Brown fully expects that tensions will rise between his drivers at some point. "The best for the team is to aim for one-twos," Brown told Channel 4. The good of the team is to try and get 1-2s. It’s up to them to decide who is P1 and who is P2. They are free to race."

According to Brown, it’s only a matter of time before things truly heat up between the two McLaren drivers, as both Norris and Piastri are ambitious and eager to win while they share the fastest car on the grid. "You haven’t seen that really epic battle yet. I think it’s a matter of time. They will race each other cleanly and hard. It’s not ‘if’ something happens, it’s ‘when’ something happens."

McLaren has already discussed internally to be prepared for that situation. We have already discussed it. All those people who want to see something exciting happen? It will be a non-event.

During the last F1 race in Jeddah, Norris and Piastri had very different weekends. Norris crashed in qualifying and had to start from P10. Although he fought his way back to finish fourth, he ultimately lost the championship lead to his teammate.

On the other hand, Piastri secured his second consecutive win and now leads the World Championship standings for the first time in his career, while being tied with Norris in terms of total victories.

The next race will be in Miami, where Norris claimed his first win of the season last year. At the time, McLaren faced criticism for not clearly designating Norris as their lead driver in the strategic battle against Max Verstappen.