McLaren has declared that Formula 1 is not a “coalition championship” as RB nicked Lando Norris’ fastest lap in the Singapore Grand Prix to help sister team Red Bull.
McLaren has declared that Formula 1 is not a “coalition championship” as RB nicked Lando Norris’ fastest lap in the Singapore Grand Prix to help sister team Red Bull.
A bit different situation as this benefitted Ferrari as well: September 17, 2023, Singapore: Sainz (Ferrari) kept Norris (Zak’s McLaren) within DRS range which allowed Norris to defend against Hamilton better.
That’s a lot different, Sainz did this not to help McLaren, but simply to keep Hamilton - who had fresh soft tires - far away from him. Helping Lando here was just self interest.
Stopping RIC just to take the fastest lap away from McLaren was very obviously not something in RBs best interest, but a clear shot at helping their mother team Red Bull.