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McLaren boss Andrea Stella has explained why Lando Norris was allowed to keep his position during the Singapore Grand Prix.
McLaren boss Andrea Stella believed that the true reason for not instructing Lando Norris to give back his position to Oscar Piastri during the Singapore Grand Prix was the context of Norris’s first lap. After Norris passed Piastri at Turn 2, the latter questioned if the position should be returned as per McLaren’s Papaya Rules. Despite this, McLaren chose not to intervene, and Norris finished third, reducing Piastri’s points lead to 22 with six rounds remaining. Stella clarified that the incident was actually caused by Norris making slight contact with Max Verstappen’s Red Bull, leading to a review process within the team to strengthen unity and understanding among drivers. The contact between Norris and Piastri will be further discussed, but the team deemed it as a consequence of another racing situation at that moment.
