Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri and the controversial McLaren rules

On the end of the race, the Australian had to leave the place to English because the team had problems at the boxes. How will they get to the end of the year?

The strange Papaya rules added a new chapter in the GP of Italy, 16th date of 2025. When a race ends and the director of the team has to go out to give a public explanation before the media about a determination that was taken in the race, it is because something is not clear. Or, at least, it generates some hives. Andrea Stella, Pope de McLaren, had to go out to the crossing after Oscar Piastri received the order to let Lando Norris pass at the end of the race. All because at the time of English detention, a pneumatic gun was locked and, when he returned to the track, he had lost his place with the Australian.

In Woking they have to manage a difficult situation: their two pilots fight for the title. In fact, they are almost exclusive candidates. He almost relies on the third is called Max Verstappen and in Monza showed that it can never be taken dead if it is battle for a title. But the reality of the F1 marks that the two MCL39 are unattainable. Then, the controversial papaya rules come into play, which are far from being rigid, quite the opposite. They are modified according to the situation and always generate noise.

The novel had its first controversial episode in Hungary 2024, when the order to Norris to let Piestri spend an almost ridiculous plea: “Please, one day you will need something like that,” was the phrase that remained in the memory of Hungaroring. Of course, last year they didn’t fight for the crown. This year everything has added value. In the past GP of Hungary, again BudapestPiastri won the race, but in McLaren they decided a change of strategy with Norris, who was second. Result: won English. Then came the clarifying talks inside, but the first damage was done.

After Hungaroring the holidays arrived, a period to lower the foam. But the first race after the break brought dumps: a technical problem (an oil leak) left Norris and the Australian won and stretched his light at the front of the table. Thus they arrived in Italy, where another episod was addedIo.

Norris was second, in front of Piastri. The time for the arrests in Boxes and the first to stop was Le Australian. On Radio they asked Norris if he wanted to stop first, something that was not done with the Australian in Hungary. The English said no, whenever that would not enable an Undercat. With all clarified, Melbourne’s stopped and the next turn was Norris. In the middle there is something that cannot be handled: the human factor and the iron.

The gun that had to adjust the left front tire was locked. As a result, the English was four more than Piastri detained and returned to the track behind. What did McLaren? He ordered the World Cup leader to let his partner And then, I could “fight surgically.” Final result: Norris was second and Piastri, third.

“First I mean that today’s decision is completely independent of the Netherlands, nothing has to do”, Stella started the explanation. If he begins by putting in the mat that abandonment for technical problems as the first part of his speech …” The abandonment of there was expensive for the team and Lando. But this is a different situation and we are a career for career. We begin the sequence of arrests with Oscar stopping first, but without any intention to change the positions. Unfortunately there was a problem and a stop was very slow. And we decided to return to the positions they had before the start of the arrests. I am sure that Oscar will be very satisfied with this. We show the valuable principles of McLaren, ”closed the director of the team.

These values ​​remain in a wide medium avenue. Or there is open and free game or runs under orders. Until now, the strongest interventions that were taken, favored Norris … Data: English is in its seventh season with McLaren and is a product that emerged from its lower. And it is English, all added value in those of Woking, no matter how much the owners are from Baréin. Piastri studied his third F1 tournament and was hired after leaving Alpine’s hosts.

“Back it was something out of my control and it is not what the team wanted. It was complicated with the positions As a team we decided what was correct. If something like this happened to a pilot, it would be fair to correct. If it happens to me, things would be like that. If I went to Oscar, the same would happen. That is what we decide. It is the best we can do as a team, the most fair and we all agree, ”Norris said.

The World Cup leader, meanwhile, was less expressive: “We have some discussions about what we do and need some more.” The papaya rules are not very clear and for something they go out to explain them. For now, Piastri sends 31 points about his partner. What if the World Cup is defined in favor of Norris for a difference less than the three points? Italy’s career will charge importance that today, from McLaren, lowers his tone.