George Russell: “That’s how you win a race.”
He led every lap in Singapore, flawless from start to finish.
Mercedes celebrated as Russell took his second victory of the year.
He strengthened his hand in contract talks with the team.
Behind him, McLaren erupted.
Lando Norris lunged past Oscar Piastri at turn three.
Their cars touched. Piastri: “Are we cool with Lando just barging me out of the way?”
The team answered: “We’ll review it after the race.”
Piastri snapped back.
“That’s not fair. If he avoids a car by hitting his teammate, that’s a bad job.”
He stayed silent for most of the race radio calls.
Finally, he said, “You do whatever you think is best.”
Norris defended himself: “It was hard but clean racing.”
He finished third, Piastri fourth.
Piastri now leads Norris by 22 points in the title fight.
Russell’s drive was serene.
He held a strong lead over Verstappen’s Red Bull.
Norris closed in early but couldn’t catch him.
Pit stops changed little; the order stayed the same.
At the finish, Russell led Verstappen by five seconds.
Antonelli took fifth for Mercedes.
Leclerc, Hamilton, Alonso, Bearman, and Sainz followed.
Hamilton faced investigation for exceeding track limits.
Singapore ended with cheers for Russell—
and tension burning bright inside McLaren.
