Article To news overview © XPBimages McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella said the team wanted to avoid creating a "stressful" situation with its Japanese Grand Prix strategy. The team elected to swap Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris who were on different tyre strategies midway through the race, to avoid losing time to George Russell on the one-stop strategy. Norris spent a few laps behind Piastri before the team instructed the Australian to move over for his teammate, so they could eventually secure their podium without worrying about any threat from Mercedes or Ferrari. It was a contrast to thei scenario in Monza, where Norris lost time behind Piastri and eventually ended up not...
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