in Spa, but a three-time world champion is held to a different standard. Whether or not he can rise to meet that benchmark this season might very well depend on how he responds to the recent wave of criticism in Belgium.
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