Overview

• CEO Zak Brown says Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris will continue to race freely for the drivers' championship with identical equipment.
• Brown cautions the team must "pay attention to Max" after Red Bull's recent progress with the RB21.
• Max Verstappen's wins in Italy and Azerbaijan have cut the gaps to 44 points to Norris and 69 to Piastri, with seven races remaining.
• McLaren leads the constructors by 333 points over Mercedes and could clinch the title next weekend in Singapore.
• Piastri's crash-hit Baku weekend and variables such as Norris's mechanical problem and Safety Car timing were cited as factors shaping the fight.