Overview

• McLaren can clinch the constructors’ championship by scoring 13 points in Singapore, with the title also secured if Mercedes fail to outscore them by 31 or Ferrari by 35.
• Oscar Piastri leads the drivers’ standings by 25 points over Lando Norris after his Baku DNF, with Max Verstappen 69 points back following wins at Monza and Baku.
• Brown says McLaren will keep equal equipment and opportunities for both drivers through the run-in, rejecting calls to back a single number one.
• Team principal Andrea Stella acknowledges pit-stop execution and related hardware need improvement after costly delays in recent races.
• Piastri says he is ready for the rising pressure of the title run-in and will lean on guidance from manager Mark Webber.