Overview

• Verstappen sits third in the standings, 44 points behind Lando Norris with seven rounds to run.
• Red Bull’s Monza upgrade preceded victories at Monza and Baku, lifting the team back into contention against season-long pacesetter McLaren.
• Rival drivers rate his chances lower than he does, with Charles Leclerc at 20 percent, Alex Albon at 15 percent and Isack Hadjar near 10–20 percent.
• Singapore presents a high-downforce challenge where Verstappen has never won and where recent similar venues in Hungary and the Netherlands exposed weaknesses.
• McLaren remains viewed as the benchmark package and can clinch the constructors’ title this weekend by scoring 13 points.