Oscar piastri hands out lando norris order as mclaren prepare for red bull fight

Oscar Piastri has told Lando Norris that they must continue to be ‘respectful’ in their racing with one another, while also keeping open communication if they are to take the fight to Red

Bull in 2024. McLaren enjoyed a stellar second half of the 2023 campaign and are hoping to continue their steep development trajectory over the winter. The Woking-based team turned up at the

season opener in Bahrain with the slowest car of all ten teams and after another miserable weekend in Jeddah, matters were looking concerning for Zak Brown and Andrea Stella. However,

McLaren roared back as the season entered the European leg following an aggressive development curve with Norris converting this performance into back-to-back podiums at Silverstone and the

Hungaroring.  After a steady string of consistent top-ten finishes for both drivers, Piastri got his moment in the spotlight, claiming his first podium in Suzuka before winning the sprint

race in Qatar and adding a P2 finish in the Grand Prix to his collection. Speaking to Motorsport.com, Piastri said: “The relationship is still exactly the same. Of course, we're not

winning [titles] at the moment. We're a lot closer than we were, but we still need to find that bit more to challenge and to beat Red Bull. "So, it's still very important for

us to work together and help the team develop the car. The team back at MTC and the engineers here are all doing their best to try and help things. But if me and Lando have got any

additional info or directions on things, then anything we can do to help is going to help both of us. "In terms of data and stuff like that, it's all completely open. There are no

barriers or anything and that won't change. We just need to make sure that our racing is respectful. But apart from that, it's all good." Both Piastri and Norris will be

hoping that McLaren can close the gap to Red Bull even further over the winter. Brown’s team ended the 2023 season in P4 in the Constructors’ Championship standings but were the most

consistent challengers to Max Verstappen over the second half of the season. He and team principal Stella have made positive noises about the team’s work over the winter period thus far and

with their own state-of-the-art wind tunnel now operational at the McLaren Technology Centre, the groundwork has been laid to take the fight to the reigning constructor champions.