II M4IK II made the 10th IMS start the winning one, gaining four places from P5 to take Singapore's E1 victory for VCARB.
McLaren filled the remaining podium places as Tom moved from P6 to second and SET Slap advanced from P4 to third.
Nine starts of groundwork, one night of release
The first nine starts stretched from Canada in Season 2 to the eve of Singapore, across Haas, Williams and VCARB. They produced 92 points and one podium; start 10 alone supplied another 31 and the first win.
The route had started with Haas in Canada, continued through Williams and reached Season 3 with VCARB. Ten starts across D1 and E1 had produced two podiums, one win and 123 points by the Singapore flag.
VCARB converts the third chapter
Singapore gave the third team chapter a decisive opening. Nine starts of incremental progress were suddenly followed by a four-place gain and the result that reordered the whole record.
The statistic that matters is not simply P5 to P1. It is the persistence behind it: the third team and 10th start finally gave II M4IK II a result sturdy enough to redefine everything before it.
