If your argument is that Lando has to win on his own for his team to prioritize him you have to explain to me where exactly the prioritizing comes in.
Not what I said.
Yes, except Lando has to first put himself into such positions that allows the team to do so.
He has to get out in front or at least, ahead of Oscar. Letting Oscar get past can change team strategy b/c Oscar has the ability to win as much as Lando.
Lando not only brought himself into the position he is in in the championship - he also had pole in Monza.
Which he immediately lost for the
4th time this year on a GP opening lap (5th if you count the Shanghai Sprint). Every time except Zandvoort, this has ended up affecting his race b/c the person (or in Spain, 1 of the people) who got past him went on to finish ahead of him.
That’s where other teams with a shot at winning would have told Oscar not to attack Lando - especially not in such an aggressive way that not only brought Charles into the mix, but actually given how close it was in the end opened the door for Charles’s win. (And put Lando in P3 at the time)
In the view potentially costing the team WCC points, yes, it was a baffling move. In regards to the WDC, the team was intent on letting them race.
Charles ultimately won b/c of a tire gamble that paid off.
Zak Brown said that he was not happy with the overtake after the race btw.
I haven't seen any quote that says he was unhappy about it. By his own words, he told them to race by 'Papaya Rules' and then said that's what Oscar did. At worst, he said it was an aggressive pass & they will look at it, but he didn't seem to say anywhere he was unhappy with it.
Papaya Rules are, you know, it’s your teammate. Race him hard, race him clean, don’t touch. That happened.
Had Oscar raced anybody but Lando in this situation this would most likely have been a crash.
This is just pure speculation.
McLaren won nothing yesterday, but lost a lot.
"A lot" is exaggeration. Once again, those 2 points for Lando will not be a deciding factor in his championship pursuit. You need to revisit the options McLaren had here.
A) Charles is pulling a 1-stop that could affect his race with an easy overtake (as shown by Sainz losing out to both McLarens). Oscar is allowed to pursue Charles with Lando in tow as the lead was coming down significantly per lap & it could be more points for both McLarens. At worst, Charles holds on, McLaren secures a guaranteed 2-3 anyway.
B) McLaren abandons chasing Charles for more points b/c Oscar will have to back off to let Lando catch up and get 2 more points. McLaren ends up with the safe 2-3 result they would've still been guaranteed going after Charles, though.
It's not difficult to comprehend why McLaren went with Option A. They still get the results of Option B as a team, but with the added possibility of gaining even more.
If you want to move on from this, okay. Although, it would be amusing if you tried that, "Man I get it. You like Oscar" retort towards me whose had multiple avatars showcasing who I support.