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Did McLaren favor Lando Norris over Oscar Piastri in Hungary? Why the team says no
Norris opted for a Hail Mary one-stop strategy when race engineer Will Joseph floated the idea mid-race. As the final laps unfolded, he had older tires and was racing in dirty air as they caught up to traffic with no DRS assistance. Piastri was quickly narrowing the gap, getting it within eight-tenths of a second with five laps to go.
Unheard Oscar Piastri radio message reveals true feelings on Lando Norris and it will worry McLaren
Oscar Piastri's radio message to McLaren about Lando Norris during the Hungarian Grand Prix has emerged. Piastri finished second at the Hungaroring, behind McLaren team-mate Lando Norris. The Australian spent the majority of the race ahead of Norris and battling Ferrari polesitter Charles Leclerc for the win.
Hoping for a tonic to take away with him into the summer break after losing out to Piastri in Belgium, he got it.
But given that the Lego Technic McLaren P1 was piloted by English F1 pilot Lando Norris, the Britannia vibes were strong with the 5.9 kilometre (3.66 miles) hot lap.
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