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Oscar Piastri has stated team orders at McLaren are over for the season, with Lando Norris now highly unlikely to overhaul Max Verstappen in the F1 drivers’ championship.
Oscar Piastri has confirmed that McLaren will be reverting back to papaya rules for the remaining races of the F1 season, apart from “very specific scenarios.” With Lando Norris essentially out of the drivers’ championship battle with Max Verstappen, Piastri won’t have to play a supporting role at McLaren. The papaya rules are a framework for the McLaren drivers to engage in clean and team-oriented racing, and they will be in effect again. Following Verstappen’s recent victory, Piastri will mostly return to an equal footing with Norris, except in some specific situations where he might need to assist. Piastri expressed satisfaction in returning to McLaren’s strategy of having two lead drivers and emphasized his focus on winning races. The use of team orders during the Brazilian Grand Prix sprint race was a significant instance, and Piastri indicated that he was content with his role in the team dynamics.
