Overview

• The FIA stewards issued a five‑second post‑race penalty to Lewis Hamilton for repeatedly leaving the track, dropping him from seventh to eighth with no appeal from Ferrari or the driver.
• McLaren clinched the constructors' championship with Lando Norris third and Oscar Piastri fourth in Singapore, even as their start‑line contact triggered angry radio exchanges.
• Stewards classified the Norris–Piastri tangle as a standard first‑lap incident with no driver predominantly at fault, and McLaren opted against a mid‑race position swap.
• Norris defended the move as taking a gap and noted a light touch with Max Verstappen that unsettled his car, while Stella said the team will review the episode against its fairness guidelines.
• Oscar Piastri’s drivers’ championship lead is now 22 points over Norris after George Russell won and Max Verstappen’s renewed pace kept the Red Bull driver in the hunt.