Andrea Stella: "For the second year in a row, McLaren are the Constructors' Champions, an incredible feeling to end a very competitive weekend in Singapore! Last year, it went all the way to the final lap of the final race, so to be able to secure the title with six races to go in the 2025 season is an unbelievable effort from the entire team.
"Our race pace was strong today against our closest competitors, although it was hard to take advantage in the dirty air. Both Lando and Oscar demonstrated their exceptional talent to secure an important result for the team, as we've seen on many occasions this season.
"Thank you to everyone in the team, both trackside and in Woking, for their incredible effort. We can all be very proud of this achievement, the first back-to-back Constructors' Championship for McLaren since 1991. Thank you to our PU supplier HPP, our valuable technical and commercial partners and of course, our loyal papaya fans. It's great that our teamwork is rewarded like this, but we must enjoy the moment this evening and then turn our attention to preparing for a competitive challenge in the final six races of the season."
Laurent Mekies: "Firstly, congratulations to McLaren on their Constructors' title, we know how hard it is to win championships, so a big well done to everyone there. From our side, Max had a very strong race and was quick enough today to stay in contact with George and hold off the McLarens. We tried everything we could to win the race, we started on the Soft tyre to try our best chance at the start when the conditions were tricky. It was an aggressive decision and a risk we chose to take. After that there was very little possibility to do anything else with the race. It was very tough out there and, after pitting early, Max did an amazing job defending from McLaren to keep the car in second place. It is good to be fighting at the front today, that's a huge testament to all the hard work that has and is being done back at Milton Keynes and at track. Having increased performance on a track like this gives us confidence that we will be able to fight better at other circuits and it is a good indication of the progress we have made. Yuki had a difficult day, he really suffered on the first lap and dropped back, but from that point on he did a very decent job, worked hard to get back through the order and nearly had a shot at the points. It had not been a good Saturday for him but he is working incredibly hard and we will continue to work with him to improve together."
Both SF-25s were fitted with Medium tyres for the start. On the clean side of the track, Charles was able to get ahead of Lewis and Kimi Antonelli to move up to fifth on the opening lap. Hamilton was seventh. On lap 22, Leclerc pitted for Hards, rejoining tenth behind Nico Hulkenberg, whom he passed immediately. Hamilton came in on lap 25, also rejoining behid the German. After Fernando Alonso, Oliver Bearman and Antonelli pitted, Charles and Lewis were again fifth and seventh. On lap 47, unable to pass Antonelli on track, Lewis pitted for used Softs without losing position. On lap 54, Antonelli got past Leclerc who thus dropped to sixth and on the next lap, the Monegasque let his team-mate by as he was on fresher tyres. On lap 59, Lewis began to have problems with brake temperature and Charles again moved ahead of him on the following lap. Charles took the chequered flag in sixth place, while Lewis was able to fend off a late attack from Alonso to finish seventh. After the race, Lewis was given a 5 second penalty for leaving the track multiple times and this has dropped him to eighth place. The Championship heads for the Circuit of the Americas which hosts the United States Grand Prix on Sunday 19 October.
Fred Vasseur: First of all congratulations to McLaren for winning the Constructors' Championship, it's well deserved. On our side it was a tough weekend. We had a strong start of the weekend and after that we didn't extract the full potential from the car in quali. In the race, cooling was an issue right from the beginning although when we were in clean air the pace was decent. Over the last 15 laps, Lewis had mega pace, but he pushed so hard to catch up those ahead that in the end he had a problem with the brakes overheating.
Clearly, the last couple of races, we have been a step behind our rivals. We need to improve the potential of the car and also our overall execution of the race weekend to ensure we are getting the best out of the car and from the drivers, because for sure, results like today's are frustrating.
Starting from Austin, we need to get back to being in a position to have good pace throughout the entire weekend.
George Russell took victory in Sunday's Singapore Grand Prix with Kimi Antonelli coming home a strong P5. Starting from pole position, George controlled the race from start-to-finish on a Medium-Hard one-stop strategy, to take his second victory of the season and fifth of his career. The team was represented on the podium by Tengu Muhammad Taufik, President & Group Chief Executive Officer of our title partner, Petronas.
Kimi meanwhile lost a couple of positions at the start but confounded the difficulty of overtaking in Singapore to reclaim P5 from the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc with a beautiful move into turn 16 in his second stint. He then resisted the Soft tyre shod Ferrari of Lewis Hamilton to hold onto the position at the flag.
