Stella, who has previously worked alongside world champions Michael Schumacher, Fernando Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen during his time at Ferrari,

McLaren boss Andrea Stella says teammates Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris are racing like champions and the Formula One title will probably be decided by fine margins and individual brilliance.

McLaren pair Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris continued their extraordinarily tight Formula 1 title battle at the Belgian Grand Prix with the Aussie edging out his team-mate at Spa

Charles Leclerc took home a respectable third place for Ferrari, with Max Verstappen largely powerless in fourth. Lewis Hamilton, who started in the pit-lane, recovered impressively to come home in seventh to conclude a wretched weekend for the seven-time world champion.

The McLaren F1 team principal was very happy about the 1-2 finish at Silverstone, but suggest that the penalty on Piastri was "harsh."

What makes this tough for McLaren is the context. Norris has been their guy since 2019. He stayed loyal when the car was barely fighting for points. He was patient when others — Carlos Sainz, Daniel Ricciardo — came and went. He’s also just 25. This was supposed to be his era.