Overview

• Oscar Piastri leads Lando Norris by 31 points with eight grands prix remaining in the first intra-team title battle since 2016.
• McLaren’s Monza instruction for Piastri to give back second place to Norris created a six-point swing in the standings.
• Toto Wolff said the rivalry is very different from the Hamilton–Rosberg feud and he does not foresee the same level of internal conflict at McLaren.
• Nico Rosberg cautioned that tensions could escalate and urged McLaren to pre-define scenarios to manage team orders and protect results.
• McLaren hold a huge constructors’ lead over Ferrari, shifting attention toward governance of the drivers’ duel as some pundits criticize the Monza precedent.