Taking to the podium as runner-up at the Italian Grand Prix, McLaren’s Lando Norris was subject to booing from sections of the crowd.

Former F1 driver and steward Johnny Herbert is “sure” that this reaction was influenced by McLaren’s ‘papaya rules’ of engagement between Norris and Oscar Piastri. It was a race which saw team orders controversially come into play.

Lando Norris booed at Monza: Johnny Herbert points to ‘papaya rules’

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen rolled back the clock and was in a class of his own at Monza.

Having secured pole with a new lap record, Verstappen was instructed by Red Bull to concede the race lead to Norris after cutting the opening chicane at the start. Verstappen obliged, soon re-passed Norris, and never looked back.

Norris secured the runner-up result, tho

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