For now Max and RBR are struggling to compete on par with McLaren, either because they are getting slower or McLaren is getting faster, but indeed after Newey and some of his key people left, RBR had a bit of a problem with their car's performance, and now they are only relying on Max and their strategy on how they can take various opportunities in the race. Maybe in the US race later Norris has a bigger chance, but we can't ignore the possibility that other drivers also have a chance to get a podium, maybe Max, Charles, or Piastri, or other drivers.
Leclerc technically had a really good opportunity in Singapore but he messed it up.
Ferrari looked really fast until qualifying session as you can remember. These are also last chances for Ferrari to get ahead in constructor championship. I know there are still 6 more races to go but they might not catch this kind of chances all the time. We don't know how McLaren and Red Bull will return from this break.
Ricciardo was really sad after finishing his last race in F1. He is being replaced with Lawson and we don't know if we will see him here again. He is 35 years old and I can't say he is competitive anymore. I think he won't come back as long as he doesn't get a special job offer from any team in the future.
We know Perez also as a really capable driver on the streets. However he is just not in his good old days anymore.