Appreciating the sportsmanship at McLaren during qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix, Andrea Stella accepts there could come a time when all that stops as the championship goes down to the wire in Abu Dhabi.

Engaged in an intra-team battle for the Drivers’ Championship, Oscar Piastri leads Lando Norris by 34 points with nine races remaining in what is shaping up to arguably one of the most respectful and sporting title fights in recent history.

McLaren: It’s within the rights of the driver…

That was on display at Monza on Saturday as Piastri and Norris raced for a spot in the pole position shootout.

Piastri was asked by his race engineer Tom Stallard to give Norris a helping hand as the Briton was in the elimination zone after a mistake on an earlier lap.

“If you can help Lando, if

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