Overview

• Oscar Piastri leads Lando Norris by nine points with 10 races remaining as the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort opens the run-in.
• After post-Budapest reviews, McLaren decided against imposing identical tactics and will continue to allow split race strategies.
• Lando Norris has won three of the last four races, including Hungary via a one-stop call that produced a 14-point swing against Piastri.
• Piastri and Norris both back keeping strategy freedom, with Piastri calling it unfair to neutralize the natural advantage of the chasing car.
• McLaren have reeled off four straight one-two finishes and hold a 299-point constructors’ lead over Ferrari, as Piastri stresses composure and Norris downplays momentum.