Overview

• The Red Bull driver arrives on a two-race winning streak but remains 69 points behind leader Oscar Piastri and 44 behind Lando Norris with seven grands prix and three sprints left.
• McLaren can clinch the constructors’ championship by scoring roughly 13 points in Singapore, as team bosses resist imposing orders between Piastri and Norris.
• Verstappen has never won at Marina Bay, where qualifying is critical and Red Bull has struggled in hot, high-downforce conditions.
• Red Bull says a Monza floor upgrade and recent set-up gains have unlocked pace, with Laurent Mekies expecting no repeat of the Hungary slump yet stopping short of predicting a win.
• Piastri, coming off crashes in Baku, says he expects McLaren’s car to suit Singapore’s conditions, while Verstappen frames the race as “unfinished business” and calls for a strong team performance.