McLaren eager to avoid any more Norris/Piastri F1 team orders

With its two drivers on slightly offset strategies at Suzuka, McLaren had to ask Piastri to let Norris through at one point to ensure that they did not waste time fighting each other and risk squandering the team’s prospects for a double podium finish.

The latest call to get the drivers to help each other came after similar team orders requests at the Hungarian and Italian Grands Prix.

McLaren team boss Andrea Stella has no doubts that the…