Overview
- Max Verstappen arrives off back‑to‑back F1 wins in Monza and Baku and added a GT3 victory at the Nürburgring with Chris Lulham in a Ferrari 296 GT3.
- Red Bull credits a new underfloor for better balance and a wider operating window, with the hot, high‑downforce Singapore weekend viewed internally as the key gauge of transferability.
- Forecasts point to thunderstorms across practice, qualifying and race night in Singapore, conditions that could shuffle the order on the Marina Bay street circuit.
- McLaren CEO Zak Brown will not install a number one driver, keeping Norris and Piastri free to race as Verstappen sits 44 points behind Norris and 69 behind Piastri with seven races remaining; the team could clinch the constructors’ title as early as Singapore.
- Verstappen’s advisor says he is committed to Red Bull through 2026 only, while Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton skipped a Mugello test of 2026 Pirelli tyres due to his dog’s serious illness, with Guanyu Zhou stepping in.