Norris crossed the line fourth in Singapore but left Marina Bay frustrated. The McLaren driver finished 40 seconds behind race winner Max Verstappen and 16 seconds off the podium after a late scrap with Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Antonelli went wrong when he ran wide and lost position. "I'm not happy with a P4," Norris said. "We want to fight for wins." The message is blunt: fourth isn't good enough for a team that won twice this summer. McLaren has slipped from frontrunner to what Norris flatly called "the fourth fastest team," while Red Bull has clawed back the ground it lost mid-season. Oscar Piastri salvaged fifth after an unscheduled stop for a slow puncture. Norris demanded more upgrades to close the gap. The championship math is tightening, and McLaren's window to strike back is narrowing fast.
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