When the checkered flag is waved it is George Russell to cross the finish line first in the Singapore GP race. Behind him Verstappen and Norris completed the podiumPiastri, however, has to settle for P4, but this does not preclude celebrations at home McLaren as the team with these points won the constructors' championship. Yet disappointing, in reverse, the Ferrari who spends the whole race in no man's land, with Leclerc and Hamilton who finished 6th and 1st respectively 7°.
Sparks fly at the start of the Singapore GP race: there is contact between the two Papayas
The red lights go on and off in an instant: this is how the Singapore GP race begins. The start immediately sees an excellent start Lando Norris immediately proves aggressive with his teammate, and rival in the championship, and manages to take third position almost pushing Piastri into the wall. However, because of this move he came into contact with Max and Oscar. damaging its front wing. A more difficult start, however, is that of Verstappen, who had fitted the soft tyres to be immediately aggressive, but had a lot of wheelspin when the lights went out and therefore he failed to overcome the poleman. So now it's time for him to watch his back… Good also the departure of Leclerc which recovers two positions and salt in P5 and Whom he loses two and slips to P6.
Pit stops begin but the situation doesn't change
After that, in this first part of the Singapore GP race it is Russell's pace is devastating who continues to increase his lead over Max. In fact, the latter's team is asking him to manage his tires as they have a very soft compound. And besides, in the end, his job is to stay ahead of the McLarens to revive their championship hopes. Meanwhile, behind them, they start the first pit stops with Colapinto, Tsunoda and Bortoleto who hope to get to the end and make a mega undercut.
At the front, however, everyone is still on the track to avoid getting caught in traffic. What to do? Plan your pit stop carefully to maintain or improve your position at the end of the Singapore GP race. the first to enter the pits is the 4 times world championFrom now on, he'll have to maintain a blistering pace to avoid being overtaken by the Papayas, who are pushing to try and make an overcut: everything will be played out on the wire. After him the two Ferrari drivers also stop which will now have to get rid of the traffic and the two silver arrows. Finally there is the stop for McLarens returning to the track behind VerstappenHowever, Piastri's pit stop was very slow and he slipped to within 10 seconds of his teammate.
Russell continues to manage the lead of the Singapore GP race while Max begins to have problems
The tires change but not the situation, with the Mercedes continue to have a devastating pace. In fact, Kimi manages to catch up with Leclerc's Ferrari to try to climb the rankings. And che will succeed on lap 55. But they are not the only ones who are fast because also Max it is and He still hopes to be able to attack P1. In the end, the stakes for him are very high: the first victory in the Singapore GP race but above all the possibility of scoring many more points in view of the championship. But the tension is high because he is having problems shifting down which led him to have a blockage that almost sent him into the wallAnd then the situation didn't improve... He was struggling. And so Norris stuck to him, but the Dutch lion continued to defend himself with his teeth.
Final findings on the Singapore GP race with McLaren winning the constructors' title
A victory as unexpected at the start of the weekend as it was sweet for George Russell. Completing the podium are Max Verstappen and Lando Norris. While Piastri is forced to stop at the feet of the latter and for this reason he does not hide his frustration. In P5 we then find the other Mercedes driven by Kimi Antonelli. A testament to a car that has regained its solidity even on a very hot track thanks to the new updates brought to flex the front wing more. But this is not the only team that can celebrate because today also arrived, McLaren's 15th constructors' title.
About he has nothing to be happy about is, on the contrary, the Ferrari who stops in no man's land: never at the pace of the first but always ahead of those behind. Result? An anonymous 6th and 7th place.. But the most worrying aspect is the brake overheating problems that both drivers had throughout the Singapore GP race. In fact, there were constant requests for lift and cost, and furthermore, at the end, when he was almost on Antonelli, Hamilton began to have serious braking problems that threatened to cost him even the position to Alonso.
Finally, it is worth mentioning the excellent performances from the three drivers who closed the top 10, namely: Alonso, Bearman and Sainz. With Fernando managing to rebuild the race after a slow pit stop and Carlos climbing back into the points zone from last place.
Here are the Top 10 of the Singapore GP race:
