Overview

• McLaren confirmed at Zandvoort that Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri will remain free to pursue split race strategies after post-Hungary reviews.
• Piastri described the talks as "very productive" and said it would be unfair to neutralize differences when the trailing car has less to lose.
• Piastri leads the drivers’ standings by nine points with 10 races left after Norris’s one-stop victory in Hungary, his third win in four starts.
• The team has recorded four consecutive one‑two finishes and holds a 299‑point constructors’ lead over Ferrari as it focuses on securing the title.
• Max Verstappen arrives 97 points off the lead and says Zandvoort may be difficult for Red Bull, though potential rain could introduce "chaos."