McLaren are to prioritise Lando Norris over team-mate Oscar Piastri in their bid to win both Formula 1 world championships this year.
But team principal Andrea Stella said any actions taken to back Norris in the drivers' title chase would happen only within the team's principles of sportsmanship and fairness.
Stella told BBC Sport: "The overall concept is we are incredibly determined to win, but we want to win in the right way."
Norris heads into this weekend's Azerbaijan Grand Prix 62 points behind Red Bull's Max Verstappen in the drivers' championship with a maximum of 232 still available.
Piastri is in fourth place in the championship, 106 points behind Verstappen.
Stella, speaking in an exclusive interview, said: "We [will] bias our support to Lando but we want to do it without too much compromise on our principles.
"Our principles are that the team interest always comes first. Sportsmanship for us is important in the overall way we go racing. And then we want to be fair to both drivers."
Until now, McLaren had allowed Norris and Piastri to race each other without interference from the team.
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