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McLaren explains rationale behind Qatar strategy call gone wrong
©McLaren Michael Delaney
30/11/2025 at 18:4930/11/2025 at 19:32 40 SHARES Share on.. Share on.. Share on.. McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has moved to explain the call that turned a promising Qatar Grand Prix into an afternoon of self-inflicted damage – one that gifted Max Verstappen a golden path to victory and left both Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris ruing what might have been. Piastri had launched from pole, Norris sat comfortably in the mix, and the papaya cars held the upper hand on raw speed. But when Nico Hülkenberg and Pierre Gasly tangled on Lap 7, triggering an early Safety Car, McLaren made the fateful choice not to pit either of its drivers. The rest of the field...
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