Red Bull’s Max Verstappen wins first-ever sprint race at F1 Singapore Grand Prix
Verstappen took the lead after Russell crashed out on lap one, and a safety car period followed multiple retirements in the wet sprint.
- On Saturday, Red Bull driver Max Verstappen won the Singapore Grand Prix Sprint after Mercedes driver George Russell crashed exiting the final corner on the first lap, hitting the wall and retiring immediately.
- Mercedes split its car specifications for the weekend, with championship leader Kimi Antonelli testing new upgrades while Russell reverted to the older specification to gather data after his grid penalty.
- Verstappen finished ahead of Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc in the shortened 20-lap race at Marina Bay Street Circuit, where nine drivers retired amid challenging wet conditions.
- Championship leader Antonelli maintains an 84-point lead over Russell with 183 points remaining in the season, while the sprint allowed Mercedes to gather critical upgrade data despite Russell's early exit.
- Verstappen emphasized that Red Bull must improve race starts, citing it as a recurring weak point despite his sprint victory providing momentum heading into Sunday's main qualifying at Marina Bay.
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Verstappen seals sprint win, takes pole in Singapore as Antonelli extends title lead
Max Verstappen won the Singapore Grand Prix sprint and secured his 50th career pole, while Kimi Antonelli extended his championship lead over George Russell to 89 points ahead of Sunday's race.
The Britishman, who took this course as a favorite to the title, practically forgets about it in Singapore, where the Dutchman will leave from the pole.
Verstappen secured his first pole position on the Singapore circuit, where he had already won the sprint race. Leclerc and Hamilton start in second and third positions.
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By Rohith Nair SINGAPORE, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Red Bull's Max Verstappen tasted victory in Singapore for the first time as the polesitter won a chaotic sprint on Saturday after the start was delayed by over 30 minutes due to heavy rain while nine cars [...]
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Verstappen does the double with pole and sprint race win at F1’s Singapore Grand Prix
SINGAPORE (AP) — Max Verstappen is the driver to beat in Formula 1 once again, but Kimi Antonelli continues to march toward the title. Verstappen won the sprint race and followed up with his 50th career pole position at the Singapore Gran...
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