Overview

• Max Verstappen has cut Oscar Piastri’s lead to 69 points with 199 still available across seven races and three sprints.
• The Red Bull driver followed Monza victory with a dominant Azerbaijan win, taking pole, fastest lap and leading every lap.
• McLaren’s cushion shrank after Piastri crashed on lap one in Baku and Lando Norris finished seventh, leaving Norris 25 points behind Piastri and 44 ahead of Verstappen.
• Andrea Stella says Verstappen is definitely in contention and contends Red Bull’s gains extend beyond track specifics, while expecting McLaren to be stronger in Singapore.
• Helmut Marko calls Singapore the yardstick for Red Bull’s title hopes and says competitiveness there would allow the team to start dreaming of a fifth crown for Verstappen.