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.

Formula One statistics for Sunday's Singapore Grand Prix at the Marina Bay circuit, round 18 of the 22 race season:Lap distance: 4.940km. Total distance: 306.143km (62 laps)2023 pole position: Carlos Sainz (Spain) Ferrari one minute 30.

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

Formula One statistics for Sunday's Singapore Grand Prix at the Marina Bay circuit, round 18 of the 22 race season:

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

F1’s regulations limit the amount of flexibility permitted, but teams try to find ways to maximize this to improve performance.

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,