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‘Nervous' McLaren can no longer win ‘the easy way'

Oct.19 Max Verstappen's charge back into title contention is forcing McLaren to confront a growing internal dilemma – whether to let Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri continue fighting freely, or impose team orders as the stakes rise. The tension has been building for some time, now culminating in McLaren's chaotic sprint race double-DNF in Austin – which left Red Bull and Verstappen sensing weakness. 'They're under pressure, of course,' Red Bull's Dr Helmut Marko told Viaplay. 'They can't win the easy way anymore. 'We'll keep pushing. We're making them nervous, and that seems to be working.' Sky Deutschland's Timo Glock agreed that McLaren's management now faces its biggest...
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