Piastri Told To Let Norris Past As Verstappen Wins

McLaren's attack to racing successful nan title conflict betwixt their drivers sparked contention arsenic Max Verstappen won nan Italian Grand Prix for Red Bull.

McLaren ordered Oscar Piastri to cede 2nd spot to team-mate Lando Norris aft a slow pit extremity dropped nan Briton down nan Australian aft he had been moving successful 2nd for astir of nan race.

McLaren unconventionally pitted Piastri earlier Norris arsenic they near their pit stops precocious successful nan title successful nan dream of a information car that could springiness them a chance to onslaught Verstappen.

But aft Piastri had a cleanable extremity connected thigh 45 pinch 8 to go, erstwhile Norris stopped a thigh later, a responsibility pinch a instrumentality weapon delayed him, and his extremity was 4 seconds longer than his team-mate's.

That put him down Piastri, but nan squad ordered nan title leader to relinquish nan position, arguing that it was "a spot for illustration Hungary past year".

That was a reference to Norris letting Piastri by to return his first triumph aft squad strategy reversed their positions for tactical reasons.

Piastri said he disagreed but followed nan bid anyway.

There will beryllium arguments that nan situations were not comparable - and that a responsibility successful nan pits is conscionable portion of nan twisting fortunes of racing.

The consequence cuts Piastri's lead complete Norris by 3 points to 31 pinch 8 races to go.