McLaren Clinches Title, Keeps Team Rules

On the opening lap of the Singapore Grand Prix Lando Norris and team-mate Oscar Piastri made contact exiting Turn 3; stewards ruled it a racing incident and neither driver was penalized. Both recovered to finish third and fourth respectively, providing the points that secured McLaren the Constructors' Championship, with George Russell winning and Max Verstappen second. The result cut Norris’s deficit to Piastri to 22 points with six races remaining in the Drivers' Championship. McLaren declined to reinstate positions and team principal Andrea Stella said the squad will maintain its existing 'Papaya Rules' intra‑team approach despite tensions, while Piastri publicly disputed the decision. Separately, Ferrari were fined €10,000 for an unsafe pit‑lane release in practice that damaged Norris’s car.