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Piastri Says He’ll Heed Hamilton’s Advice as McLaren Title Fight Hardens

The championship leader’s stance tests McLaren’s hands-off approach in a 22-point fight with six races remaining.

Overview

  • Oscar Piastri said he will follow Lewis Hamilton’s guidance to stop giving back positions, a pointed response to Monza team orders and his opening-lap clash with Lando Norris in Singapore, where he leads 336–314 over his teammate.
  • McLaren sealed the 2025 Constructors’ Championship in Singapore, as team bosses reiterated they are letting their drivers race even after Piastri questioned the contact and reportedly cut radio during post-race congratulations.
  • Lando Norris defended his Turn 3 move as a legitimate overtake any driver would attempt, while Andrea Stella framed the dispute as heat-of-the-moment and said clear internal talks will follow.
  • Race control penalized Hamilton five seconds for repeated track-limit breaches, promoting Fernando Alonso to seventh, and Hamilton later posted a social-media montage riffing on Alonso’s “I don’t believe it” radio line.
  • Red Bull technical director Pierre Waché said the RB21 has improved but was not fully optimized in Singapore, signaling late-season gains from rivals as Max Verstappen stalks the McLaren pair on 273 points.