McLaren Racing heads into the Singapore Grand Prix as Formula 1’s hot new darlings and the team that just may be the ones to finally dethrone Red Bull and Max Verstappen

McLaren's Lando Norris set the pace in a floodlit second practice session at the Singapore Grand Prix on Friday with Ferrari's Charles Leclerc close behind but Red Bull's championship leader Max Verstappen only 15th.

McLaren is ahead of Red Bull in the Formula 1 constructors' race. Now it's time for Lando Norris to put pressure on Max Verstappen for the drivers' title.Oscar Piastri's win last week at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix put McLaren atop the teams' standings — the key to F1's lavish prize money — but teammate Norris only took a small bite out of Verstappen's lead.