Verstappen wins chaotic Singapore GP F1 sprint after Russell crashes

Max Verstappen's sprint race win was ​Dutchman's first of any kind in Singapore as he finished ahead of Lewis Hamilton.

Max Verstappen’s sprint race win was Dutchman’s first of any kind in Singapore as he finished ahead of Lewis Hamilton. Max Verstappen’s sprint race win was ​Dutchman’s first of any kind in Singapore as he finished ahead of Lewis Hamilton. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won a wet and wild Singapore Grand Prix sprint race on Saturday after George Russell crashed his Mercedes while leading at the end of the opening lap. Four-time Formula One champion Verstappen held off Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton to win by 2.50 seconds, with Charles Leclerc third as the McLarens of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri touched and spun on the final lap while in fourth and fifth.

A heavy shower 10 minutes before the scheduled start meant a delay of 30 minutes. All cars began on intermediate tyres, with some sectors of the Marina Bay Street Circuit much drier than others as the field embarked on two formation laps behind the safety car. The eventual standing start saw Russell start on the front row alongside pole-sitter Verstappen and it was the Englishman who got away better. His lead was short-lived as he lost control after touching a treacherous white line on the final bend of the opening lap. He slid sideways into the pit lane wall, bringing out a safety car. It was another setback in