Overview
- Speaking on the Red Flags Podcast, David Coulthard criticized McLaren for having race engineers deliver 'move over' or 'hold position' instructions.
- He argued those directives should be issued by the team principal or sporting director to protect the driver–engineer relationship.
- At McLaren, Will Joseph and Tom Stallard typically convey team orders to Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri during races.
- McLaren has confirmed former Red Bull chief strategist Will Courtenay as its new sporting director, creating a potential channel for such messages.
- No formal change to McLaren’s team-orders process has been announced despite continuing scrutiny of its 'papaya rules.'