Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri urged to express any title battle concerns by McLaren team principal Andrea Stella

6 June 2025, 17:50 | Updated: 9 June 2025, 17:19

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has revealed one of the key pillars of his strategy to avoid controversy developing as the title battle between Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris intensifies.

Piastri led Norris home in a McLaren one-two at the Spanish Grand Prix earlier in June to extend his lead over his team-mate at the top of the Drivers' Championship to 10 points.

Significantly, their nearest challenger, reigning world champion Max Verstappen, claimed just one point as he finished 10th, leaving the Red Bull driver 49 points off the top of the standings heading into this weekend's Canadian Grand Prix.

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