Red Bull cut McLaren's constructors' lead to seven points

Red Bull have cut McLaren's lead in the Formula 1 constructors' championship to seven points with six rounds remaining. Max Verstappen's consecutive wins in Malaysia and Singapore have left Red Bull on 332 points, against McLaren's 339.

That surge followed a major RB22 update at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, which reworked the car's sidepods, floor and cooling layout. The package appears to have cured the drivability problems that had troubled Verstappen earlier in the campaign.

McLaren, by contrast, has stalled since its Hungary floor upgrade. The MCL40 has lacked raw pace over a run of flyaway races, with corner-entry handling still a persistent weakness. Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri also endured scrappy weekends, including a double non-points result in Azerbaijan that gave Red Bull a significant points swing.

Ferrari are on 444 points, more than 100 clear of both teams, leaving third as the genuine battleground. McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has confirmed a phased upgrade package will arrive across the final rounds to try to halt the slide.