McLaren chief executive Zak Brown is holding firm on a fair, non-interference policy for its drivers to battle for the title, rejecting advice from former Haas principal Guenther Steiner.

Steiner urged McLaren to place Lando Norris in a supporting role to back Oscar Piastri 's world championship push.

Seventeen races into the Formula 1 season, Piastri tops the drivers' standings and is on course for his first world title with a 25-point advantage over papaya teammate Norris. Advertisement

Following a car-performance mismatch in Monza and an incident-riddled weekend in Baku , Red Bull's Max Verstappen has seized back-to-back victories, significantly closing the gap to the two McLaren drivers.

Max Verstappen lifts the winner's trophy high on the Italian Grand Prix podium. R

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