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F1: McLaren defends Piastri position swap
Despite widespread criticism, McLaren stands by its decision to order Oscar Piastri to yield position to his teammate. Other than being soundly beaten by Max Verstappen, McLaren added to its Monza misery by controversially calling on championship leader Piastri to hand second place over to Lando Norris. Having opted to extend both drivers opening stints, with Norris running second and Piastri third, it was the Briton who had first call in terms of pitting. However, with Leclerc having previously stopped and increasingly a threat to the Australian, Norris was asked if he would defer to his teammate. He agreed. Piastri stopped on Lap 45 (of 53) while Norris stopped a lap later. Unfortunately...
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