
Max Verstappen leads the race from pole in Marina Bay, with Kimi Antonelli looking to close the gap in the World Championship.
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The Singapore Grand Prix is held at the Marina Bay street circuit. Max Verstappen starts from pole position in a race marked by the fight for the world championship.
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Cloudy Climatology28ºCAsphalt Track
1ºM. Verstappen -
2nd Charles Leclerc +1,212
3ºL. Hamilton +3,733
Formula 1 Singapore GP, live
Verstappen starts from pole position at the Marina Bay street circuit, while World Championship leader Kimi Antonelli is fourth
The Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix takes place this Sunday with Max Verstappen in first starting position, after the pole he achieved on Saturday. Charles Leclerc, in second position, accompanies him at the front of the grid. Lewis Hamilton, third, and the aspiring champion and World Cup leader, Kimi Antonelli, follow them. With 325 points, the Italian is comfortably ahead of his Mercedes teammate, George Russell, who has 236 in the drivers' standings.
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Hadjar finds the rhythm and beats Alonso and Checo Pérez. Now the two Hispanic pilots are fighting.
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The VSC is removed after removing Bortoleto's car from the track!
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Nobody enters the pits! Nobody takes risks!
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Race leader stays on the track!
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Green Flag
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Gabriel Bortoleto abandons the race due to a breakdown
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VIRTUAL SAFETY CAR! Bortoleto has stopped at the pit lane exit!
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Verstappen continues to control the race times. Russell is already 13th and continues to silently increase positions.
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Yellow flag + Safety Car
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Sainz with battery problems! He loses rhythm and cannot compete with others.
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Verstappen looks with pace and tries to leave Leclerc out of the overtaking zone.
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Fast lap by Max Verstappen with a time of 1:37.604
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Sainz drops a few positions and the two Haas pass the Williams driver.
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Russell increases positions as he can. He is 15th. Verstappen and Leclerc open up a gap and there are almost 3 seconds between Max and Hamilton.
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Fast lap by Charles Leclerc with a time of 1:37.741
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The annotation is removed. There will be no investigation.
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An incident is noted between Bearman and Ocon for leaving the track to gain an advantage.
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Verstappen now has to manage the pace and keep Leclerc at bay to avoid overtaking in the few vulnerable areas. The gaps begin to open from behind.
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Fast lap by Lewis Hamilton with a time of 1:38.435
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The first six remain in the overtaking zone. It's time to think about strategies, take care of tires, etc.
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Bottas falls and Alonso and Hadjar pass him.
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Max is the fastest on the track for now. Leclerc stays close to the Dutchman without being able to attack. Bearman tried to pass Ocon, but his teammates were about to kick out.
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Fast lap by Max Verstappen with a time of 1:38.722
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Hadjar has no rhythm! Alonso overtakes him!
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Carlos is the driver who has gained the most positions at the start. It has helped him get into the points zone.
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Overtaking mode is activated!
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Russell suffers from behind! He overtook the Cadillacs, but he can't beat Bortoleto!
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Verstappen stays in first position! No changes in the first six! Good start from the greats!
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GOOD OUTING FROM SAINZ! GO UP 3 POSITIONS!
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Nico Hulkenberg's brilliant start
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Carlos Sainz's brilliant start
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THE TRAFFIC LIGHT IS TURNED OFF! THE RACE START IN SINGAPORE!
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The pilots are already in place.
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THE SINGLE-SEATERS RUN IN THE FORMATION LAP!
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The reconnaissance round has begun
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We have tires! Divide between the soft and the medium! 12 drivers start with the red compound, including six of the top eight. Only Hamilton and Gasly come out with the middle in these positions.
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It seems like a problem with the sensors. We'll see if they can solve it taking into account that it is a circuit with a lot of braking.
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Apparent problems for Antonelli! The mechanics work underneath the car trying to alleviate some type of problem...
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There were 9 abandonments in the sprint. A race with many unknowns awaits us. Max Verstappen starts from pole position. Behind, Leclerc, Hamilton, Antonelli, Norris and Piastri. What will Russell do from the back of the grid? Sainz is 13th. Alonso, from the pit lane. We are waiting for you in 15 minutes! You don't want to miss it!
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The weather forecast gives a 15% chance of rain during the race
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Marina Bay, as seen in yesterday's sprint, is a positional circuit. The stopping strategy - one lap today in the best of cases - and the luck factor in the event of a possible safety car are important in order to finish as high as possible.
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Fernando Alonso was the first winner of the Singapore Grand Prix, which was introduced to the calendar in 2008. He did so starting from 15th position in what is his biggest comeback to victory in his career in Formula 1.
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If he achieves it again in 2026, it would be the second Grand Prix in which he has achieved it in three consecutive editions with this pair of drivers, after Great Britain between 2023 and 2025.
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McLaren has placed its two drivers in the top 4 in each of the last two editions of the Singapore Grand Prix (Lando Norris 1st and Oscar Piastri 3rd in 2024; 3rd for the British and 4th for the Australian 4th in 2025).
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Today, the seven-time world champion starts from third position after Leclerc beat him in the last lap of qualifying. We will see what the Briton has to offer on a circuit that he has always been good at.
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Lewis Hamilton has 214 points in 2026, his best season with Ferrari after 156 in 2025. With an average of 13.38 per Grand Prix, it is his best scoring average in a year in Formula 1 since 2021 with Mercedes (17.61).
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The polesitter has won each of the last three races of the Singapore Grand Prix, and only once has a streak of four editions seen the polesitter win in Singapore (between 2013 and 2016). Today, Max Verstappen starts for the first time from this position in Marina Bay.
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Good afternoon everyone, good evening from Singapore, and welcome to the story of the big day of a Formula 1 weekend! Race day at Marina Bay!
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Pit Lane opens

Max Verstappen defends pole at the Singapore GP in Marina Bay, ahead of Leclerc, Hamilton and World Championship leader Kimi Antonelli, in a demanding night race.

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