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Red Bull was finally toppled in the 2023 Formula 1 season, as Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz brilliantly won this year’s Singapore Grand Prix.

The Marina Bay track wasn’t expected to suit Williams but Albon had a solid race, and a stop for new tyres under the Virtual Safety Car – mirroring the strategy used by Mercedes – gave him extra pace in the latter stages of the race.

The Singapore GP delivered a race of both strategy and outright pace at various times thanks to safety car periods on the streets of the Marina Bay circuit.

Sainz's charge to a brilliant victory in Singapore on Sunday was helped by some clever driving, which included ensuring second-placed Norris was within DRS range in the closing stages so the McLaren driver could help keep the charging Mercedes cars at bay.

Sainz’s charge to a brilliant victory in Singapore on Sunday was helped by some clever driving, which included ensuring second-placed Norris was within DRS range in the closing stages so the McLaren driver could help keep the charging Mercedes cars at bay.

Lewis Hamilton said he does not expect a repeat of Sunday’s Singapore F1 GP, in which Red Bull were beaten for the first time this season

The #7 Penske Porsche Motorsport 963 of Matt Campbell started on pole and led the field to the green flag.

F1: Carlos Sainz Jr. wins Singapore GP for Ferrari, ending Red Bull's winning streak; Max Verstappen increases championship lead. Sainz wins thrilling Singapore GP for Ferrari, ending Red Bull's record-breaking winning streak. Norris and Hamilton finish 2nd and 3rd as Verstappen increases championship lead to 151 points.

Norris had been running third in the lead train of cars during the second stint of the Marina Bay race, as polesitter Carlos Sainz controlled the pace at the front to bunch the field up.