McLaren could ‘revise’ number one driver policy later in F1 2024 season

Mc⛦Laren could prioritise one of their F1 drivers later in the season🐻 if they find themselves in a title battle.

(L to R): Lando Norris (GBR) McLaren celebrates his second position with race winner and team mate Oscar Piastri (AUS)
(L to R): Lando Norris (GBR) McLaren celebrates his second position with race winner and team…

McLaren have admitted they may “revise” their position on not having a number one driver later in the F1 2024 season.

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Oscar Piastri claimed a maiden grand prix victory as he led teammate168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Lando Norris in a McLaren one-two inꦦ Hungary, but the result was overshadowed by a con💟troversial and heated row over team orders.

McLaren repeatedly asked Norris to give the lead back to Piastri, after a decision to pit Norris first in the final round of stops resulted in him undercutting his teammate. Following several protests and tense tꦇeam radio exchanges, ❀the Briton eventually obliged with three laps to go.

Norris sits second in the championship, 76 points behind reigning world champion 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen, while Piastri is a further 40 points adrift in fifth. With Norris being closer to Verstappen in the standings, there had been some🍌 suggestions McLaren should have let him win to cut the gap further.

Stella suggested that depending on how the championship picture develops over the coming months, a different stanceꦕ may be required🎀 in the future.

“I think when you have Oscar and Lando, we are in the lucky enough position that we d🐭on't really need to decide who is a number one driver,” he told media including in Hungary.

“Which is a way of simplifying things for some people, like myself, and it's a way to frustrate the entire team, the 🐬ambition and the way we go racing, which is deep in our ethos.

“We race fair and if one of the two drivers gains on merit a result, this is protected. Maybe if it's 🍨the last couple of races and there's a strong championship interest for one of the two drivers, we may re𒈔vise this.”

Stella, whose team have now jumped ahead of Ferrari and into second in th﷽e constructors’ championship, added: “But what I'm expecting is the other driver coming to me and saying if you need my✨ help with the other driver because he is in the championship competition, I'm available.

"And I think you build this𝐆 ethos if you manage days like today in a fair way like I think we have done. This may give a lot of material for rumours and kind of media. That's fair enough. That's racing.

“To be honest, I enjoyed this week as a spectator, as a fan, when these things were happening even when I was not in Formula 1. That's ♏fair enough.

“But please acknowledge that we just did what was fair today. And this is what I want the entire team of McLaren to realise. And hopefully our fans as ℱwell.”

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