Lando Norris has raised the heat on Max Verstappen by insisting it is his rival’s world championship to lose. Norris will head into Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix cauldron – regarded as the toughest physical and mental challenge on the Formula One calendar – still trailing Verstappen by 59 points.

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.

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.

Max Verstappen has waded into the controversy over McLaren 's rear wing design ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix. The configuration of the MCL38 has been hotly debated after unseen footage emerged on social media after last weekend's race in Baku.

McLaren leapt into a 20-point lead after Oscar Piastri’s masterful victory at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A defiant Max Verstappen returns to Singapore with Red Bull behind in the standings for the first time in 55 races and braced for another tough battle at the scene of their worst weekend last season.

Max Verstappen has his sights set on remaining his top place in the Driver's standings, as he holds off Lando Norris. His team, Red Bull Racing, lost out on the top of the Constructors to McLaren, who overtook the Austrian team last weekend in Baku.