He took a walk in Singapore the Lando Norris!
Her British pilot McLaren he emphatically confirmed the title of favorite he got after his impressive presence in qualifying, celebrating an impressive victory (his third this season) and leaving 21” behind the Max Verstappenapproaching him at the same time in the pilots’ rating!
In third place finished o Oscar Piastri for the 1-3 of the leader in the constructors’ standings, McLaren, while Russell (Mercedes) and Leclerc (Ferrari) completed the top five.
No big thrills or surprises at the start, with Norris holding on to the lead and Piastri immediately regaining the fifth place he initially lost to Hulkenberg, while for Ferrari, Leclerc moved up to 8th and Saint dropped two places, falling 12th.
With the drivers managing their tyres, Norris extended his gap to second-placed Verstappen to 4 seconds, while by 16 laps the McLaren driver had blown his lead to 10 seconds, while Hamilton and Piastri they had moved away from the 5th Russell! On lap 17 Albon retired from the race due to overheating of the power unit in his car,
On lap 29 the pit stops began, with Norris remaining in first and with a “safety margin” from Verstappen, while Russell moved up to 3rd, ahead of Piastri and Hamilton, but being well away from the Dutchman’s Red Bull. At the same time, Saint had a very fast pace and continued to gain places, moving up to 7th, behind his teammate Leclerc.
On lap 45 Piastri’s intense pressure on Russell paid off for the McLaren driver, passing and taking 3rd place, but almost 19” behind Verstappen in 2nd place. Finally, Mr Norris he reached the victory comfortably, while shortly before the end of the race o Leclerc passed Hamilton and put pressure on Russellwith the Mercedes pilot managing to keep 4th place, while o Ricardo he did the fastest lap.
Now there is a three-week break in the Formula 1 championship to follow Austin Grand Prix in Texas, USAthe three days October 18-20while there are six games left for the season finale!
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Norris finishes 21 seconds ahead of Verstappen ?? #F1 #SingaporeGP pic.twitter.com/H68se4wI5C
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