“I wouldn’t say we’re running out of time, but the clock is ticking slowly. I still believe we can do it. You know, the pace is definitely good,” added Norris, who won last time in Zandvoort. “I still believe we were close to the best car again today, or if not, we had the best car. So I don’t know. It’s not for me to decide. It’s for the team to decide.
“But I think we still work well together and still help each other. I think we’ve shown several times this year that we work very well together as a team and are performing as the best team on the grid. We’re very happy with that.
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“But yeah, I don’t know. When you’re fighting for a championship, you want to give it your all, and I’m doing everything I can.
“The best way is to just win the race, and today I didn’t do that because of some stupid thing. So, this is for the team, not for me.”
Monza was not the first time McLaren had questioned its 2024 team order strategy, with Piastri taking his maiden win at the Hungarian Grand Prix after Norris used a strategic call to get ahead of his team-mate, eventually handing the lead back to the Australian at the team’s request.
