Overview

• Oscar Piastri leads the Drivers’ Championship by three points over teammate Lando Norris, with Max Verstappen 25 points adrift of Norris.
• McLaren enjoys a commanding Constructors’ Championship lead of 172 points over Mercedes and holds a four-point advantage on Red Bull.
• The FIA implements stricter front-wing load tests in Spain to curb aero flex, a move that could narrow McLaren’s current pace advantage.
• Max Verstappen, a four-time winner and seven-straight podium finisher at Barcelona, views the clampdown as an opportunity to close his title deficit.
• McLaren CEO Zak Brown rejects a one-car strategy, pledging that both Norris and Piastri will continue to race unfettered for championship points.