Christian Horner: McLaren made ‘life complicated for themselves’ with team orders saga

"They didn’t need to make life that complicated for themselves, they we♏re in a pretty comfortable situation..."

Christian Horner (GBR) Red Bull Racing Team Principal. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 11, Austrian Grand Prix,
Christian Horner (GBR) Red Bull Racing Team Principal. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 11,…

Christian Horner was left confused by McLaren’s decision to pit 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lando Norris before Oscar Piastri - a decision which led to the team orders saga at the end of the F1 Hungarian Grand Prix.

McLaren dominated the race at the Hungaroring with Piastri ruওnning ahead of Norris.

Fo🥀r the second round of pit stops, McLaren opted to pit Norris first to cover off Lewis Hamilton.

Two laps later, Piastri came in, surrendering tr🎐ack position to his teammate.

While McLaren assured him Norris would g💝ive the place back, it took until🦄 the closing number of laps before the British driver to back off.

McLaren repeated a number 🥂of messages over team radio, urging No🍬rris to slow down before he eventually gave Piastri the race lead.

Speaking after the race in Hungary, where 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:ltxcn.top are in the paddock, Horner gaꦐve his view 𒈔on the team orders debacle at McLaren.

“They didn’t need to make life that complicated for themselves, they were in a pretty comfortable situation, they chose to pit Lando two laps earlier, which usual practice is, to pit the lead car first, and then they gave themselves a lot of work to do to reset that at t𒐪he back end of the race,” he said.

“So yeah, tha🉐t’s obviously their business but they perhaps didn’t need to create that probleꦗm.”

He added: “The drivers’ interest vers💮us the team’s interest, there’s always a conflict.”

(L to R): Second placed Lando Norris (GBR) McLaren celebrates with team mate and race winner Oscar Piastri (AUS) McLaren in
(L to R): Second placed Lando Norris (GBR) McLaren celebrates with team mate and race winner…

In a separate interview with Sky, Ted Kravitz referenced ‘Multi 21’ - Red Bull’s famous team orders🔯 scandal where Sebastian Vettel refused to listen and overtook teammate Mark Webber.

Kravitz 🃏said to Horner: “Nobody mentioned multi-21 today. That was what was going on wasn’t it. Lando was giving it ago. Trying to show heജ was like Seb… not going to give away.”

Horner replied: “It’s an awkward position. I didn’t understand why they di🅠dn’t give Oscar the first pit stop so they put themselves into that position. It was something they discussed pre-race and Lando d🎐id what was asked of him.”

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