The British pilot Lando Norris (McLaren) has won the race Singapore Grand Prix18th test of the Formula 1 World Championshipahead of Max Verstappen (Mercedes) who is just a few points behind him in the championship, while the Spaniards Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) and Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) finished seventh and eighth, respectively.
With his triumph in the Marina Bay Street CircuitNorris, who departed from the poleheaded a podium on which he was accompanied by the three-time world champion – who reduced the damage with a second place almost 21 seconds behind the winner – and the other driver of the papaya cars, the Australian Oscar Plates (McLaren), third.
Six races, three sprints and six fastest laps. That’s what remains for the Briton to try to make up the 52 points that now separate him from leader Verstappen.
Norris, from start to finish
Once the lights went out at Marina Bay, Norris was able to defend his pole position and began to push to try to leave Verstappen behind. At the start Alonso maintained his seventh starting position and Sainz dropped two to 12th.
The Briton gradually increased his pace, at times gaining a second per lap on the three-time world champion. On lap 25, with Norris 20 seconds ahead of Mad MaxLeclerc overtook Alonso, who after passing through boxes also saw how The man from Madrid was better than him on the trackWith this, the Asturian was placed eighth, just behind his compatriot.
Verstappen made his stop on lap 30, followed by Norris one lap later, who returned to the track first and even had to avoid an accident against the wall, which he grazed again several laps later; but he remained in first place without any problems until the end.
For his part, the Australian Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull) snatched the fastest lap point at the last moment.
Now the action will stop for three weeks until the arrival of the United States Grand Prix, October 18-20.
