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McLaren eyes ‘papaya orders', Max ‘not quick enough'

Dec.6 Championship leader Lando Norris ended Friday in Abu Dhabi looking the fastest man on track – and McLaren has now performed what media are calling an eleventh hour U-turn, openly abandoning its season-long 'Papaya Rules' policy of intra-team fairness. Despite Norris being able to seal the title even with P3 on Sunday, team CEO Zak Brown said he will not hesitate to impose team orders on Oscar Piastri if the situation demands it. 'Obviously we'll be practical and realistic,' Brown admitted. 'We're a team that wants to win the Drivers' Championship, and we will race accordingly, to do whatever we can to get that driver in front to try and win the race.' Pressed on whether...
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