Overview

• During the final laps at Monza, McLaren instructed Oscar Piastri to let teammate Lando Norris pass, and he did so.
• Piastri questioned the move on the radio, arguing that a slow pit stop should count as part of racing before yielding.
• Max Verstappen laughed at the radio update and later said he would not have complied with such an order, as he remains 94 points behind Piastri.
• Team leadership portrayed the call as a way to keep the intra-team title fight fair between their drivers.
• Rivals and media, including Nico Rosberg and the Swiss paper Blick, criticized the decision, and there is no indication of any sanction or change to the result.