Russell storms to victory in Singapore as McLaren seal teams’ championship amid Norris/Piastri clash 

George Russell claimed a dominant victory in the Singapore Grand Prix, the Mercedes driver converting pole position into a flawless win ahead of Max Verstappen and Lando Norris, while McLaren scored enough points to seal the 2025 Teams’ Championship.

Russell had led cleanly away from P1 on the grid as the race got underway, while the battle behind saw Norris clip the rear of Verstappen’s Red Bull and bang wheels with team mate Oscar Piastri, the Briton subsequently getting past his team mate in a close scrap.

While Piastri voiced his unhappiness at how the incident had played out, Russell continued to lead up ahead in a commanding performance, the Silver Arrows driver proving unchallenged as he stormed to his second win of the season and fifth career triumph.

Verstappen had a fight on his hands to keep P2 as Norris chased him down during the final stages, but the Red Bull driver defended well to maintain the position. And while Norris had to settle for third – with Piastri behind in fourth – it was enough for McLaren to become Teams’ Champions for a second consecutive season.

Kimi Antonelli enjoyed a strong drive to claim fifth, adding to Mercedes’ tally, while Charles Leclerc claimed sixth ahead of Ferrari team mate Lewis Hamilton in seventh. However, the seven-time World Champion was noted for exceeding track limits after the chequered flag fell, an incident that will be investigated post-race.

Fernando Alonso just missed out on overtaking Hamilton at the finish, the Aston Martin driver crossing the line just 0.416s behind in eighth. Ollie Bearman clinched two points for Haas in P9, with Carlos Sainz bouncing back after Williams’ double disqualification from Qualifying to round out the top 10.

Isack Hadjar was 11th for Racing Bulls, with the Red Bull of Yuki Tsunoda following in 12th ahead of Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll in 13th. Alex Albon had to settle for 14th, while Liam Lawson claimed 15th in the other Racing Bulls machine.

In a race that saw no retirements, the order was completed by Alpine’s Franco Colapinto (P16), Gabriel Bortoleto for Kick Sauber (P17), Haas’ Esteban Ocon (P18), the Alpine of Pierre Gasly (P19) and Kick Sauber’s Nico Hulkenberg (P20).

By F1