How McLaren's Monza team orders played out

Mark Hughes began dissecting the crucial moments surrounding McLaren's team orders during the Italian Grand Prix. The focus was on Oscar Piastri's pit stop at the end of Lap 45. At that point, Piastri was 3.7 seconds behind his teammate Lando Norris. With the low tyre degradation on Monza's high-grip surface, an undercut effect was anticipated to be minimal, even with Piastri pitting first on a set of part-used soft tyres. Typically, a gap of 1.5 seconds or less is needed for an effective undercut, setting the stage for discussions around the team's strategic decisions.