Overview

• Oscar Piastri leads Lando Norris by nine points at the season’s midpoint, with McLaren owning a commanding constructors’ advantage after 11 wins from 14 races.
• Team principal Andrea Stella reiterated the team-first code of fairness, sportsmanship and mutual respect, stressing clear communication and a continued “let them race” approach.
• McLaren leadership and both drivers downplayed talk of rising strain, with Piastri describing a calm off-track relationship and CEO Zak Brown saying the team feels no tension.
• The only significant flashpoint was their Canada contact that ended Norris’s race, while strategy calls and instructions have helped or hindered each at various rounds.
• Piastri says advice from former driver Mark Webber has been valuable in handling the pressures, as F1 resumes with the Dutch Grand Prix on August 29–31.