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.

Verstappen is not upbeat about Red Bull's chances ahead of the Singapore GP, though he hopes for better fortunes than last year

Sergio Perez has joked that Max Verstappen ’s struggles at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix could be attributed to the fact that the Dutchman was ‘not focused’. The reigning world champion could only finish fifth on the road around the streets of Baku.