Martin Brundle left unconvinced by McLaren's pledge to Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri

Martin Brundle has questioned McLaren's commitment to giving Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri a completely equal shot at the Drivers' Championship title, even if that meant Max Verstappen eventually came out on top.

McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown raised eyebrows ahead of the Brazilian Grand Prix when he admitted that he would rather witness a repeat of the 2007 title race, in which Kimi Raikkonen beat team-mates Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso to the crown, than prioritise one driver over the other.

"We're well aware of 2007," Brown told F1's Beyond the Grid podcast. "I'd rather go, 'We did the best we can, and our drivers tied on points and the other guy beat us by one' than the alternative.

"Which is telling one of our drivers right now, when they're one point away from each other, 'I know you have a dream to win the world championship, but we flipped a coin and you don't get to do it this year'. Forget it. That's not how we go racing.

"The best way to win the constructors is to finish first and second in the [Drivers'] Championship, and the best way to win the Drivers' Championship is to have two drivers going for the Drivers' Championship. In the event 2007 happens again, I'd rather have that outcome than all the other outcomes by playing favourites. We won't do it. We're racers. We're going racing."

According to Sky Sports F1 co-commentator and pundit Brundle, when push comes to shove, McLaren will prioritise one of their drivers. For now, however, their rights remain the same with four Grands Prix remaining in 2025.

"They swap it, of course," Brundle explained. "We need to remember that McLaren have dominated the last two Constructors' Championships, so whatever Zak and Andrea are doing, they're doing it right, and they've got two drivers at the front of the drivers' championship this year."

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The 66-year-old continued: "They've had some uncomfortable moments, I think they would have played a different way in hindsight, but whatever they're doing generally is working.

"I do admire that they're not going to say, 'Well, you're one point ahead, so the other guy is going to have to give up the championship.' But that's with four events to go and one point in it. If there's one or two events to go and 20 points in it, and Max is on their gearbox, of course, they'll take a different decision."

After the Brazilian GP sprint race, that scenario is one step closer to becoming reality. Piastri crashed on lap eight while following Norris and Kimi Antonelli in third place, laying out the red carpet for his team-mate to open up a nine-point World Championship advantage.