Overview

• McLaren will continue to give Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri equal equipment and opportunities with no shift in team orders.
• Max Verstappen has won at Monza and Baku to close to 44 points behind Norris and 69 behind Piastri with seven races remaining.
• Brown said the team wants the drivers' title settled on track, though mechanical issues or safety-car timing could force difficult decisions.
• Former Haas boss Guenther Steiner urged McLaren to back Piastri now to safeguard the drivers' crown, a move the team has not taken.
• Brown said the constructors' title is looking very good after a missed chance in Baku and expressed hope to seal it in Singapore.