McLaren are to prioritise Lando Norris over team-mate Oscar Piastri in their bid to win both Formula 1 world championships this year, team principal Andrea Stella tells BBC Sport.
McLaren are to prioritise Lando Norris over team-mate Oscar Piastri in their bid to win both Formula 1 world championships this year.
"Our principles are that the team interest always comes first. Sportsmanship for us is important in the overall way we go racing. And then we want to be fair to both drivers." Stella said: "What we don't want to see any more is a situation like in Monza in which we enter a chicane P1/P2 and we exit P1/P3. Because that is a detriment to the team.
Verstappen dominated the first part of the season, and has taken seven victories, when no other driver has more than two wins. Stella refused to give details of the sort of choices that might be made in Norris' favour but said decisions would be made on an ad hoc basis as to whether any interference between the two drivers was "worthwhile".
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