STELLA FELLAS

McLaren boss happy to have two in hunt

- by DANIEL MOXON

McLAREN chief Andrea Stella has dismissed Christian Horner’s claim that having two drivers in title contention is a disadvantage.

But he admitted he may have to “upset” either Lando Norris or Oscar Piastri by favouring one over the other at some point this season.

Max Verstappen beat both to victory in Japan last Sunday, after which Horner (inset) suggested his Red Bull outfit benefits from having just one driver gunning for glory.

Stella insisted yesterday the opposite is true, but said he “can’t exclude” the possibility that he will have to anger one of his drivers with an order that benefits the other.

He said: “There are advantages to having two extremely competitive drivers. I think the advantage in the long term is dominance. That's what you want, in my view.