“It won’t always be that easy in the next races, but it’s very promising and it’s also promising that Oscar [Piastri] “I found a way to beat the two Mercedes today, back on the podium, lots of championship points and definitely the drivers’ championship is still up, the mission is still on,” said Stella after Singapore, as fireworks still lit up the night sky.
“Hopefully we will have some more [wins] “In the next six races. Yeah, Lando fully deserves it. To be fair, he’s been very quick all weekend. I think he was very conscious on his Q3 lap yesterday, we thought if we pushed 100% we could have gone even faster, so everything worked out well this weekend.”
Norris was quick from the start in Singapore, more than putting an end to his qualifying woes in Baku, which had given him a disappointing starting position.
But with Verstappen finishing second despite Red Bull struggling at times throughout the weekend, it’s clear that McLaren have a tough task on their hands to overtake the Dutchman by enough points to win both the drivers’ and constructors’ championships.