McLaren have be🐠en urged by Nico Rosberg to be more ruthless in their two championship battles with Red Bull🧸.

Lando Norris remains 62 points adrift of Max Verstappen at the top of thꦉe drivers’ standings, but McLaren have cut the deficit to just eight points behind Red Bull in the constructors’.

The form and ꦦthe results of McLaren suggest they could trouble Red Bull in both championships although their team orders philosophy has come under the microscope.

Polesitter Lando Norris scrapped 🧔with teammate Oscar Piastri on the first lap of last weekend’s F1 Italian Grand Prix. They ultimately both lost out to Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc.

“We need McLaren ꦅto changeꦆ things around a little bit,” Rosberg told the Sky F1 podcast.

“They are not doingꦑ the b💞est job for Lando to challenge for the championship.

“As fans, we love to see Piastri against Norris in Turn 4. We were on the edge 🗹of our seats. From that point of view, respect to McLaren.

“But even more importa💯ntly for all of us, is that Lando gets a shot at the cജhampionship.

“It would be the most thrilling thinꩵg, two friends f𝕴ighting it out.

“For that to happen, we need McLaren to b❀e a bit more supportive of Lando and to introduce the ‘hold position’ action.

“A🅺llo𒊎wing their two drivers to race may have cost them the win.”

Natalie Piꦏnkhꦍam provided a different perspective: “Seeing the McLaren faces on the podium after the race spoke volumes.

“Here were two very frustrated drivers. Would you have b♍elieved a year ago🌞 that they would be lamenting coming second and third?

“Perhaps next year is their year. Perhaps this is a building 🐼year. Even at the beginning, Max was dominant and we could never have foreseen Lando being in a championship fight.

“Not much will change in 2025. What we’re seeing now is sewing the seeds for next year. Maybe McLarᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚen have to be patient, in that resp𝓀ect.”

However, 2016 F1 champion Rosberg disagreed.

Rosberg insisted: “I think McLaren should be𒆙 impatient. They have a shot at the constructors' championship and the drivers’ championship.

“Next year, you don’t know. Mercedes might be [strong] or Ferrarꦛi 🐲might continue their progress.

“Y꧙ou cannot just be patient. I think they should be impatient and seize the momentum.

“Pounce on Red Bull’s weakn♎ess, go for it. You ne𝕴ver know in F1 if you will get a second chance.”