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McLaren Clinches Constructors’ Title, Explains Piastri’s Post‑Race Absence

Team boss Andrea Stella reaffirms a free‑to‑race policy with the intra‑team title battle still finely poised.

TOPSHOT - McLaren's Australian driver Oscar Piastri (L) looks on before the third practice session ahead of the Formula One Singapore Grand Prix night race at the Marina Bay Street Circuit in Singapore on October 4, 2025. (Photo by MOHD RASFAN / AFP) (Photo by MOHD RASFAN/AFP via Getty Images)
SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE - OCTOBER 5: Oscar Piastri of Australia and McLaren looks on with disappointment in the press pen after the F1 Grand Prix of Singapore at Marina Bay Street Circuit on October 5, 2025 in Singapore, Singapore. (Photo by Kym Illman/Getty Images)

Overview

  • McLaren sealed a second straight Constructors’ Championship at the Singapore Grand Prix.
  • An opening‑lap brush between Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri dropped Piastri back, with Norris taking third and Piastri finishing fourth.
  • Oscar Piastri now leads the Drivers’ Championship by 22 points over Norris after Marina Bay.
  • A viral clip showed celebrations without Piastri, drawing fan criticism and speculation over his treatment.
  • McLaren says Piastri missed the initial scenes because his radio was inactive after shutting down the car, celebrations were hastily arranged, he was fulfilling media duties, and he later appeared in the official team photo.