Overview

• Oscar Piastri leads the drivers’ championship on 161 points, with teammate Lando Norris just three points behind after Norris’s confidence-boosting Monaco victory.
• The FIA will enforce a reduction of allowable front-wing flex from 15 mm to 10 mm starting at the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona.
• Red Bull boss Christian Horner and Jos Verstappen have ended their months-long dispute, easing off-track tensions as the team looks to support Max Verstappen’s title defence.
• Four-time world champion Max Verstappen trails by 25 points but expects RB21 upgrades in Barcelona to help close the gap to McLaren.
• Ferrari occupies fourth place in the constructors’ standings after failing to match McLaren’s pace, and Mercedes has prioritized long-term development over current results.