Norris keeps Formula 1 exciting

Despite a brief moment of shock when he hit the wall on the Marina Bay Street Circuit, the English McLaren driver celebrated a confident start-to-finish victory ahead of the former Red Bull dominator from the Netherlands.

Norris had a lead of 20,9 seconds over Verstappen at the end of a floodlit race that was the first time since its premiere in 2008 that the safety car was deployed. Thanks to his third career victory, the Briton, who was finally able to defend his pole position, is 52 points behind Verstappen six Grand Prix before the season finale in Abu Dhabi. In the stubborn Red Bull, however, he once again successfully limited the damage after pop star Kylie Minogue waved the black and white checkered flag.

McLaren outstanding – Verstappen also strong The three-time world champion has now been waiting for a win for eight races - he has never won the hot, humid night Grand Prix in the city state. Norris' teammate Oscar Piastri finished in third place.

Lando Norris enjoys his third Grand Prix victory. © APA/afp / MOHD RASFAN

178 meters to the first braking point on the sparkling street circuit is very short. But it can become a nerve-wracking stretch. The burning question before the red lights went out was: Will Norris mess up his start again? Not this time! The Englishman was able to defend his lead beyond the first lap for the first time in his sixth pole position and keep Verstappen at bay.

Norris had a moment of shock halfway through 62 laps. He braked too late and lightly touched the wall with his left front in turn 14. But it wasn't that bad, as his lead over Verstappen was so large. "We see a small problem with the front wing, but nothing serious," the pit radioed to Norris. He went into the garage for fresh, hard tires and returned to the track as the leader. At this point, Verstappen was a whopping 20,6 seconds behind the leader.

The comfortable lead continued to grow until the end. Norris finally celebrated his almost dreamlike success amidst a blazing firework display.

The result in Singapore.

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In the sea of lights in Singapore, world championship hunter Lando Norris extended Max Verstappen's painful losing streak in Formula 1 and further reduced his gap to the leader.

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Norris keeps Formula 1 exciting

In the sea of ​​lights in Singapore, world championship hunter Lando Norris extended Max Verstappen's painful losing streak in Formula 1 and further reduced his gap to the leader.

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In the sea of lights in Singapore, world championship hunter Lando Norris extended Max Verstappen's painful losing streak in Formula 1 and further reduced his gap to the leader.