The team extends its advantage over Ferrari for second in the Constructor's Championship to 25 points with six races remaining. McLaren meanwhile secured the 2025 Constructor's title; congratulations to them along with our team-mates at Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains on a 10th Mercedes powered Constructor's Crown in the 12 years of the current turbo-hybrid era.
Toto Wolff, Team Principal & CEO: That was an amazing drive from George this evening. He controlled the race from lights out to the chequered flag to take a brilliant win. The pace he and the car had was surprising but strong and that was the winning formula today. It was also great to have PETRONAS represent our team on the podium with Tengku Muhammad Taufik receiving the trophy. They are a brilliant title partner, and it is sweet to win at what is the closest race on the calendar to Malaysia.
Kimi's race meanwhile was compromised by losing two places at the start, but he had good pace and battled back hard. His move on Leclerc at turn 16 was incredible; it took everyone by surprise and ensured both our cars finished ahead of Ferrari which is important for second in the Constructor's Championship. On that note, congratulations to McLaren as they secured the Constructor's crown this evening. They have been the best team this year, so it is well deserved. Congratulations also go to our team-mates at Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains who secured a 10th Mercedes powered Constructor's title in the past 12 years.
Andrew Shovlin, Trackside Engineering Director: That was a great result for the team and congratulations to George on another win. We didn't really know what to expect in terms of pace going into the race; we didn't have any good long run data but it was really encouraging to see George able to pull a decent gap in stint one and keep the tyres in a decent temperature window.
Kimi lost a couple of places at the start; one of those was on the initial getaway and then another around the first corners where he was struggling for grip on the inside. He drove a very impressive race to finish ahead of both Ferraris though and was able to show good pace once he was in free air.
It was fun to be fighting at the front again, but we've got a lot of hard work ahead if we want to keep second place in this championship. It will be a tough fight with Ferrari and Red Bull, but we will be pushing to the chequered flag in Abu Dhabi. Finally, congratulations to McLaren on their Constructor's Championship and Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains for powering their success.
Andy Cowell, CEO & Team Principal: "Singapore is known for its Safety Cars and lack of overtaking, but this evening there were no Safety Cars and Fernando and Lance did plenty of overtaking!
"The slightly damp track encouraged us to start both cars on the Softs, which proved to be the right decision as the race played out. Lance did a fantastic job of managing the Softs for 38 laps, holding out for a Safety Car before taking the Mediums to the end, gaining seven places with some great overtakes.
"Fernando also did his overtaking on the track, and P7 this evening saw the fans vote him driver of the day. The team did a great job with tyre decisions, cooling levels and strategy to optimise the race performance. We take encouragement from this and will look to carry this momentum into Austin."
Steve Nielsen, Managing Director: "It has been another tough race for us but we can take some positives from it in the respect we managed to take a bit of a fight to our competitors. Franco had a good start to gain some places on the opening lap and we went aggressive quite early on strategy with an undercut on the cars ahead which required Franco to manage a long stint on Mediums. It had looked promising but he tailed off at the end with the tyres degrading. For Pierre, we opted to change set-up on his car and change his floor, which meant a Pit Lane start. That put him on the backfoot early on but he did a good opening stint to be in that midfield mix which was held up by a train of traffic. After his Hards faded we opted for some laps on Soft at the end where he closed the gap to cars ahead and had the benefit of some low fuel, high grip running. Of course, it is not the end result we ever set out to achieve but there are plenty of positives to take from the entire weekend and we head to Austin feeling more optimistic in our ability to perform on a much more conventional circuit. We can be confident that better days are coming and I am pleased to see the continued work ethic that everyone in this team is applying in a difficult time. Finally, congratulations to McLaren on setting an extremely high bar with their second Championship win in a row."
MoneyGram Haas F1 Team finished with Oliver Bearman ninth, and Esteban Ocon 18th, at the Singapore Grand Prix, held Sunday at the Marina Bay Street Circuit.
Bearman took the start from ninth position on Pirelli P Zero Yellow medium tires, though lost ground to Isack Hadjar into Turn 1, with stewards investigating the contact between the two, but deeming no further action was necessary. Bearman pitted on lap 23 for White hard tires, overhauling Hadjar in the process, and also gained ground on Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso, though was ultimately re-passed by the two-time champion. Bearman greeted the checkered flag in ninth to add two points to his and MoneyGram Haas F1 Team's 2025 tally.
