Revealed: Full Lando Norris-Oscar Piastri radio transcript in McLaren team order drama

McLaren found itself subject to another team orders drama at the Italian Grand Prix after its pit-stops for Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. 

Running second, Piastri was pitted first to protect from Charles Leclerc behind, but leapfrogged ahead of Norris as Max Verstappen cycled back through to the lead.

However, McLaren's plan was disrupted by a slow pit-stop for Norris on the lap after Piastri, with the delay ensuring Piastri got ahead of his team-mate, cue the team orders decision to allow Norris back into the second place he had held throughout the race.

Piastri acquiesced, but post-race, both drivers faced fierce questions about the latest drama between the two. The end result is that Piastri now leads by 31 points in the championship rather than the 37 it could have been had he ignored the instruction.

Below, you can read the full team radio transcripts from McLaren.

The radio exchanges below feature Lando Norris (LN), Oscar Piastri (OP), Norris's race engineer Will Joseph (WJ) and Piastri's Tom Stallard (TS), and begin on Lap 34 when after Leclerc had pitted and the soft tyre strategy was coming into play. 

Full McLaren radio transcripts

Lap 34

Will Joseph (WJ): Leclerc is the car behind Oscar. He’s just pitted now for a hard tyre. This does not change what we’re doing.

Lap 36 

WJ: And Lando, what are your thoughts on the soft tyre?

Lando Norris (LN): Well, I guess the opposite to the car ahead (Max Verstappen)

WJ: Check right-hand toggle

LN: Yeah, I got dirty air already from the car ahead.

Lap 38

WJ: Verstappen has pitted for the hard tyre. We keep going for Safety Cars.

LN: Yeah, I need blue flags.

WJ: You need to get closer.

Lap 45 

WJ: And Lando, the gap to Verstappen is now 11.1. Lando, we will box this lap onto the soft tyre and come up one [on the front wing].

LN: Did you want to box the other car first?

WJ: Yep, we’ll do that. We’ll swap it around so stay out.

LN: Well, only if he doesn’t undercut, otherwise I’ll box first.

WJ: There will be no undercut. Confirming we are staying out

LN: Yeah, confirm.

Oscar Piastri then pits on Lap 45, emerging ahead of Leclerc but McLaren quickly realise something could be up after Lando Norris's own slow Lap 46 stop. 

The pit-stops

WJ: And confirming we are boxing this lap.

LN: Confirmed.

Tom Stallard (TS) Launch map off, launch map off. Strat six, Strat six, standard out-lap. Leclerc crossing start-finish now. Oscar, control the out-lap. We are boxing the cars this way around to ensure you cover Leclerc. You are free with Lando once he’s ahead of the pit exit.

TS: Lando is pitting this lap.

WJ: Need strat six, please, strat six.

Lando Norris suffers slow pit-stop on front-left.

WJ: Launch map, launch map, this could now be close at [pit] exit (between Norris and Piastri)

TS: May be close at exit, Lando slow stop. 

WJ: Press the overtake button

Norris rejoins behind Piastri.

TS: Oscar, six laps to go, priority is not to drain this tyre.

WJ: Strat seven, strat seven. 

WJ: Lando, we’re going to re-establish the order. So he will let you past, then you’ll be free to race. He might let you through into Turn 1 this time around.

TS: Oscar, this is a bit like Hungary last year. We pitted in this order for team reasons. Please let Lando pass, and you’re free to race.

Oscar Piastri (OP): I mean, we said that a slow pit stop was part of racing. I don’t really get what’s changed here. But if you really want to do it, then I’ll do it.

TS: Let’s have strat seven. Suggest to let him through into Turn 1. Let through into Turn 1. This is the same as Hungary last year. I know it’s painful, but you will have five laps remaining from now.

Piastri lets Norris by into Turn 1 on Lap 49 of 53, with five laps remaining.

WJ: Okay, you’re free to race.

TS: Thanks, Oscar, you’re free to race, clinical, clear head, mate.

WJ: Okay, Lando, push-and-hold will be available. We're going to have to use it; they’ve got DRS. Lando, suggest strat 13, strat 13.