This is something that will further enliven the end of the Formula 1 season. At the end of a race led from start to finish, Briton Lando Norris won the Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday 22 September, with a lead of more than 100 points over the Dutch driver Max Verstappen (Red Bull). His Australian teammate at McLaren, Oscar Piastri, winner of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix last week, completes the podium and allows the British team to extend its lead in the constructors’ standings.
In the sweltering heat of the Marina Bay street circuit, Lando Norris’ victory could have been even more comfortable had the Briton not made several mistakes during the race. After a successful start, the young McLaren driver had several scares. first at 29my when his wing hit the wall due to poor braking. Then, during the 47thmy lap, when his right rear wheel hit a wall before another corner.
“It was an amazing race, I had some hot and tense moments, but otherwise I controlled the race well. The car was flying today. [dimanche] “With Oscar’s podium it is a very good day for the team”the 24-year-old Englishman reacted.
The gap in the overall standings is narrowing
With this victory, Lando Norris, second in the standings, has further reduced the gap to his Dutch counterpart Max Verstappen, who is only 52 points ahead with six Grands Prix remaining in the season (a victory is worth 25 points). The three-time reigning world champion has 331 points to Norris’ 279. If he remains in the lead, the Red Bull driver is confirming his poor form: despite a better performance than his fifth place in Baku, the Dutchman was unable to win the race for the eighth time in a row. The ogre of the discipline in recent years has not taken the chequered flag in the lead since his victory in Barcelona three months ago.
“I did the best I could. The first stint was quite difficult, the second was better and I felt better. After the difficult start to the weekend, second is a good thing, although we are obviously not happy about not winning.”said Max Verstappen.
Behind this podium finisher, George Russell (Mercedes) was fourth after having resisted the attacks of Monaco’s Charles Leclerc (Ferrari), who had started from ninth position, at the end of the race. Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), third on the grid, dropped to sixth place after a failed strategy by his team, which saw him stop too early.
