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Why McLaren's new team orders controversy sets a dangerous precedent
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Why McLaren's new team orders controversy sets a dangerous precedent
THE RACE›
Sep 7, 20259:52224.2K views
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Max Verstappen might have won F1's Italian Grand Prix (in dominant fashion, too), but the big talking point was McLaren's team orders intervention in the final stages of the race.
Was McLaren justified in asking Oscar Piastri to drop back behind his team-mate on account of Lando Norris's slow pitstop, and did the team's defence of that decision hold water?
00:00 McLaren team orders controversy
01:50 Piastri’s slow pitstop query
02:45 McLaren ducks the question
03:30 Was the hassle worth it?
05:20 Opening Pandora’s Box
06:30 Does McLaren’s logic stack up?
08:10 Piastri’s pragmatism
09:00 The importance of clarity
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