Christian Horner insists McLaren got it wrong with team orders drama in Hungary

Red Bull boss says "you have to put yo💖ur eggs in one basket"

Christian Horner (GBR) Red Bull Racing Team Principal. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 14, Belgian Grand Prix, Spa
Christian Horner (GBR) Red Bull Racing Team Principal. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 14,…

Christian Horner belie🌃ves McLaren were wrong with their strategy last weekend in Hungary.

McLaren’s Oscar Pia🏅stri won his f♊irst F1 grand prix, ahead of teammate Lando Norris, but not without drama surrounding team orders.

A series of increasingly urgent radio calls demanded Norris yield🍃 his position back to Piastri - which he eventually did, after many laps of seemingly ignoring them.

However, their Red Bull counter𒉰parts think it was🎃 wrong not to prioritise Norris.

"Lando is the experienced driver and the𓂃 No1 driver, I assume,” Red Bull team principal Horner told Sky Sports.

“It's standard practice to give the lead driver the fiꦍrst stop. They could have done that quite easily wit🌞h Oscar.

"But they gave a two🦹-lap undercut to Lando, so obviously wanted him ahead of Oscar.

“Hav🍨ing put him ahead, it's tough on the driver to say 'we want you to drop behind your team-mat☂e’.

"If this championship is ✱lost by seven points at the end of the year, every point counts.

“Different teams go racing in a different way. But Lando is the closest challenger and you have to put your eggs in one basket, at som🎐e point."

No🌜rris is second in the F1 standings ahea🐓d of today’s F1 Belgian Grand Prix.

He is 76 point༒s ꦺbehind Verstappen, who is gunning for a fourth title in a row.

Team orders will be scrutinised🍷 again at today’s Belgian Grand Pri♛x.

The starting grid has a competitive feel, coupled with the🎉 famous overtaking opportunities that the Spa circuit offers.

Red Bull’s Max Ve﷽rstappen qualified first but will start from 11th due to a grid penalty. He has previously won this gr🧸and prix from 14th on the grid.

Ferra🉐ri’s Charles Leclerc is on pole, ahead of under-pressure Red Bull driver Seಌrgio Perez.

Merce𒐪des’ Lewis Hamilton is t💜hird ahead of Norris, then Piastri.

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