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Verstappen Closes Title Gap as McLaren Stumbles in Baku

Back-to-back Red Bull wins turn Singapore into the key form check for a title race Piastri still leads by 69 points.

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Overview

  • Max Verstappen won in Baku for a second straight victory after Monza, moving to 255 points and cutting Oscar Piastri’s lead to 69 with seven rounds remaining.
  • Oscar Piastri crashed out and scored zero points, while Lando Norris finished seventh after a front‑right wheel‑gun failure and a suboptimal tyre plan blunted McLaren’s recovery.
  • Carlos Sainz delivered Williams a podium and was voted Driver of the Day, drawing praise from F1 experts for an ‘inspired’ weekend built on strong qualifying and error‑free race pace.
  • George Russell raced while ill yet climbed to second, with Mercedes’ 2–4 finish lifting the team past Ferrari in the constructors’ standings by four points, according to Toto Wolff.
  • McLaren boss Andrea Stella cautioned that Verstappen remains a serious title contender, and Red Bull figures see Singapore as the decisive gauge of whether the RB can sustain its resurgence.