McLaren\u2019s team orders at Monza caused quite the stir, and former F1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya has shared his opinion on whether or not Lewis Hamilton would have considered obeying them.<\/p>\n
Oscar Piastri was told to concede his position to Lando Norris<\/a> at the Italian Grand Prix after a pit stop error saw the British driver fall behind his teammate in the final stint of the race. <\/p>\n Before the debacle unfolded, Norris allowed Piastri to pit before him<\/a>, putting himself at risk of his teammate undercutting him in the first place. <\/p>\n Norris<\/a> finished the race in second place, behind Max Verstappen<\/a> and ahead of his title rival Piastri<\/a>. The fallout from the orders came on social media, with F1 fans sending a clear message to McLaren about what they thought<\/a> of the ordeal.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Oscar Piastri told he now has a \u2018card to play\u2019 with McLaren after accepting Monza team orders<\/a><\/p>\n Juan Pablo Montoya thinks the current Lewis Hamilton would have obeyed McLaren\u2019s team orders<\/p>\n Speaking on the latest episode of MontoyAS<\/a> on YouTube, Montoya<\/a> shared what he thinks the reaction of previous F1 champions, including Hamilton<\/a>, would have been if they were in the position of Piastri at the Italian Grand Prix<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cOscar had the opportunity not to let him pass. Oscar was given an order.\u201d Montoya started, before theorising, \u201cIf you had given that order to Max Verstappen, Max wouldn\u2019t have given back the position. <\/p>\n \u201cHe wouldn\u2019t even consider it. No, he wouldn\u2019t. If you give that order to [Sebastian] Vettel, Vettel doesn\u2019t give back the position. <\/p>\n \u201cIf you give it to Lewis, maybe nowadays, maybe not before. If you give it to Fernando [Alonso], he wouldn\u2019t have given back the position either. It depends on your position.\u00a0<\/p>\n In Hamilton\u2019s previous title fights, on a few occasions, he found himself on the other side of team orders, with Valtteri Bottas having to concede positions to the British driver in order to help his championship challenge.<\/p>\n However, they came at points where Bottas was out of title contention, and Hamilton was the only Silver Arrow left who could win the championship, which he more often than not did.<\/p>\n Sky F1 pundit Karun Chandhok believes Piastri obeyed to save himself from Hamilton\u2019s previous mistake<\/a> at McLaren where he ignored team orders, leading to tension at the team between himself and Alonso. <\/p>\n READ MORE: Oscar Piastri proved he\u2019s not a \u2018pure racer\u2019 with his response to McLaren team orders at Monza<\/a><\/p>\n Oscar Piastri is still in charge of the F1 championship with eight rounds remaining<\/p>\n The Australian driver still holds a 31-point advantage over Norris in the F1 standings after the European leg of the season came to a close with the Italian Grand Prix.<\/p>\n