During the Formula 1 weekend in Singapore (UA live on free TV at RTL), McLaren offers itself the next chance to add the World Cup. The way there is extraordinarily short. The British could continue to set a record, others even set up records.
McLaren’s first big title party of the season in Azerbaijan was still screwed in. After a miserable racing Sunday with only six dots for Lando Norris, the Mercedes and Ferrari team is theoretically still to be displaced from first place in the constructor evaluation.
In contrast, what is still possible in theory is almost excluded. Before the race weekend in Singapore, the lead of McLaren in the team ranking is 333 points on Mercedes and 337 on Ferrari. In the last races including sprints, only 346 points can be awarded in the last races.
Means: Mercedes has to get at least 31, Ferrari at least 35 points more than McLaren in Singapore to make the World Cup decision again. In other words, if Oscar Piatri or Lando Norris are at least third, the World Cup race is decided. The papayas are only missing 13 points to add the proverbial lid.
McLaren can break several Formula 1 records
Should McLaren bag the World Cup title in Singapore, you would still pull with Red Bull in the record list. Red Bull had won the title in the 2023 season six races before the end of the season – as early as no team ever before. In Baku, McLaren gave the chance to crown seven races in front of the end to the world champion.
Further records are still at stake for McLaren. For example, for most points in one season. Here, too, Red Bull from the 2023 season holds the best value with 860. What Verstappen and Co. benefited at the time was the point for the fastest racing round, which is no longer awarded. As a result, the team collected eleven points. With maximum point output, McLaren could end the season with 969 points.
In addition, McLaren could still be world champion with the greatest lead in Formula 1 history. To do this, you must have a cushion of 452 points on the first pursuer. New records are also at stake for most double wins in one season (12) and most podium places in one season (33). Here McLaren is currently 7 or 27.