Story byMotorsport photoLydia MeeFri, December 5, 2025 at 11:43 AM UTC·3 min readFormer Formula 1 driver and Sky Sports analyst Martin Brundle argued that McLaren is "damned if they do, damned if they don't" in terms of changing its approach to team orders for the season finale. Heading into the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Lando Norris leads the drivers' championship standings with 12 points over Red Bull's Max Verstappen in second. Norris's McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri is also still within reach of the championship trophy as he sits four points behind Verstappen in third. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementMcLaren's approach to managing its drivers has come under a lot of scrutiny this year, as it has given both of them an equal opportunity to fight with the proviso that they do not crash into one another. Brundle has argued that the Woking outfit would be better off dealing with the "nuclear fallout of moving cars around" than losing the drivers' championship.“They are damned if they do, damned if they don’t in some respects. I’m pretty sure they’d rather handle the nuclear fallout of moving their cars around.