McLaren wants agreement between Norris and Piastri on celebrations

McLaren volition soon speech to its drivers, Lando Norris (23) and Oscar Piastri (21), astir however they privation the squad to observe if 1 of them wins the Formula 1 rubric this season. They privation to instrumentality into relationship the feelings of the 1 who doesn't.

Currently, Piastri leads by 9 points, portion their closest rival Max Verstappen is 97 points behind. The play has go a conflict betwixt the two, who person taken 11 of the 14 victories truthful far.

Chief enforcement Zak Brown said: "We inactive deliberation different drivers tin beryllium successful the fight, but we are not naive." He is alert that this is simply a delicate situation, arsenic it is the archetypal clip 2 young drivers successful the squad person fought for their archetypal title.

"Loser's" program and an important conversation

Brown said helium would soon beryllium down with Norris and Piastri to hold connected however they volition celebrate. “One of you volition win, it volition beryllium the champion time of your life. But 1 of you volition lose, however bash you privation america to behave? Do you privation america to observe lone the winner?”

He added: “We are afloat alert of however delicate this is. We volition beryllium down and travel to an statement – 1 of you volition not beryllium champion. How bash we behave successful that case?”

McLaren went into the summertime interruption with 4 consecutive 1-2 finishes: 3 wins for Norris and 1 for Piastre. Brown mentioned that Piastre was “upset” astatine Silverstone, wherever helium mislaid his accidental to triumph owed to a penalty, and Norris besides won successful Hungary.

Brown told an anecdote astir the fans: “I got a connection from a fanatic who was rather aggressive. I was walking with Oscar and I said – you don’t merit it. I made him laughter and said – present we’re going to interruption the ice.”

Zak added: "I similar to enactment things retired close distant oregon aft everyone's cooled off. I ever effort to interruption the crystal and person a small gag with the drivers."

McLaren allows state and adjacent chances for some drivers, without preordained archetypal oregon second.

Piastri has six victories, Norris five, and some person 4 rod positions and 12 podiums. The quality is successful the kilometers driven successful the race: Piastri 1759, Norris 1046.

"It volition each travel down to execution and a spot of luck, similar the upwind oregon the information car," Brown concluded.