McLaren’s development rate seems to be outpacing if not their ambition exactly, then at least their own perception of where they are. They need to recognise they are in contention for two championships and take the hard decisions.
What the first two races since the summer break have shown is that McLaren now have a realistic chance of winning both the constructors’ championship and the drivers’ championship with Lando Norris.
That Piastri robustly challenged Norris, taking the lead on the opening lap from him, is one thing. Team principal Andrea Stella said they would study the footage and data from that and work out how to proceed in future races, without fully defining the “papaya rules” that the McLaren drivers are asked to race by.
The three extra points he would have gained had McLaren inverted their cars could be crucial in the coming months. The switch was not on for much of the race, with Leclerc between the two McLaren cars, but by the end it would have been a tough, but clear decision to make. These are the possibilities and scenarios the team should be discussing before the race.
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