Why McLaren Gave Team Order to Oscar Piastri in F1 US GP

Why being "very adaptive" gave Norris the edge over Piastri at US GP

Oscar Piastri let Lando Norris through early on in Austin, and it made perfect sense, Andrea Stella demonstrates

McLaren's Podium Drought Sharpens Focus As Stella Explains Austin Driver Swap Decision

Four rounds without a podium has piled pressure onto McLaren heading deeper into the 2026 season, matching the team’s worst such run since straddling the 2023 and 2024 campaigns. That unwanted context hung over the United States Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas, where both Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri could only manage the fourth row of the grid after struggling against Mercedes, Red Bulls, and Ferraris in Q3. What followed was a carefull…

Stella reflects on McLaren's US GP after missing podium

Andrea Stella believes that McLaren matched the performance of Ferrari and Red Bull during the United States Grand Prix, despite Lando Norris eventually slipping to fifth last weekend.

Why McLaren gave team order to Oscar Piastri in F1 US GP

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has explained the reasoning behind asking Oscar Piastri to wave Lando Norris past in Formula 1’s United States Grand Prix.Piastri and Norris locked out the fourth row of the grid at the Circuit of The Americas, having failed to challenge the Mercedes, Red Bulls and Ferraris in Q3.However, over the first seven laps of the race, Piastri lost one second ...Keep reading