P1racenews AI automatic summary:
McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella has admitted the team compromised Lando Norris’ race time in pursuit of a podium finish
Norris qualified third but couldn’t repeat his podium finish from last year, falling behind both Ferrari cars. The race went south when Sainz’s Ferrari pressured him early on, forcing McLaren to pit Norris to cover the undercut threat. Ferrari’s strategy with one-stopping Leclerc paid off, as he climbed to fourth. Sainz went long and passed both Leclerc and Norris in the final laps. McLaren has no regrets about its strategic choices, prioritizing a podium chase. Norris questioned his second pit stop timing, losing ground to Leclerc. Stella believes McLaren couldn’t have done much more to finish on the podium..offsetWidthing their podium chase to finish ahead of Leclerc was a missed prospect but not worth sacrificing a podium. Piastri had a quiet race and slipped to seventh after a mistake on the penultimate lap. Stella cited limited options for Piastri in the race.
