Max Verstappen wins his second Grand Prix in a row in Singapore, Kimi Antonelli moves closer to becoming F1 world champion

Perfect weekend for Max Verstappen. After his pole position and his victory in the sprint race, and after taking pole in the Grand Prix, the Dutchman won on Sunday, October 11, in the night of Singapore. The Red Bull driver thus signs his second consecutive victory, in the wake of the Bahrain Grand Prix relocated to Malaysia. He is ahead of the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc and the Mercedes of Kimi Antonelli. The young Italian is getting closer to the title of world champion, now 102 points ahead of his runner-up and teammate, George Russell, with six Grands Prix remaining at the end of the season.

For Max Verstappen, the most difficult thing to manage in this Grand Prix was certainly the start, with a car always a little slower to start than the others. But the Dutchman managed to pass the first corner in the lead, then went it alone during the race. Despite a small radio problem, he controlled the race and won for the first time in his career in Singapore.

Antonelli could be crowned in Austin

Behind him, it was mainly the game of tire strategies and pit stops that the classification was decided. With a big loser, Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari), who started third. But he was not stopped under virtual safety car regime, and suffered with his tires at the end of the Grand Prix. Lando Norris (McLaren), fourth, tried to overtake him on lap 54, but missed. What Kimi Antonelli took advantage of to pass the McLaren, then catch up with Lewis Hamilton, was to get on the podium.

With this result and that of his runner-up in the standings George Russell, ninth after starting from the back of the grid due to an engine change, Kimi Antonelli can be crowned world champion at the next Grand Prix in Austin (United States), on October 25. "Is it true? I can be crowned? I'm not going to worry about that and do the best possible", reacted the Italian after the race. To do this, he will have to win the Grand Prix and hope that George Russell finishes outside the top 10 and does not score any points.