NEW DELHI, Oct. 8 -- Though McLaren won the constructors' championship - their first successive title since 1991 - at the Singapore GP on Sunday, the achievement was overshadowed by the on-track clash between their two drivers Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris and the following back-and-forth arguments over team radio. With six races remaining and 22 points separating the two, their friendship has become prickly and their relationship feisty as the 2025 nears its end, looking for the first McLaren drivers' title since Lewis Hamilton in 2007. In an interview facilitated by FanCode, F1 great Mika Hakkinen, who won both his titles driving for McLaren in 1998 and 1999, discusses the title fight and how the team dynamics work during such a time, reigning champion Max Verstappen's outside chance to win the title among other topics. Excerpts: I think history is repeating itself a little bit. I had an amazing racing career with McLaren. I had a teammate where we were fighting for the championships. And we had an incredible car. We were dominating. What that meant was that me and David Coulthard were fighting for who was going to win the championship. Because of that, it created not only a bit of tension inside the team, but also caused some aggressive action on the racetrack. History is repeating itself. Oscar and Lando are fighting for who is going to be No.1. I don't have a crystal ball. It's impossible to say who's going to win. But logic says that the season is very tough and long. And because of that, experience normally influences a lot of results. Lando has more experience. That could be an important factor. From my experience, the team is very important - what kind of confidence they give the drivers. Your personal management team is a very important factor, how they can keep you stable. I know from my experience that all these factors can generate huge confidence for your performance. I'm sure it's (support from their private management and families) at a high level because they've been racing for many years. But when you're talking about fighting for the World Championship, that is a bit different.... You personally as a driver have to work hard to enable them to understand where you are with your feelings and pressure, what you're experiencing. Otherwise, how will they know? It's a mathematical possibility. But the fact is that Max has done incredible work with the team to be able to maximise the performance of the car. It's just incredible. Sometimes results are like a wave. Max is very much alone with the team. He doesn't have a teammate who is pushing him. So, it's interesting to see how Max is able to go (despite that). It's very interesting. Lewis is just an incredible racing driver. He has succeeded in his career over the years. When you come to a new team, normally it can take 4-5 years until you can make the car to fit your driving. Lewis has to have the patience to wait for a long time. You normally don't jump in the team and the car and say, 'Oh, this car is fantastic. I'm going to win races.' It requires a lot of work and a long time. F1 today is a very difficult sport for the young drivers. Why? Because the testing programme is limited. When you don't have so much testing, it's difficult to find your limits. When you come to the GP, that's where you are finding your limits. And when you're finding your limits, it will include mistakes. And these mistakes are expensive, and make you look bad. Every car is different. Some cars can be very difficult to handle. Some cars are easier to drive, but they're a bit slow. I think (Sauber's) Gabriel Bortoleto has, in my opinion, done quite impressive work. What he's doing at the moment, against a very experienced teammate (Nico Hulkenberg), I feel he's been able to push the car to the limit without huge mistakes compared to other rookies....