US EditionMcLaren Drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri Battle for F1 Title as Max Verstappen Closes In
McLaren CEO Zak Brown supports a fair championship fight between Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri despite Max Verstappen's surge, with 116 points still available.
- McLaren CEO Zak Brown said the team will let Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri race each other for the drivers' championship even if it costs the title to Max Verstappen, keeping the 'papaya rules' this year.
- With four grands prix and two sprint races remaining, McLaren drivers led every round, but Verstappen's three wins and two podiums narrowed the gap.
- Piastri endured a dip in form after finishing on the podium in 14 of the opening 16 grands prix, winning seven of the first 15, which erased his 34-point lead to Norris after round 15 in the Netherlands.
- Amid fan accusations of bias, Andrea Stella called such claims misinformed, while some fans believe McLaren favours the British driver and the team keeps outside noise out of the McLaren Technology Centre.
- Brown warned of a 2007 parallel, noting McLaren's internal rivalry cost the 2007 championship and the current title fight carries legacy stakes after no drivers' championship since 2008.
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SÃO PAULO (ANO/RTR) - Formula 1 team principal Zak Brown refuses to favor either of his two drivers in the final stages of the world championship. "I'd rather lose the title than have to choose between one of my two drivers," the American said in the podcast "Beyond the Grid."
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