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The 2025 F1 drivers’ championship could have ended in catastrophe for McLaren. Guenther Steiner has concerns about maintaining its approach for future title tilts.
Guenther Steiner believes McLaren will struggle to manage Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri in another F1 drivers’ championship battle unless one of them becomes clearly superior.
He thinks McLaren took a big risk by not prioritizing one driver during the 2025 season, arguing that Red Bull’s Max Verstappen wouldn’t have been a contender without McLaren’s help.
Although Norris won the championship by just two points, Steiner believes McLaren’s decision to keep both drivers on equal status made the race more exciting but posed long-term challenges.
Steiner suggests that unless McLaren or one of the drivers establishes clear superiority, managing their line-up in future title battles will be difficult.
