Norris takes dominant Singapore win from Verstappen

McLaren’s Lando Norris dominated nan Singapore Grand Prix to return a further chunk retired of Max Verstappen’s advantage successful nan championship.

Verstappen, who vanished a distant 2nd successful his Red Bull, is now 52 points up of nan Briton pinch a maximum of 180 disposable complete nan remaining six races.

But Norris was deprived of an other constituent by Daniel Ricciardo, aft Red Bull’s inferior squad RB fitted soft tyres pinch a thigh to spell truthful nan Australian could return nan fastest thigh from nan Briton connected nan last tour.

Despite Norris’ imperious win, nan mean points summation by which he needs to eat into Verstappen’s lead still went up somewhat to 8.7 a race.

Norris’ McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri vanished 3rd from 5th connected nan grid, passing some Mercedes drivers connected way aft a later pit stop.

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc looked for illustration he mightiness do nan aforesaid arsenic he fought backmost from his ninth spot connected nan grid, but aft passing Lewis Hamilton, George Russell held disconnected nan Ferrari erstwhile it caught him successful nan closing laps to return fourth, from Leclerc and Hamilton.

Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz was seventh, while Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso managed to walk Haas driver Nico Hulkenberg during nan pit-stop play to lead ‘Division Two’, from nan German and Red Bull’s Sergio Perez.

Norris produced nan astir commanding triumph of nan season. He converted rod position into a lead astatine nan extremity of nan first thigh for nan first clip successful 5 attempts this season, and aft measuring his gait successful nan first laps to guarantee he did not overwork his tyres, reeled disconnected a drawstring of fastest laps to bolt into nan distance.

He was told by his technologist Will Joseph that McLaren ideally wanted him to person astatine slightest a five-second lead complete Verstappen to protect him during a pit-stop period.

Norris made that spread easy and past continued to propulsion away, building a lead of 25 seconds earlier Verstappen made his first pit extremity connected thigh 29, nan McLaren pursuing him successful a thigh later.

Despite a mates of scary moments erstwhile he brushed nan wall first astatine Turn 14 and past astatine Turn Eight, he was successful full power arsenic he completed his 3rd profession victory.

Verstappen’s title was arsenic lonely, not capable to do thing astir Norris, but good clear of everyone else.

The Dutchman edged distant from nan pursuing Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton and George Russell successful nan opening laps and consolidated his 2nd place.