McLaren boss Andrea Stella insists the team are "not naive" as the intensity in F1's title race ramps up ahead of this weekend's Las Vegas Grand Prix.

Las Vegas marks the start of a triple-header to conclude this season with Lando Norris leading team-mate Oscar Piastri by 24 points and Max Verstappen by 49 points.

Norris has taken maximum points from the last two race weekends in Mexico City and Sao Paulo to establish himself as favourite for the world title.

It is increasingly likely the championship will become an inter-team battle in the penultimate event in Qatar on November 28-30 or the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on December 5-7, but McLaren team principal Stella is not concerned about tension spilling over between his driver.

"We are not naive. We know that the pressure i

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