Lando Norris: "It was a tough race but very enjoyable.

"A big congratulations to Lewis Hamilton, he executed his race well, so hats off to him and Mercedes. It was a lot of fun battling these guys in these conditions, and you're always on a knife-edge when you're risking a lot. We did many good things this weekend but there are also lots of things to review. This is the place I would love to have everything go perfectly and it just didn't today - but it is still lovely to be on the podium here at Silverstone. We'll come back stronger next race and next year and try again."

Oscar Piastri: "Some good points for the team today but we had some missed opportunities, so it's hard not to leave a bit frustrated. The call to double stack or to stay out is one of the hardest decisions you can make, and unfortunately, we just got it wrong, however we'll take it back and review to see what we can learn from it. Outside of that, we made strong decisions today and it's encouraging to see we have the pace to be at the front. We'll take a week to reset ahead of the double-header."

Andrea Stella, Team Principal: "The race today was intense and we leave this weekend with a bittersweet taste. We knew rain would be a factor at some stage, and several drivers were in contention to win at different points in the afternoon. I think we looked very strong when the rain started to fall, with both drivers moving to the front of the field. We then didn't capitalise on that, and it looks like a missed opportunity. We'll review the calls we made - some were good, others could have been better. Once again, it's important that we're in contention for podiums and victories, and perhaps today the difference was a matter of small details in the execution. Our pace across this triple-header has been encouraging, and we're looking forward to future races."

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1. Posted by kenji, 11/07/2024 1:21

"@Mad Matt...thanks for the response. You may well be right but considering that on more than one occasion last year Piastri was told to 'hold station' and this year appears to be following on despite the comms not being relayed in totality. I would suspect that there are pre race agreements, in principle, that are not made publ;ic but the mere fact that numerous commentators are urging Oscar to be more forceful means that I'm not alone in my deliberations.The Silverstone non stacking fiasco was an appalling failure. As a reminder of the situation I recall quite some time ago Zak Brown being interviewed and he was asked about his driver relationships, especially with Norris. He replied, by memory, that he looked upon Norris like 'another son'. Nothing wrong with that but surely it must cloud his judgement when difficult decisions need to be made that encompass impartiality and outcome probability. In summary I still believe that Norris gets favoured treatment and I would be happy to be proved wrong. Looking forward to the next two races to see if there's any change to the pecking order...but I doubt it."

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2. Posted by Mad Matt, 09/07/2024 8:51

"@kenji I really don't think Lando is given priority all the time. I paid attention this year given your comments and it seems to me that on occasion Oscar was given priority for pitstops which helped him.

I think they're free to race but are told ot to put pressure on each other when strategy dictates... it seemed to me that they were following each other at a slightly lower pace at Silverstone so they had tyre life to attack later in the stint.. I really don't think Oscar was told to hang back otherwise there'd be radio messages along those lines.

The first pitstop was a mess for Oscar, 100% not his fault but a bad decision about stacking. The second pitsotp went well for Oscar but was a mess for Lando, a little his fault for locking up and for not insisting on medium tyres... as you say he had a brand new set to use. They should also have brought him in earlier but I think Oscar got priority there for one reason or another.

On the positive side it's encouraging that we're upset that both Lando and Oscar could have won.... on the other hand the strategy from McLaren was truly terrible... I would say the worst possible but Ferrari were able to prove there was an even worse strategy to follow :-)"

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3. Posted by kenji, 09/07/2024 1:20

"@Mad Matt.... another alternative source has indicated that McLaren did in fact have a set of medium tyres available for Norris. Therefore my original point is now invalid. It appears that he wasn't given the option though as the comms I have heard only ask the question, 'hard or soft'? Why would that of been? Very odd....."

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4. Posted by kenji, 09/07/2024 1:06

"@Mad Matt...AFAIK Norris didn't have any Medium tyres left therefore the question is moot. The question I do ask is simply this...are there any team orders/are they free to race each other? Results and observations would indicate that Norris gets priority but I'm more than happy to be proved wrong. "

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5. Posted by Mad Matt, 08/07/2024 13:21

"Oscar got the better second call, better in timing and sent out on the right tyres... was this some sort of conspiracy to stop Lando winning?

Or perhpas McLaren simply made two wrong calls and both drivers did their best with what they were given."

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6. Posted by kenji, 08/07/2024 2:12

"The team , once again, screwed Oscar over. Time for some reflection and action. Earlier on in the race Piastri was well under one sec off Norris yet no DRS attacks? Why was that so? What are the team orders, as it appears that some directions are being applied. Leaving Oscar out for one more lap was disgusting...as McLaren knew he would not be in the frame. Oscar must be more assertive....because Mclaren will not give him equal treatment IMO."

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