Abu Dhabi GP: McLaren to hold talks with Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri over use of team orders at F1 2025 season finale

2 December 2025, 15:51 | Updated: 2 December 2025, 18:21

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella says talks will be held with Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri over the possibility of team orders at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Norris leads the Drivers' Championship by 12 points from Max Verstappen but Piastri is still mathematically in the hunt, should his McLaren team-mate have a difficult race on Sunday after the lights go out at 1pm, live on Sky Sports F1 and Sky Sports Main Event.

Should Norris finish on the podium, he will be world champion no matter what his two title rivals do, but there are scenarios where he may need the help of Piastri, who may need to play the team game.

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