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Oscar Piastri has explained how McLaren’s actions at Monza would have differed had there been cars between him and Lando Norris after the British driver’s slow pit stop – and what it means for the future.
Oscar Piastri denied the suggestion of a precedent being set by McLaren’s team orders at the Italian Grand Prix, where he had to hand second place to Lando Norris.
Despite Piastri’s initial disagreement with the decision, he eventually complied and returned the position to his teammate.
There has been divided opinions on whether it was fair for McLaren to instruct the swap between its drivers.
McLaren has stood by its decision, and both Piastri and Norris have supported the team’s actions.
Piastri clarified that they wouldn’t hand positions to rivals in a similar scenario unless it was within their control and didn’t involve other cars.
The Australian driver emphasized that if other cars were involved, they wouldn’t sacrifice points to other teams for a team mistake, as seen at Monza.
In conclusion, Piastri addressed that it would be deemed a “very unfortunate” situation if team errors caused a McLaren driver to fall behind both their teammate and other competitors at a race.
