Zak Brown has opened up on the that means behind ‘papaya guidelines’ after Monza reignited the talk over whether or not group orders are wanted at McLaren. Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri went wheel to wheel on the opening lap of the Italian Grand Prix, with the Australian managing to barge his well past pole-sitter Norris and finally end forward of the Brit.
Norris is Max Verstappen’s closest rival within the drivers’ championship, and with the Dutchman struggling and coming house sixth, Monza may have been a golden alternative for Norris to shut the hole, which stood at 70 factors earlier than the race. His P3 end coupled with the bonus level for quickest lap lowered that hole to 62 – however had he gained, that might have been 52 factors.
In permitting their drivers to battle, McLaren opened the door for Ferrari on Sunday, with Norris struggling a compromised exit from Flip 4 after being overtaken by Piastri, which in flip gave eventual race winner Charles Leclerc a run on Norris into the Lesmos.
All of that mixed to arrange Leclerc’s drive to his fairytale Monza win – with the group additionally opting to not swap their drivers on the ultimate lap when it was clear that victory had gone, and thus guaranteeing one other three factors for Norris.
