News Details
McLaren boss defends team orders ‘weakness'
May 20 McLaren's boss has defended the decision to prioritise team harmony over absolute victory at the recent Imola GP. Andrea Stella admits that Max Verstappen's pace and tyre management caught McLaren by surprise, ultimately resulting in Lando Norris chasing teammate Oscar Piastri with much fresher tyres late in the race. Norris, trailing Piastri in the championship but with both of them still ahead of Verstappen, radioed his team to gently suggest that a team order be issued. 'It was definitely a thought,' Stella admits. 'We assumed that if Lando was able to pass Max he should have been able to pass Oscar pretty easily considering he was on fairly old tyres. We are happy with how...
Full Story »
Full Story »
2mo ago from OneStopStrategy.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
McLaren boss accuses F1 boss of being ‘caught...
McLaren chief executive Zak Brown has revisited Oscar Piastri’s...
2mo ago from Formula1News.co.uk
Alpine F1 team reveals Dave Greenwood role
Alpine has moved to end speculation about its chain of command after last...
2mo ago from Formula1News.co.uk
How Williams resolved Miami F1 team orders debacle...
Williams boss James Vowles has revealed the team orders issue that...
2mo ago from MotorsportWeek.com
F1 team accused of 'bullying' McLaren star
McLaren boss Zak Brown has accused a rival Formula 1 team of...
2mo ago from GPFans.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Brake problems again behind lack of pace for Francesco...
No description available...
3h ago from Motorsport.com
Pedro Acosta buoyed by KTM turnaround in MotoGP 2025...
No description available...
4h ago from Motorsport.com
Marc Marquez only cares about MotoGP title and not...
No description available...
5h ago from Motorsport.com
Marc Marquez dominates to record fifth successive...
Marc Marquez made history for Ducati after dominating the Czech MotoGP...
8h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Pato O’Ward, Arrow McLaren score strategic win in...
No description available...
1h ago from Motorsport.com
IndyCar Toronto – Race Results
IndyCar completed its sole visit across the border this weekend, with a...
2h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
See how crashes and on-track incidents defined the...
No description available...
33m ago from Motorsport.com
Pato O’Ward muscles his way to IndyCar victory in...
During IndyCar’s yearly visit north of the border in Canada, the series...
2h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On TotalWRC.com
How the WRC service park reacted to Oliver Solberg's...
No description available...
3h ago from Motorsport.com
Oliver Solberg stuns with maiden WRC victory in Estonia
Oliver Solberg and Elliot Edmondson stunned the WRC elite with a...
8h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Oliver Solberg: WRC Rally Estonia win "biggest...
No description available...
4h ago from Motorsport.com
WRC Rally Estonia: Oliver Solberg dominates in shock...
No description available...
9h ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
'We have a great chance of winning a trophy' - Arsenal...
Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalhaes has claimed that the Gunners have a...
3h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Gabriel Magalhaes makes claim about Victor Gyokeres...
Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalhaes has heaped praise on Viktor Gyokeres...
3h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Manchester United have added player previously linked...
Manchester United have reportedly added Arsenal-linked forward Benjamin...
4h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Fabrizio Romano says Man Utd ‘will surely'...
Fabrizio Romano has confirmed that Benjamin Sesko's name continues to be...
5h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Comments
Hottest News
Jonathan Wheatley reveals moment that triggered Red Bull...
Sauber Team Principal Jonathan Wheatley has... Read More »
7h ago from MotorsportWeek.com
F1 star targets Red Bull seat as Yuki Tsunoda struggles...
A star of the 2025 F1 grid has doubled down on... Read More »
1h ago from GPFans.com
Toto Wolff addresses 'difficult conversations' experience...
Check out the biggest stories of the day with the... Read More »
1h ago from RacingNews365.com
