Overview
- Championship picture: Oscar Piastri leads by 25 points over Lando Norris, with Max Verstappen 69 behind and seven grands prix plus three sprints remaining (199 points available).
- McLaren can seal a 10th constructors’ crown on Sunday by scoring at least 13 points at Marina Bay after a rare off‑weekend in Baku.
- Singapore’s high‑downforce, heat‑intense street circuit has been a weak spot for Red Bull, and Verstappen has never won there, heightening the significance of qualifying.
- Verstappen says he is taking it race by race with “nothing to lose,” as Red Bull gauges whether its Monza floor upgrade and recent setup gains carry over to this layout.
- Oscar Piastri says he has learned “tough lessons” from his Baku crashes that ended a 34‑race points streak, while Norris—last year’s Singapore winner—calls Verstappen “genuinely a challenger.”