McLaren risks annoying Formula 1 fans by “orchestrating” race results much like Ferrari did during the Michael Schumacher era.

And that, says former F1 driver Robert Doornbos, is not good for the team but it is also bad publicity for Formula 1.

McLaren warned: It was a mess, it was just bad publicity for F1

McLaren created uproar at the Italian Grand Prix when the team, in the name of “principles” and “racing values”, ordered Oscar Piastri to give second place back to Lando Norris.

Piastri had been running behind his teammate on the track when he was pitted first, McLaren assuring Norris there would be “no undercut”.

However, a slow pit stop for the British racer due to an issue with a wheel nut meant Piastri was ahead of the pit stops. Norris was stationary for 5.9s, which was four

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