Overview

• Oscar Piastri leads Lando Norris by nine points in the 2025 Formula 1 Drivers’ Championship
• McLaren holds a 299-point advantage over Ferrari in the Constructors’ standings as it targets back-to-back team titles
• CEO Zak Brown reaffirmed the team’s two-car policy and defended giving both drivers an equal shot despite collision risks
• Brown said McLaren will meet with each driver to plan how to support the one who loses the championship on an emotional level
• Lewis Hamilton ended the summer break without a podium in 14 races for Ferrari and publicly described his own form as “useless”