En McLaren intentan apoyar por igual a ambos pilotos en la lucha por el título, lo que a menudo conduce al uso de tácticas de equipo en determinados momentos de la carrera. Oscar Piastri reconoció recientemente que algunas órdenes le sacaban de quicio, pero en general está satisfecho con la forma en que el equipo lo está gestionando. Oscar Piastri: «Este año hemos tenido momentos difíciles y conversaciones complicadas. Es parte del juego. En la lucha por el título todo cuenta. En tu camino te encuentras con dificultades y cuestiones que hay que resolver juntos, como equipo. Estoy seguro de que en la parrilla no hay ningún piloto que esté absolutamente satisfecho con cada decisión tomada —ya sea la decisión de su equipo, la decisión de los comisarios o las acciones de los rivales. Todo esto forma parte del panorama general. A lo largo de la temporada hemos tenido conversaciones complejas, algunas cuestiones había que resolver y analizar, pero estoy muy satisfecho con la forma en que el equipo lo ha gestionado».

      There are only three races left to be run with cars of this generation, and Fernando Alonso said that although few will likely miss this machinery, next year he will miss the speeds it can produce. The Spanish Aston Martin driver also foresees that everyone will face difficulties in Las Vegas.

      Fernando Alonso: "I don't know whether we will be able to overtake Racing Bulls in the Constructors' Championship; to some extent it depends on how the weekend goes. I think Haas has been scoring a lot of points lately, and we probably have to pay attention to that too, not only think about the rivals who are ahead of us.

      I think the fight will continue until the season finale in Abu Dhabi, and starting from this weekend we will try to do everything we can. Speaking about the Las Vegas round, we definitely had problems here last year. Now we'll have to fight, and the rivalry, as always, will be fierce.

      I expect qualifying to be stressful, but I hope I can make it to the final session. Then we'll see how the race goes. I remember that last year the difficulties were related to tyre graining, and during tomorrow's practice sessions we need to try to minimise that problem through setup. The weather will also have an effect, since it rained yesterday and today it's heavier than expected. In short, we need to be ready for anything.

      Racing at this track in the rain is no fun at all. The circuit is fast, and under artificial lighting I expect visibility problems. The level of grip here is very low even on slicks. Temperatures are low too. So, the race will probably be interesting to watch, but you can't say the same about driving it."

      There are three last races left with cars of this generation, and Fernando stressed that he will part with the AMR25 without any regret: "I won't miss these cars. But I think next year we'll be slower, and when we start driving the new cars we'll miss those speeds, because you always want to go as fast as possible.

      But I think the current cars are definitely too heavy and too big. And because of the ground effect and the resulting ride height, driving is not very enjoyable, even when you're following rivals. When Formula 1 moved to this set of regulations, the idea was that you would be able to follow other cars closely, and racing would become more interesting. However, you can't say that this goal has been successfully achieved.

      Maybe only at the start of 2022 was it more or less interesting, but not later. So I don't think we'll miss these cars much."