Max Verstappen dominated all weekend in Singapore, taking pole in both races, and winning both the sprint race and grand prix. Sunday’s grand prix win makes it back-to-back P1 finishes for Verstappen. He also earned his first P1 finish in Singapore.
Finishing Behind Verstappen were Charles Leclerc and Kimi Antonelli, respectively.
Lewis Hamilton, who was unable to take advantage of a virtual safety car and pitted for fresh soft compound tires, ended up finishing sixth.
Though Verstappen won the race, his Red Bull teammate Isack Hadjar was plagued by mechanical issues all weekend. Hadjar was forced to start the race from the pit lane but was able to battle his way through the grid and finish tenth.
With several consecutive successful weekends for Verstappen, he has now eclipsed Leclerc for fourth place in the drivers’ standings. Additionally, Red Bull now only trails McLaren by nine points for P3 in the constructors’ standings.
Mercedes still is in command in the drivers’ and constructors’ championships, but thanks to Verstappen’s win, Red Bull is in striking distance of second.
Six races remain in the F1 season. Next up is United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas.
