- McLaren’s Lando Norris gained the 2024 Formulation 1 Singapore Grand Prix
- McLaren leads the Constructors’ Champion
- Reigning world champion Max Verstappen of Pink Bull Racing leads the Drivers’ Championship
McLaren’s Lando Norris transformed a pole place into victory on Sunday at a principally uneventful 2024 Formulation 1 Singapore Grand Prix.
He completed 20 seconds forward of Pink Bull’s Max Verstappen, who in flip had a 20-second hole over McLaren’s Oscar Piastri in third place.
Norris received the higher begin when the lights turned inexperienced on the Marina Bay Circuit, and from there solely constructed the hole up, leading to him spending a lot of the race alone. There was a shut brush with a wall halfway by way of the race, however Norris managed to remain in management.
Verstappen and Piastri have been additionally totally on their very own in the course of the race, although Piastri made some sensible strikes early on to maneuver from fifth as much as third and end forward of Mercedes-Benz AMG’s George Russell and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc.
2024 Formulation 1 Singapore Grand Prix – Picture through Mercedes-Benz
One other spotlight was Williams’ Franco Colapinto who added to his spectacular drives within the earlier rounds in Italy and Azerbaijan. After beginning twelfth on the grid, the rookie driver made an aggressive transfer up the within of the primary nook to move three vehicles, whose drivers later complained they have been pressured to maneuver vast to keep away from a collision. Colapinto completed in eleventh after failing to move Pink Bull’s Sergio Perez.
In what was presumably his last F1 race, RB’s Daniel Ricciardo altering to a set of sentimental tires late within the race grabbed the bonus level for the quickest lap from Norris, doing a small half towards serving to the marketing campaign of present factors chief Verstappen. Although it is but to be confirmed, there are rumors Ricciardo, who was the final of the finishers in Singapore, might be changed by Liam Lawson for the rest of the season.
Following the weekend’s motion, Verstappen nonetheless leads the 2024 Drivers’ Championship with 331 factors. Norris is second with 279 factors and Leclerc is third with 245 factors. Within the Constructors’ Championship, McLaren leads with 516 factors. Pink Bull is second with 475 factors and Ferrari is third with 441 factors.
The following race on the calendar is the United States Grand Prix on Oct. 20.
McLaren on the 2024 Formulation 1 Singapore Grand Prix – Picture through McLaren
Beneath are the complete outcomes from the 2024 Formulation 1 Singapore Grand Prix:
1) Lando Norris, McLaren
2) Max Verstappen, Pink Bull Racing +20.945 seconds
3) Oscar Piastri, McLaren +41.823 seconds
4) George Russell, Mercedes-Benz AMG +61.040 seconds
5) Charles Leclerc, Ferrari +62.430 seconds
6) Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes-Benz AMG +85.248 seconds
7) Carlos Sainz, Ferrari +96.039 seconds
8) Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin +1 lap
9) Nico Hulkenberg, Haas +1 lap
10) Sergio Perez, Pink Bull Racing +1 lap
11) Franco Colapinto, Williams +1 lap
12) Yuki Tsunoda, RB +1 lap
13) Esteban Ocon, Alpine +1 lap
14) Lance Stroll, Aston Martin +1 lap
15) Zhou Guanyu, Sauber +1 lap
16) Valtteri Bottas, Sauber +1 lap
17) Pierre Gasly, Alpine +1 lap
18) Daniel Ricciardo, RB +1 lap
19) Kevin Magnussen, Haas – DNF
NC) Alexander Albon, Williams – DNF
