Andrea Stella (McLaren): This is how good Max Verstappen and Red Bull Racing are

Constructors’ World Champions McLaren finished fourth (Lando Norris) and fifth (Oscar Piastri) at the Singapore Grand Prix. Afterwards, team principal Andrea Stella assessed the situation.

The Umbrian said: “Singapore is a very specific circuit. The pecking order in Formula 1 changes depending on the track characteristics. Red Bull Racing and Max Verstappen are currently the fastest in all conditions. They are practically capable of winning every session.”

“Behind them, it’s wide open. Ferrari were rightly the second-fastest team in Singapore. We were right up there with Mercedes. Lando couldn’t make it onto the podium because he lost a position whilst trying to overtake Hamilton.”

“We’d have liked to secure a podium finish, but to do that we need to overtake other cars. Hopefully, with the improvements we’ve made, we’ll be able to finish in the top three again under our own steam in the next few races.

As a reminder: Norris has not finished on the podium since the Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid a month ago – he was involved in a collision through no fault of his own in Baku, finished ninth at the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, and is now fourth.

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The 2025 World Champion also experienced technical problems. Andrea Stelle confirmed: “Yes, we had an electrical issue and lost sensor signals. Fortunately, none of these were critical to the car’s reliability. The important thing was to get both cars to the finish and score points. We also need to score solid points in the upcoming races if we want to move ahead of Ferrari in the Constructors’ Championship.”

Here’s how things currently stand: Mercedes are World Champions (currently on 578 points), Ferrari are in second place (444), followed by McLaren (339) and, already, Red Bull Racing (332).