Red Bull’s Max Verstappen wins first-ever sprint race at F1 Singapore Grand Prix
Verstappen won by 2.50 seconds after Russell crashed on lap one, and nine cars retired in the wet sprint, officials said.
- On Saturday, Red Bull driver Max Verstappen won the Singapore Grand Prix Sprint at Marina Bay after pole position, as first-lap rival George Russell crashed his Mercedes W17 and was eliminated.
- Russell lost control exiting the final corner after touching slippery white paint, hitting the wall nose-first on the start-finish straight. The crash forced officials to shorten the scheduled 21-lap Sprint to 20 laps.
- FIA stewards cleared Verstappen of a penalty after investigating his overtake of Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton under yellow flags during SQ1. Mercedes split specifications, with Kimi Antonelli running new upgrades while Russell reverted to older components.
- Verstappen converted pole position into victory ahead of Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc in second and third. Championship leader Kimi Antonelli finished fourth while McLaren driver Lando Norris scored one point in eighth.
- Championship leader Antonelli holds an 84-point lead over Russell with only 183 points remaining in the 2026 season. The Mercedes pair faces mounting pressure to resolve technical discrepancies before the final races conclude.
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Max Verstappen rejected both Ferraris and took the first pole position of his career in Singapore
After his victory in the sprint in the morning, Dutchman Max Verstappen (Red Bull) took pole position this Saturday in Singapore.
Busy days for F1 fans. Barely a week after the much-discussed Bahrain GP, the entire circus descends on Singapore. Follow all the action here.
Max Verstappen took advantage of the conditions left by the rain to head for the flag of paintings in the Sprint Race of the Singapore GP.
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