With teammates Piastri and Norris battling for the Drivers' Championship, whether the team will intervene with orders in the remainder of the season has become a source of intense speculation (Racing News 365, BBC, GP Blog). "Team orders" are "instructions given by racing teams to their drivers that tell them to change how they race against their own teammates, usually to help the team's overall results rather than letting drivers compete freely" (Motorsports Calendar, Flow Racers). The question will be suspended 6 December 2025 if still open and the outcome determined using credible, open-source reporting. Whether team orders are given in a sprint or grand prix is immaterial.

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NOTE 15 October 2025: Team orders to drivers explicitly instructing a driver or drivers to maintain their relative positions to each other will count.