With Ferrari, Mercedes pushing hard, McLaren will still have to battle at a track where Red Bull is off the pace and Verstappen has never won.

Initially there were doubts about holding events in the evening, and on the streets of a city, but they faded quickly.

Daniel Ricciardo has not ruled out the possibility that this weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix could be his last in Formula 1, as RB prepares to make a decision about his future. RB—the second team owned by Red Bull— has already confirmed Yuki Tsunoda for 2025, but Ricciardo faces competition from test and reserve driver Liam Lawson.