Inside McLaren's recent history of team orders and close calls

Formula 1 is unusual for many reasons, but one element never fails to add drama: two teammates fighting over a single drivers' title. On the one hand, they are employed by the same team and competing on behalf of more than a thousand employees; on the other, they are chasing their own dreams -- ultimately at the expense of the others.

With Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris the only two drivers still in contention for this year's title, it's a paradox McLaren is all too familiar with. Ever since the team returned to winning ways at the Miami Grand Prix last year, it has worked tirelessly to ensure a level playing field for its drivers should a title be on the line.

Sunday's Italian Grand Prix showed how hard it can be to maintain a balance of fairness between two drivers, but the decis