Lando Norris has stated that whereas McLaren is now prioritising him and his championship aspirations, he is not going to anticipate teammate Oscar Piastri to maneuver over and quit race wins on his behalf.

McLaren acquired itself caught in an argument about staff orders on the Italian Grand Prix when Piastri aggressively handed his teammate on the opening lap, permitting eventual winner Charles Leclerc to go Norris within the course of.

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Norris is 62 factors behind championship chief Max Verstappen however McLaren’s automotive is now clearly the quickest, whereas Pink Bull are struggling, main many within the paddock to suppose the British driver can problem for the title over the remaining eight races.

Forward of this week’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix, the place McLaren are robust favourites, staff boss Andrea Stella stated Norris will now have precedence.

When requested if Piastri will wave him by if he is main a one-two on Sunday, Norris stated: “No, in all probability not.”

Norris stated that it is not merely a case of Piastri letting him overtake his teammate at each alternative.

“Usually, in all probability for decrease positions, but when he is fought for a win and he is deserving of a win, then he deserves to win.

“He is nonetheless combating for his personal racing and going out and doing his personal stuff. It might be there is no time this 12 months he wants to assist me. It is extra that I’ve acquired Oscar’s assist when wants be, however he is not… However he is nonetheless going out with the intent each session, simply combating for himself and going to do his job.”

Norris advised an excessive amount of has been product of the Monza race within the media.

“There’s been loads of issues we have finished by the previous couple of years the place he is helped me and I’ve helped him, and we have already finished choices, nevertheless it’s simply not been public. So I imply, folks can at all times say what they need, and give you what they need, however we all know how we work. We’ve good pointers and an excellent construction that we work to, however that is their opinion, they usually can suppose what they need.”

The state of affairs nonetheless doesn’t look like clear minimize, one thing Piastri himself alluded to in his media session instantly after Norris had spoken.

“It nonetheless wants some extra dialogue,” the Australian driver stated. “I believe the primary level is it isn’t simply purely going to be me pulling over for Lando each single race as a result of that is how none of us, together with Lando, desires to go racing. Making an attempt to undergo all of the eventualities is unimaginable and naturally we do not need to talk about that publicly however the primary one is that if we really feel somebody has finished a a lot better job over the course of a weekend, whichever method it’s we would like that individual to be rewarded.

“That is the place in fact it turns into tough nonetheless and we have to proceed discussing that. However it’s not merely a blanket ‘I’ll be behind Lando in each single race and resolution that is taken from right here on out’, as a result of I nonetheless have issues that I need to obtain within the championship and enhance my standing within the championship.

“In fact, as a staff we’re not successful the constructors’ championship so we want to verify we win that, in fact, so it is essential we preserve that type of respect in between.”