Overview

• McLaren sealed the 2025 Constructors’ Championship in Singapore, with Zak Brown and Andrea Stella saying the team is letting its drivers race and will hold internal talks.
• The opening lap featured contact as Lando Norris dived inside Oscar Piastri; Piastri protested on the radio and later cut team communications during the post-race congratulations.
• Piastri told reporters he would follow Hamilton’s guidance not to yield places in future, signaling possible resistance to team orders with six races remaining.
• George Russell converted pole to victory for Mercedes at Marina Bay as Red Bull acknowledged strategic and setup missteps, with Max Verstappen continuing to chip away at the drivers’ points deficit.
• Stewards gave Lewis Hamilton a five-second penalty for repeated track-limit violations after Fernando Alonso’s complaints, and Williams criticized an FIA rear-wing flex ruling even as they scraped a point.