Overview

• Piastri’s lap‑one crash at Baku ended his 34‑race finishing streak and cut his lead to 25 points over Norris, with Verstappen now 69 back after a second straight win.
• Verstappen credits recent upgrades for form at Monza and Baku but downplays title talk, saying he will take it race by race with Singapore set to pose a different test.
• Team boss Andrea Stella defended Norris, saying the car and execution limited progress despite strong pace in clean air, and that a Q3 mistake left Norris mired in traffic.
• Data shows McLaren’s 2025 pit‑stop error rate near 25%, the highest in the field; the team says hardware and process changes are underway, and analysis finds Norris disproportionately hit by slow stops through no driver fault.
• Ferrari’s late team-order swap went awry as Hamilton returned the place to Leclerc too late, prompting frustration from Leclerc, a clear‑instruction claim from Vasseur, and an apology from Hamilton amid Leclerc’s ERS issue and an early stop.