McLaren wants to avoid the need for imposing any more team orders on its Formula 1 drivers, after again intervening between Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri in Japan.
had to ask Piastri to let Norris through at one point to ensure that they did not waste time fighting each other and risk squandering the team's prospects for a double podium finish.
Asked how the Japan call compared to those made in Hungary and Italy, Stella said:"It was much, much easier in a way, as those two situations were stressful, especially the one in Monza. "In this case, the approach was, let's see how fast Lando is closing, and let's see if the overtaking comes naturally."When we saw that it doesn't come so natural, then we asked the drivers to swap, so that we wouldn't lose race time for both."
"Lando at that stage pitted six laps later, so his car is automatically six tenths quicker than the other car.
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