- British driver second behind Verstappen in standings
- Team principal Stella confirms plan before Baku race
McLaren will give Lando Norris priority over his teammate Oscar Piastri in the Formula One championship battle with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, the team principal, Andrea Stella, has confirmed.
The British driver Norris is second overall and 62 points behind the triple world champion Verstappen with eight rounds remaining, plus three sprint races, while the Australian Piastri is fourth and 106 off the lead. There are a maximum of 232 points still to be won in the drivers’ championship. McLaren are chasing both titles and could go top in the constructors’ standings at this weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku, with the team only eight points behind once-dominant Red Bull.