Jacques Villenueve has lambasted McLaren over꧑ their team orders philosophy claiming “it doesn’t sound like they want to win”.

This weekend’s F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix will see McLaren introduce a new policy of trying to support 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lando Norris’ championship bid by prioritising him above 𒊎Oscar Piastri.

🍌Previously, they had proudly stated that ‘papaya rules’ dictate they treat both drivers as equals.

Team principal An🐲drea Stella has explained in Baku: “We are incredibly determined to win, but we want to win in the right way.

"We [will] bias our support to Lando but we want to do it without too much compromise on ourᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ principles.”

Villeneuve, the 1997 F1 champion, reacted to Sky Sports: “I guess ꦍit starts with ‘papaya’ - that doesn’t sound very tough, does it?

“I don’t want to be demeaning. I am trying to find the right words. But I find it a little bit 📖pathetic…

“This is F1, it’s the pinnacle!

“If I was a McLaren fan, I’d be ups🧸et. Do theဣy really want to win? Do they care? It doesn’t sound like they want to win.

“It’s beautiful 💝b🍨ut that’s not F1. You are here to win, that’s all that matters.

ꦅ“Lando got the better of Piastri for the first half of the sea🌌son, he’s the one with a chance to win. You play it by that rule.

“I really fail to understand this concept of ‘this is how we work, we are happier to finish second than to ♎win…’

“It is weird.”

'Psychologically Lando lost momentum'

Norris is 62 points behind Vers🍸tappen in the ⛎drivers’ standings.

That de🐲ficit might have been closer had Piastri not overtaken Norris at Monza last time out when ‘papaya rules’ were in force.

Karun Chandhok said about t💛he new team orders: “Lando started 🌊the season more strongly and bagged points early on.

“I am an Oscar fan, he’s a t𓂃remendous talent. He might be their championship contender next year.

“Her🌌e and now, they’ve got a chance🃏 to win both championships but they need to back Lando.

“I think it’s come late.”

Asked when McLaren should have started prioritising Norris, Ville꧅neuve chi🅘med in: “Hungary!”

Chandhok said: “Midseason. He was 84 points behind Max at that poiꦚnt but you could see t🌼he momentum shifting.

“Twelve races, ꦏmidway point, sorry Oscar you’re now banking the points to support [Lando].

“There a🦂re a lot of ‘ifs’ which could have put more points in Lando’s account.”

Villeneuve was ask🍸ed if Norris is still a serious championship contender.

“Psychologically Lando has lostꦗ momentum,” he answered.

“He knows th🐼at he has won♏’t be helped like he should be.

“Even if he’s quicker, there might be a move, like in Monza, where he doesn’t over-defend and he tries to avoid. If it was a different driver, other than his teammate, next to him in that chicane, he would not have gotten out of shape. They might have banged wheels, that’s it. Because i🎐t was his teammate, he wasn’t aggressive, and that lost them the 1-2.”

Villeneuve has also been critical of how Norris and Piastri have pu🐓blicly discussed the team’s new rules.

He claims that the resolution should have been: “They should simplꦫy say ‘it’s in the contract, we can’t do anything’.

“That would be better𓃲 than a 30-minute explanation about values! No, it’s F1, you are there to win.”