Overview

• Oscar Piastri says post‑Monza debriefs have clarified McLaren’s rules of engagement for the rest of the season.
• Both drivers insist they can race for the crown, with Piastri saying they have enough freedom to control their destiny and Lando Norris calling it 99 percent free.
• Piastri concedes he did not merit second at Monza and says pit‑stop sequencing to cover Charles Leclerc, not only Norris’s slow stop, factored in the decision to swap.
• Toto Wolff and Johnny Herbert warn the Monza call sets a difficult precedent that could become problematic if similar orders recur.
• McLaren can seal the constructors’ title in Baku if it outscores Ferrari by nine points and is not outscored by Mercedes by 12 or Red Bull by 33.