McLaren will focus on supporting Lando Norris over teammate Oscar Piastri in their pursuit of both Formula 1 world championships this season. However, team principal Andrea Stella emphasized that any measures taken to back Norris in the drivers\u2019 title fight would align with the team’s commitment to sportsmanship and fairness.<\/p>\n
Stella told BBC Sport: “The overall concept is we are incredibly determined to win, but we want to win in the right way.”<\/p>\n
Norris enters this weekend\u2019s Azerbaijan Grand Prix trailing Red Bull\u2019s Max Verstappen by 62 points in the drivers\u2019 standings, with a maximum of 232 points still up for grabs. Piastri sits fourth in the championship, 86 points behind Verstappen.<\/p>\n
Stella explained that while the team will lean towards supporting Norris, it will not come at the expense of McLaren\u2019s core values. “We [will] bias our support to Lando but we want to do it without too much compromise on our principles,” he said.<\/p>\n
“Our principles are that the team interest always comes first. Sportsmanship for us is important in the overall way we go racing. And then we want to be fair to both drivers.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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