"If you go back to the beginning of the season they were challenging us for the first six or seven races for wins, then we brought some upgrades and improved a little bit. Then they brought a couple of upgrades and that has put them on the same level. In Baku we had the car to win and we didn't. At the round before in Monza they were too quick for us."
"McLaren have been fair so far in allowing their drivers to race and their team principal, Andrea Stella, has maintained that would remain so unless they had to favour one driver in order to guarantee the drivers' championship, which would be their first since Lewis Hamilton's in 2008. Norris, however, dismissed concerns about team orders with disdain. I'm very concerned, yeah, he said sarcastically. Very worried about it and scared, frankly. I was happy you asked that Actually, No."
Lando Norris dismissed suggestions that McLaren would favour teammate Oscar Piastri in the drivers' championship despite Max Verstappen re-emerging as a serious contender. Verstappen has won the past two grands prix and sits 69 points behind Piastri, while Norris trails Piastri by 25 points. Red Bull and McLaren exchanged upgrades, producing closer performance with Monza favouring Red Bull and Baku exposing missed opportunities for McLaren. McLaren management says both drivers can race freely unless favouring one is needed to secure the title. Singapore's Marina Bay has been declared a heat hazard with forecasts above 31C and humidity over 70% requiring cockpit cooling vests.
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