Ocon started from 17th place on the grid, also on medium tires, and maintained position through the opening lap. The Frenchman came into the pits on lap 30, switching to the hard compound, and emerged in a tight battle in the mid-field. Ocon scrapped with Gabriel Bortoleto for P17 but eventually came home just three-tenths down on the Sauber driver, registering P18 in a race in which all 20 starters were classified.
Ayao Komatsu, Team Principal: "I'm glad that we finally managed to put a weekend together. As a team, this race was difficult, but converting P9 in qualifying to P9 in the race and points was lots of hard work. It was a shame to be overtaken by Alonso, but in the end, he had good pace, and Aston Martin was quick. We executed the weekend well and I'm very happy for all the team, and for Ollie as well. Yes, overtaking in a DRS train is difficult, but Alonso managed to do it, so we need to see whether that's a car characteristic or what else it is. On Esteban's side, the positive is that he's been quick in all practice sessions, so he has the pace. Overall, I'm very happy to be coming away from Singapore scoring two points. In Austin, I'm looking to build on from here - we want both drivers to score points."
James Vowles, Team Principal: Congratulations to Carlos on a really strong drive to achieve a point today, and thank you to Alex for working closely on strategy to achieve that result - it really was a team game. We couldn't have achieved more from our starting position, but that only reiterates my disappointment about our qualifying disqualification because we had a quick car today. I'm looking forward to the remaining six rounds of the season, because we have a competitive car and we're here to fight for our position in the Championship. Finally, congratulations to McLaren for retaining the Constructors' Championship - their journey back to the top is an inspiration to us and the benchmark for what we want to achieve.
The victory went to George Russell, while McLaren retained the Constructors' title. That's the headline from the Singapore Grand Prix. The Mercedes driver converted yesterday's pole position into a win that never really looked under threat. It was only during the run of pit stops that he momentarily gave up the lead which he took going into the first corner. This is the Englishman's fifth career win, the second this year and he becomes the eighth driver to have his name inscribed on the winner's trophy for this event. It was win number six in Singapore for Mercedes, its 131st in total.
McLaren picked up 17 points today, courtesy of a third place for Lando Norris and a fourth for Oscar Piastri, thus retaining the Constructors' title for a second year, its tenth championship win. Not since the four years from 1988 to 1991 has the Woking team managed to win two consecutive Constructors' titles. McLaren is now on its own in second place in this particular list, behind Ferrari on 16.
Max Verstappen has yet to break his duck at the Singapore Grand Prix, this being the third time he has finished second, and his fourth time on the podium.
Medium and Soft were the compounds chosen for the start of the race. As predicted, most of the drivers (14) opted for the C4, while six (Verstappen, Tsunoda, Stroll, Alonso, Colapinto and Hadjar) preferred the C5. Use of the Hard for the first stint was ruled out as the track was still a bit damp after rain fell in the late afternoon.
The Hard was the most popular choice for the second stint, but the Soft was still in use, as three drivers, Lawson, Albon and Sainz, drove their second stint on the C5. Three drivers, Hamilton, Gasly and Hulkenberg, pitted twice.
Overall, the C3 and C4 did a similar amount of work, the Medium completing 508 laps, the Hard doing four less. Compared to last year, the Soft did more than twice as many laps today, going from 8.67% of the total laps completed in 2024 to 17.66% this year.
Mario Isola: "First of all, congratulations to George Russell for the win and to McLaren for the Constructors' title!
"As for the race, we had yet further confirmation that the current generation of cars has reached such a sophisticated level of development that overtaking is really complicated, especially on a track like Singapore, which by its very nature does not make this an easy task. On top of that, the teams and drivers have become ever more adept at tyre management, to the extent that we saw stints of 50 laps on the Medium and 38 on the Soft. To be honest, even if we had brought a theoretical C8 compound here it wouldn't have made much difference to how the race unfolded!
"This evening, as we had expected, all three compounds were competitive. At the start, the Soft became an interesting choice, partly because of the rain that fell shortly before the cars went out onto the grid, after which it proved to be very quick, as demonstrated by Hamilton and Sainz as they fought their way back. All in all, the Medium offered the best balance between consistency and performance, but the Hard also delivered good performance."
