Sprint in Singapore
LIVE: Verstappen Leads After a Flurry of Retirements
First, the rain-delayed start ; then the drama involving George Russell; and finally, a total of nine retirements—but Max Verstappen wasn’t fazed by any of it: The Dutchman won Saturday’s Sprint race in Singapore—despite a less-than-ideal start. The remaining podium spots went to the Ferraris driven by Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc.
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen It is Verstappen’s 14th Sprint victory in the 30th World Championship race of this format. The race started more than half an hour late due to rain; water first had to be cleared from critical sections of the track. The field started on intermediate tires, and the race was green-flagged despite sections of the track still being wet in places. Russell, who started alongside Verstappen on the front row, got off to a better start and led the field into the second lap. On that lap, the Brit spun his Mercedes into the track barriers, and the safety car was deployed.
McLaren shoots itself in the foot
During the final of the season’s six sprints—shortened by one lap to 20 laps—nine of the 22 drivers retired, more than had ever been eliminated in a single Formula 1 sprint before. After the restart, the cars remaining on the Marina Bay Street Circuit regrouped, but things took a dramatic turn once again on the final lap. World Champion Lando Norris attacked Leclerc in his quest for another point and, as a result, collided with his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri, who was following him. The Australian was forced out of the race, and Norris ultimately finished only eighth.
Russell had long since been reduced to a spectator. Following his retirement in Bahrain, his run of bad luck continued, though this time the runner-up in the championship had only himself to blame. Championship leader Kimi Antonelli came out on top. Starting from seventh position, his Mercedes was propelled into fourth place by the McLaren incident, earning him five points in the process.
The Results
Here are the championship standings:
His lead over Russell heading into Sunday’s Grand Prix (live on the sportkrone.at ticker) thus increased to 89 points. For Verstappen, it was his first victory in Singapore; he could very well strike again in the main race.
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