McLaren Secures Constructors’ Championship in Singapore
SINGAPORE – McLaren has secured its second consecutive Formula 1 constructors’ championship at the Singapore Grand Prix. The team successfully defended the title thanks to Sunday’s result, where Lando Norris climbed onto the podium, while Oscar Piastri, leader of the drivers’ championship, finished in fourth position.
McLaren’s dominant season has turned the championship into a formality since the summer break in August. The team has accumulated 12 victories this year, including seven one-two finishes.
Before last season, McLaren’s last constructors’ championship dates back to 1998, when Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost achieved 15 victories in 16 races.
McLaren’s transformation is one of the most remarkable stories of the modern Formula 1 era. When CEO Zak Brown took over in 2016, McLaren was in a failing partnership with Honda and often failed to advance beyond the first qualifying session.
Since then, the team has switched engine agreements with Honda and its current partner Mercedes, which has proven to be a successful partnership. Brown oversaw the team’s first victory in a decade at the 2021 Italian Grand Prix.
The team principal, Andrea Stella, hired the following year, has been a key piece in the puzzle for McLaren to displace Red Bull as the leading team on the grid.
Former Red Bull designer Rob Marshall has also played a significant role in overseeing the leading cars of the last two seasons.
Drivers Norris and Piastri are tied to McLaren long-term, until at least 2027 and 2028 respectively.
