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Max Verstappen won the Singapore Grand Prix sprint race after George Russell crashed on the first lap while leading. Verstappen finished ahead of Lewis Hamilton, with Charles Leclerc coming third. The race was marked by wet conditions due to a heavy shower before it started and featured an incident between Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri in the final moments that affected their finishing positions.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-10,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
In a chaotic Singapore Grand Prix sprint race, Red Bull's Max Verstappen won after George Russell crashed his Mercedes, leading at the end of the opening lap. Verstappen secured victory over Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton by 2.50 seconds, while Charles Leclerc finished third. The McLarens driven by Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri spun out on the final lap due to contact while in fourth and fifth positions. A heavy rain delayed the start for 30 minutes before the race began with all cars using intermediate tires. Russell's crash was a significant setback, as he will now start Sunday’s Grand Prix from the back of the grid because of engine penalties.
Written for “Verstappen Wins Singapore F1 Sprint” on 2026-10-10,
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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won a wet and wild Singapore Grand Prix sprint race on Saturday after George Russell crashed his Mercedes while leading at the end of the opening lap.
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Russell → win → lap
Four-time Formula One champion Verstappen held off Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton to win by 2.50 seconds, with Charles Leclerc third as the McLarens of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri touched and spun on the final lap while in fourth and fifth.
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McLarens → hold → fourth
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A heavy shower 10 minutes before the scheduled start meant a delay of 30 minutes.
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shower → change → minutes
All cars began on intermediate tyres, with some sectors of the Marina Bay Street Circuit much drier than others as the field embarked on two formation laps behind the safety car.
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field → begin → car
The eventual standing start saw Russell start on the front row alongside pole-sitter Verstappen and it was the Englishman who got away better.
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who → see → Verstappen
His lead was short-lived as he lost control after touching a treacherous white line on the final bend of the opening lap.
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he → live → lap
He slid sideways into the pit lane wall, bringing out a safety car.
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He → slide → car
It was another setback in a season of bad luck for Russell, who will start from the back of the grid in Sunday’s Grand Prix because of engine penalties.
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who → start → penalties
“It was a miscalculation,” Russell told Sky Sports.
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Russell → tell → Sports
“Came through the corner, had more battery deployment than I thought, pushed me a little bit wider than I hoped and went on to the white line.
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I → come → line
It left Hamilton, who had a brilliant start from sixth on the grid, in second place, having leapfrogged Ferrari teammate Leclerc and the two McLarens.
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who → leave → Leclerc
The big beneficiary of Norris and Piastri’s “papaya spat” on the last lap was championship leader Kimi Antonelli, who inherited fourth place in his Mercedes having started seventh on the grid.
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who → inherit → grid
Fifth was RB’s Liam Lawson, sixth was the Haas of Oliver Bearman, seventh was Audi’s Nico Hulkenberg and Norris got going again to limp home in eighth and round out the points scorers.
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Norris → go → scorers
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