Piastri seeks more freedom to 'race' against Norris

Oscar Piastri made clear on Thursday that he will not be pulling over to help his teammate Lando Norris at every one of the remaining eight races this year following McLaren's decision to adopt team orders in support of the title-chasing Briton.

Speaking to reporters in Baku ahead of this weekend's Azerbaijan Grand Prix, the Australian said he had accepted the principle of helping Norris, to support both him and the team.

But he said he was adamant that he would remain free to race against him in certain races and circumstances.

"The main point is that it's not purely going to be me pulling over for Lando at every single race because that's how none of us, including Lando, want to go racing," he said.

"Trying to go through all the scenarios is impossible and, of course, we don't want to discuss that publicly.