2025 McLaren F1 Team

[K1Plus]

I agree. Time to prioritize Oscar for the WDC. So good overall final result. Russell is gonna go for the win and Piastri can try and do damage limitations. 2nd to 3rd is only 3 points. Mclaren has to bring upgrades as Mclaren have been caught up and today they were surpassed. 3 tenths is a lot.

Mercedes and Red Bull both caught them. George was as fast as Max on the hards in clean air in Baku.

[Avocado]

McLaren must now treat Piastri as the number one driver. It's his championship, let Norris help him if necessary. End of story.

[Darth-Piekus]

I agree. Time to prioritize Oscar for the WDC. So good overall final result. Russell is gonna go for the win and Piastri can try and do damage limitations. 2nd to 3rd is only 3 points. Mclaren has to bring upgrades as Mclaren have been caught up and today they were surpassed. 3 tenths is a lot.

Mercedes and Red Bull both caught them. George was as fast as Max on the hards in clean air in Baku.

Not just caught but are in front. The team must start thinking for more upgrades. They must help their drivers get that title. And Mclaren. Start prioritizing Oscar. And people. It's not really a shame to start having No1 and No2. The championship is almost over and Piastri is overall the better driver of the two. To avoid losing that title he must be given priority.

[Ben1980]

McLaren must now treat Piastri as the number one driver. It's his championship, let Norris help him if necessary. End of story.

Its 25 points. If Oscar wants the title he can keep finishing ahead of Lando to put him out of it.

[Darth-Piekus]

It's no shame to start giving priority. There aren't many races left and the car doesn't seem to be the fastest anymore. Mclaren must help Piastri defend his lead unless they want Max to get the 5th in such an ironic way. Max is our opponent and the team must make it sure Oscar finishes in front of him.

[Dimond]

It's not that Red Bull is quick - McLaren has just become slower, so it's totally up to the team to find and fix the issues with the car

[Ben1980]

It's not that Red Bull is quick - McLaren has just become slower, so it's totally up to the team to find and fix the issues with the car

Course it hadn't become slower. Just other teams have caught up.

[FittingMechanics]

Wow how quick Piastri fans are calling for team orders.

I still don't think anyone needs to panic. The car is close to the top, it's likely that this is still track specific and that they will be able to score good points on most races.

[Tvetovnato]

Yes, no need to panic. In Monza Lando started gaining in the end of stint 1 on Max on a low deg track, so tomorrow McLaren might still show their strength there again. Too hard to overtake though, so some clever strategy is needed anyway.

[mwillems]

Wow how quick Piastri fans are calling for team orders.

I still don't think anyone needs to panic. The car is close to the top, it's likely that this is still track specific and that they will be able to score good points on most races.

I suspect its panic that a Mclaren driver won't win the WDC. But finishing like this tomorrow will be fine.

[Ben1980]

It's no shame to start giving priority. There aren't many races left and the car doesn't seem to be the fastest anymore. Mclaren must help Piastri defend his lead unless they want Max to get the 5th in such an ironic way. Max is our opponent and the team must make it sure Oscar finishes in front of him.

How? If Oscar is ahead and gets the points then he wins tge title.

[FittingMechanics]

I suspect its panic that a Mclaren driver won't win the WDC. But finishing like this tomorrow will be fine.

If it was up to me, the team would have been prioritizing winning the maximum amount of points while ignoring who finishes ahead. But it's not up to me and they have been given opportunity to race each other and focus on each other. This was clear from the start of the season. It would be super unfair to start treating Norris as second driver when he is 44 points ahead of Max.

[Avocado]

Wow how quick Piastri fans are calling for team orders.

Nope. I'm not a fan of a specific driver, I've been a McLaren fan since day one. I don't care at all whether Norris or Piastri wins the title, all that matters to me is that McLaren wins it. And Piastri has a better chance. The car is still very fast, but why risk anything if you don't have to. Norris had enough chances to be ahead of Piastri. Now it's time to decide.

[Ben1980]

Wow how quick Piastri fans are calling for team orders.

Nope. I'm not a fan of a specific driver, I've been a McLaren fan since day one. I don't care at all whether Norris or Piastri wins the title, all that matters to me is that McLaren wins it. And Piastri has a better chance. The car is still very fast, but why risk anything if you don't have to. Norris had enough chances to be ahead of Piastri. Now it's time to decide.

7 races to go, 25 points between them. Its nowhere near the time to decide. Its based on performances.

[Darth-Piekus]

It's no shame to start giving priority. There aren't many races left and the car doesn't seem to be the fastest anymore. Mclaren must help Piastri defend his lead unless they want Max to get the 5th in such an ironic way. Max is our opponent and the team must make it sure Oscar finishes in front of him.

How? If Oscar is ahead and gets the points then he wins tge title.

It's not a matter to finish ahead of Norris for the sake of it. Verstappen is in the game and he is the main opponent. What if Oscar doesn't win till the end of the championship due to car performance. 3 races now and Mclaren isn't even the top car anymore. The team if able has to help both be in front of Verstappen but if it's not possible at least prioritize the driver who was first for most of the championship and minimize his losses. Norris had plenty of chances and he blew them. Time to decide as Avocado said as so far Piastri has been the better driver this year overall.