A stunning new detail on Oscar Piastri’s relationship with McLaren has emerged in court, with an F1 hopeful claiming the Australian was not wanted by team boss Zak Brown.

McLaren’s team harmony flew out the window at the Singapore Grand Prix last weekend when Piastri raged at teammate Lando Norris’s “unfair” driving following a lap-one collision.

The incident and fallout renewed claims McLaren favour Norris in the championship race — an accusation only bolstered, in the eyes of their critics, by a witness statement.

Four-time IndyCar champion Alex Palou and McLaren are fighting over damages following a 2022 contract saga.

The 28-year-old told a High Court that racing in F1 was his dream but a contract he signed with McLaren then broke was “based on lies and false impressions”.

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