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McLaren drivers Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris have a fundamental difference with their cars as the title fight intensifies.
McLaren boss Andrea Stella has discussed a major issue the team is facing with Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris using different specifications of the MCL39.
Despite introducing a new front suspension in Canada, only Norris has adopted it, while Piastri has stuck with the old design from the beginning of the season.
Norris has achieved victories in Austria and Britain with the new parts, narrowing Piastri’s lead to eight points in the drivers’ standings at the halfway point of the season.
The differential in front suspension has caused challenges for Norris earlier in the season, but he believes its impact has been exaggerated.
Piastri views the new parts as a difference rather than an upgrade and both drivers’ setups have posed a parts management issue for McLaren.
Stella mentioned that the team is considering incorporating some of Norris’s setup choices for Piastri in the future, while highlighting Norris’s improved comfort level with the new front axle as positive progress.
