Verstappen Wins Sprint and GP in Singapore; Hamilton Apologizes — SkimNews
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- Max Verstappen won both the Singapore Sprint and Grand Prix from pole position, making it three consecutive victories after his Sepang win the previous week.
- Lewis Hamilton made his own call to stay out under a Virtual Safety Car and complete 44 laps on one set of tyres, sliding from fifth to losing the position to Piastri, and apologized to Ferrari afterward.
- Lando Norris lunged down the inside of Oscar Piastri at Turn 5 on the final Sprint lap, touching and sending Piastri into the wall; Norris recovered only to eighth while McLaren team bosses were "extremely unhappy," according to Brundle.
- George Russell crashed out of the Sprint on the opening lap while leading from second on the grid, which Brundle called "a fitting summary of his season so far."
- Kimi Antonelli swept past Hamilton and Norris as they tangled, inheriting third place in the Grand Prix and extending his championship lead to 119 points with 150 still available.
- Verstappen climbed to fourth in the standings, eight points behind Hamilton and 17 behind second-placed Russell, though still 119 points adrift of leader Antonelli.
Why it matters: Hamilton's self-inflicted call to complete 44 laps on one set of tyres when Ferrari expected him to pit under the VSC handed Antonelli a gift that pushed his championship lead to 119 points with 150 remaining, while Verstappen's three-race win streak has dragged Red Bull into a direct constructors' fight with McLaren over third place — a position Brundle notes carries massive 2027 prize money and sponsor implications.
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