🚨 HUGE TENSION at McLaren as NEW EVIDENCE of Piastri’s Baku Crash FINALLY Revealed!

The 2025 Azerbaijan Grand Prix was already chaotic — six red flags, torrential rain, and total unpredictability — but what’s emerged in the days following has flipped McLaren’s season on its head. Oscar Piastri, the championship leader and perhaps the most composed driver on the grid this year, suffered a brutal crash during qualifying. While it initially looked like a simple driver error, new evidence and insider accounts are painting a far more troubling picture — one that’s stirring up serious tension inside the McLaren garage. Piastri, who was moments away from a possible pole position lap, misjudged the grip on the damp Baku circuit and smashed into the barriers. He dropped to ninth on the grid — his worst qualifying result in 17 races. He immediately took the blame, admitting he pushed too hard. But that’s where the simple explanation ends, and the controversy begins.

Just two weeks earlier at Monza, Piastri was ordered to give up a potential podium position to teammate Lando Norris after a pit stop blunder — a call that sparked fury among fans who accused McLaren of favoring Norris. The incident, now referred to as “Team Ordersgate,” left a bitter taste. Coming into Baku, tensions were already simmering. But after this crash — and especially after leaked team radio and strategy data hinted that Piastri may have been left exposed by McLaren’s qualifying plan — those tensions are threatening to explode. McLaren chose to send both drivers out early on slick tires despite worsening track conditions, a move that now looks questionable at best. While Red Bull and Mercedes timed their runs perfectly for the brief dry window, McLaren’s early gamble saw both drivers struggle, with Piastri paying the ultimate price. Fans and analysts alike are now asking: Was this poor judgment — or something more calculated?

Team boss Andrea Stella insists both drivers are treated equally, but not everyone’s convinced. Norris has long been seen as McLaren’s golden boy — a loyal, likable talent with strong internal backing — while Piastri, the quiet, methodical newcomer, has had to prove himself every weekend. And he has — with wins, poles, and consistent top finishes. Yet the back-to-back setbacks at Monza and Baku are feeding a narrative that McLaren may not be as neutral as it claims. Behind the scenes, the psychological toll is mounting. Piastri admitted the crash “rattled” him. This isn’t just about car damage or grid penalties — it’s about trust, momentum, and the mental edge in a championship fight. Two blows in two races, combined with growing speculation about team politics, could destabilize even the most mentally strong driver.

McLaren is enjoying its best season in years — two drivers fighting for wins, a car capable of challenging Red Bull, and genuine title hopes. But that success brings pressure, and history has shown what happens when two top-tier drivers fight for the same crown under one roof. Senna-Prost. Hamilton-Rosberg. Rivalries like that can tear a team apart — and fans are beginning to wonder if McLaren is heading down that same path. The question is no longer whether Piastri is fast enough to be champion — he’s already proved that. The question now is whether his team is fully behind him, or if internal priorities are shifting toward Norris. With every race, every strategy call, every moment of on-track tension, the spotlight grows hotter.

So was Baku just a racing incident in difficult conditions, or the breaking point of a deeper internal divide? Was the crash truly just Piastri pushing too hard — or was he pushed into that situation by a team strategy that didn’t serve him? Whatever the answer, one thing is certain: the harmony at McLaren is under serious threat, and if they don’t find a way to manage this growing storm, their championship dream could collapse from within.