Australian F1 legend Alan Jones has described claims McLaren is favouring Lando Norris over Oscar Piastri as \u201cbulls**t.\u201d<\/p>\n
The loss of Piastri\u2019s form combined with McLaren\u2019s \u2018papaya rules\u2019 had some conspiracy theorists suggesting the team were giving preferential treatment to Norris but Jones has dismissed that hypothesis.<\/p>\n
Alan Jones dimisses McLaren theory over Oscar Piastri<\/p>\n
Piastri\u2019s form has taken an undeniable nose dive since the Azerbaijan Grand Prix and having led the championship since the fifth race of the season, he now trails his teammate by 24 points with three grands prix remaining.<\/p>\n
That dip, combined with incidents such as Monza where Piastri was ordered to move aside for Norris, have some fans believing the Briton is the team\u2019s favourite, but Jones has labelled that as nonsense.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it\u2019s the greatest load of nonsense of all time,\u201d Jones told ABC. \u201cEvery single season we come across this bulls**t. Every time.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s either Mark Webber against [Sebastian] Vettel or it\u2019s somebody [else]. It\u2019s always at them \u2018oh he\u2019s got a better car than me\u2019 or \u2018he\u2019s getting preferential treatment\u2019, it\u2019s absolute crap.<\/p>\n
More on Piastri from PlanetF1.com<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udc49\u00a0Oscar Piastri told what he must do to get back to the level of Lando Norris as title bid fades<\/a> \u201cThese teams don\u2019t spend absolute fortunes travelling halfway around the world to stymie one car or give preference to the other.<\/p>\n \u201cI can assure you both these cars are getting the same sort of treatment. I know Zak Brown very well, he\u2019s a good racer, and he\u2019d be giving both these blokes equal chances.\u201d<\/p>\n Jones suggested that some people just like to complain and suggested that half of them know nothing about the sport.<\/p>\n \u201cI think that if it was tennis, they\u2019d be saying they\u2019re giving the bloke the wrong racket or something,\u201d Jones continued. \u201cIt\u2019s just rubbish.<\/p>\n \u201cThen you get all the rare experts coming out of the woodwork, with their opinions on this, that and the other thing. Half of them wouldn\u2019t know one end of a car from another but they\u2019re free to give their advice whether it\u2019s needed or not. It\u2019s just nonsense.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\ud83d\udc49\u00a0Oscar Piastri cites \u2018other factors\u2019 as F1 title slips away<\/a><\/p>\n