A team orders saga erupted at McLaren during the closing stages of the Hungarian Grand Prix between Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris. Norris was given priority during the final pit stops, despite running second on the road after losing out at the start of the race, which enabled him to undercut leader Piastri. The team orchestrated the pit stop scenario to cover off a late threat from Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen, under the premise that Norris would hand the position back to Piastri once a considerable gap was generated. The call led to an extraordinary set of circumstances whereby his engi…
