Verstappen sweeps Singapore as McLaren's P4 finale frames tough Marina Bay weekend
Red Bull's Max Verstappen claimed his first Marina Bay victory with a clean Sprint-and-Grand-Prix sweep, while McLaren published a behind-the-scenes look at its Singapore race-week activities after Lando Norris finished fourth.
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Verstappen delivers a clean sweep at Marina Bay
Red Bull's Max Verstappen completed a clean sweep of the 2026 Singapore Grand Prix weekend, winning the Sprint race on Saturday, claiming pole position shortly afterwards and then converting the top grid slot into a dominant race win. It was his first victory at the Marina Bay Street Circuit, as reported by MONEY FM 89.3's Let's Talk, Singapore in its Final Score segment following the race. 2
McLaren leaves Singapore with a P4 and some positives
McLaren's race-week coverage on its official site paired a realistic assessment from Lando Norris with a more upbeat view from Oscar Piastri. In a headline carried on mclaren.com, Norris said he was realistic after finishing P4 in Singapore, adding the quote: "We can still fight pretty well". The same site coverage quoted Piastri as saying "I felt like I did a good job" as he took positives from what the team described as a challenging weekend. 1
Behind the scenes: McLaren's Singapore marketing day
Before the on-track action, McLaren published a video titled 'Singapore Marketing Day Unboxed' on 12 October 2026, offering what it called an all-access pass to how the day came together. The content follows Oscar Piastri, Lando Norris and the team in Singapore and shows what goes on behind the scenes during a marketing day ahead of a Grand Prix, per McLaren's own page. 1
The team described a busy day of build-up ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix, including meet-and-greets with what McLaren calls the Papaya Family - its fan community - along with special experiences with partners. The material also promises a closer look at life away from the circuit during race week, including moments it bills as unseen, according to the McLaren page. 1
Race week beyond the circuit: the paddock and the city
McLaren's Singapore coverage extended to paddock culture, with a 'Spotted in the paddock' feature on the 2026 Singapore Grand Prix published on its site alongside the race and qualifying reports. The team also ran preview and briefing content presented by partners OKX and Google Cloud, reflecting the commercial programme that surrounds the team's race weekends, according to the McLaren page. 1
Race week also spilled beyond the circuit in Singapore more broadly. Local radio coverage on MONEY FM 89.3 highlighted Orchard Paddock 2026, an event bringing racing, entertainment, food and interactive experiences to Orchard Road away from the Marina Bay track, including a chance to win a car valued at S$218,000. Separately, the station's race-review segment noted former footballer Paul Pogba was among those spotted at the night race. 2
What remains unclear
The published material documents the race result and the team's own promotional content, but does not detail McLaren's full car setup, strategy or pit calls in Singapore, and no independent technical analysis of the car's performance at Marina Bay appears in the coverage. Readers seeking those details would need the team's race report and qualifying report pages referenced on the McLaren site, which outline the Sprint and Grand Prix sessions but were not the focus of the published marketing-day feature. 1
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