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McLaren is prepared to let its two drivers fight against each other until the very end of the season for the F1 title.
Former F1 driver Martin Brundle believes McLaren is “doomed to fail” with its setup of having two number one drivers. McLaren is in its third season with Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris as teammates, although tension has built between the duo in their search for a maiden drivers’ title. Ahead of the United States Grand Prix sprint race, Piastri holds a 63-point lead over an in-form Max Verstappen and a 22-point advantage over Norris, who has been informed by the team of “repercussions” for what he did in Singapore. On the opening lap in the Singapore GP, Norris made contact with Piastri, resulting in action being taken by McLaren for the remainder of the campaign. While the papaya squad has not revealed specific details of what has been dealt to Norris, Brundle expects the driver partnership to eventually fail due to the nature of the pair. Discussing the focus now being on the drivers’ title, Brundle told Sky F1: “100% yes, of course, there’s a championship to be won. They’ve both got a fantastic car at McLaren. Max is appearing in the rearview mirrors quite quickly as well in the last few races. In many respects, this setup, it’s doomed to fail. You’ve got two supremely competitive athletes working in a team environment. It’s always going to go wrong. It’s just a question of how the team handles it.”
