Formula 1: McLaren, Lando Norris seek to pressure Red Bull, Max Verstappen in Singapore GP
With Ferrari, Mercedes pushing hard, McLaren will still have to battle at a track where Red Bull is off the pace and Verstappen has never won
McLaren is ahead of Red Bull in the Formula One constructors’ race. Now for Lando Norris to put pressure on Max Verstappen for the drivers’ title.
Oscar Piastri’s win last week at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix put McLaren top in the teams’ standings – the key to F1’s lavish prize money – but teammate Norris took only a small bite out of Verstappen’s lead.
After starting 15th, Norris passed Verstappen late in the race to finish fourth, but the Dutch driver still leads by 59 points heading into the Singapore Grand Prix.
The talk in F1 this week has focused on McLaren’s seemingly flexible rear wing, which might help at high speed. Piastri said on Thursday it was legal and was not a “magic bullet” for their recent success.
F1 looks wide open right now with Ferrari and Mercedes both fighting for wins. McLaren will still have to battle hard even if Red Bull is not on the pace at a track where Verstappen has never won.
Piastri is the on-form driver in recent races, but in only his second season, he is heading into a late-season swing of tracks, such as Singapore, that he does not know well.
