The Azerbaijan Grand Prix proved to be iconic for several reasons as McLaren driver Oscar Piastri ended up winning the race. This was a monumental result for McLaren as it gave them a lead in the Constructors Championship ahead of Red Bull who have been on the top since the start of the season.

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.

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen leads the Drivers’ Championship with 313 points, but McLaren’s Lando Norris is just 59 points behind. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Red Bull had led the standings for 55 consecutive races dating back to the Spanish Grand Prix in 2022. Red Bull led in the standings for the final 17 races of 2022, romped to last season’s title with a record points haul, and it led for the first 16 races of this season.

McLaren is ahead of Red Bull in the Formula 1 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 only took a small bite out of Verstappen’s lead.

McLaren Racing heads into the Singapore Grand Prix as Formula 1’s hot new darlings and the team that just may be the ones to finally dethrone Red Bull and Max Verstappen

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Formula One leaders McLaren will modify the rear wings on their cars after talks with the governing FIA at the Singapore Grand Prix following concern from rival teams. The British-based team went top of the standings in Azerbaijan last weekend but drew scrutiny of how the rear wing functioned at speed,

Oscar Piastri says he’s happy with the apparent flexible rear wing on his race-winning car but it’s not a “magic bullet” making McLaren the team to beat in Formula 1 ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix

McLaren has been asked by the governing FIA to modify the design of their controversial rear wing amid ongoing intrigue from rivals.

McLaren's Lando Norris set the pace in a floodlit second practice session at the Singapore Grand Prix on Friday with Ferrari's Charles Leclerc close behind but Red Bull's championship leader Max Verstappen only 15th.