McLaren’s so-called ‘Papaya Guidelines’ dominated the headlines coming into the Baku weekend after Oscar Piastri’s forceful transfer on his staff mate Lando Norris on the Italian Grand Prix at Monza.
However because it turned out, no staff orders pondering was required in Azerbaijan after Norris certified effectively down the order leaving Piastri to concentrate on being the lead McLaren driver within the Grand Prix. And on race day the Australian went on to ship a surprising rearguard efficiency to wrap up his second victory of the season.
