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Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris react to McLaren’s Italian Grand Prix driver swap.
Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris both believe McLaren were fair with the team orders call that caused controversy at the end of the Italian Grand Prix. Max Verstappen’s victory at Monza overshadowed McLaren’s instruction for Piastri to concede second place to Norris, stemming from a slow pit stop that dropped Norris behind his teammate.
A wheel gun problem led to Norris’s pit stop being four seconds slower than Piastri’s, resulting in McLaren instructing Piastri to let Norris back through. This decision was questioned by Piastri but ultimately followed to secure a 2-3 finish behind Verstappen.
The race’s outcome saw Norris reduce Piastri’s F1 championship lead to 31 points with eight races left this season. Piastri felt the decision to swap positions back was fair, acknowledging McLaren’s team strategy importance.
Norris also supported McLaren’s move, believing in the team’s decision-making process and emphasizing the fairness in how the situation was handled. The McLaren boss, Andrea Stella, defended the decision as “the right thing to do” despite differing opinions in the paddock.
