What was expected to be a front-row battle at the Singapore Grand Prix between Lando Norris and Max Verstappen quickly turned lopsided as Norris raced out to an early lead and never looked back. The McLaren driver, despite a handful of close calls with the barriers at the narrow Marina Bay circuit, won by a whopping 20.945 seconds. Most importantly, he took another chunk out of Verstappen’s championship lead.
The Red Bull driver may not have won the day, but cruised around the track in clear air for most of the evening in Singapore to finish second. Oscar Piastri, who got off to a bit of a rocky start, managed to climb two places by race’s end, knocking off both Mercedes cars to claim the final spot of the podium.
