Overview

• After wins at Monza and Baku, Max Verstappen sits 69 points behind leader Oscar Piastri with seven rounds remaining.
• Red Bull technical director Pierre Waché says the new floor is working but warns Marina Bay will be the “real test” of the RB21’s progress.
• McLaren boss Andrea Stella cautions that Norris and Piastri have less margin for error, pointing to Baku reliability trouble and a slow stop.
• Ferrari drops to third in the constructors as Guenther Steiner condemns its Baku display, with Lewis Hamilton’s public critiques underscoring internal strain.
• Steiner and Jacques Villeneuve press McLaren to name a number one driver—favoring Piastri—to prevent Verstappen from exploiting the intra‑team fight.