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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Giles Richards

Carlos Sainz wins nail-biting Singapore F1 GP to end Max Verstappen’s streak

Carlos Sainz celebrates winning the Singapore GP
Carlos Sainz celebrates winning the Singapore GP after leading from pole. Photograph: Clive Rose/Getty Images

Were Formula One considering quite what a show it would have without Red Bull’s dominance this season, the Singapore Grand Prix delivered a glimpse of this much-anticipated future, a spectacle beyond even the sport’s most wishful thinking.

Transforming from sedate to sensational as Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz hung on for a mighty victory, it was fitting that the curtain should fall on Red Bull’s relentless winning streak with a thriller in which the world champion elect Max Verstappen was but a bit-part player.

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