Alan Jones Dismisses McLaren Bias Claims in Norris–Piastri Title Fight as ‘Nonsense’
He says both drivers receive equal treatment at McLaren.
Overview
- The 1980 world champion ridiculed allegations that McLaren is favouring Lando Norris over Oscar Piastri, branding them "absolute crap" and "the greatest load of nonsense."
- Scrutiny intensified after a team-ordered place swap at Monza and a run of races in which Norris has out-scored Piastri since the Dutch Grand Prix.
- Piastri heads to Las Vegas 24 points behind following a 58-point swing across the last six events since Zandvoort.
- Jones rejected claims that a British team would prefer a British champion for commercial reasons, pointing to past experiences of similar unfounded theories.
- He framed the debate as a recurring F1 trope driven by conspiracy-seeking and said the championship battle could still swing over the remaining rounds.