YAS MARINA, Singapore — George Russell put in an impressive performance to take victory in the Singapore Grand Prix, while McLaren brought home the Teams’ Championship.
Russell as flawless en route to his second victory of the season, converting pole position into victory ahead of Max Verstappen and Lando Norris, while McLaren scored enough points to seal the 2025 Teams’ Championship.
Russell had led cleanly at the start, 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 teammate 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, which was his fifth career triumph.
“I think we need to sit down tomorrow and Tuesday to sort of understand why the performance was so good,” Russell said. “I hope we can carry this through to the rest of the season, but I think realistically… Lando looked incredibly fast, he was within a second of Max the whole race, and around this circuit that’s not easy.
“We’ll take the performance for today, celebrate it, and I won’t think too much about Austin yet.”
Verstappen had a fight on his hands to keep second as Norris chased him down during the final stages, but the Red Bull driver defended the position.
While Norris settled for third, with Piastri taking fourth McLaren wrapped up the manufacturer title for the second straight year.
Kimi Antonelli enjoyed a strong drive to claim fifth, adding to Mercedes’ tally, while Charles Leclerc claimed sixth ahead of Ferrari teammate Lewis Hamilton. However, the seven-time World Champion was noted for exceeding track limits after the checkered flag and picked up a five-second penalty post race, dropping him to eighth.
