The McLaren driver finally dispelled his starting demons, going wire-to-wire for the third win of his F1 career.
What was expected to be a front-row battle at the Singapore Grand Prix between Lando Norris and Max Verstappen quickly turned lopsided as Norris raced out to an early lead and never looked back. The McLaren driver, despite a handful of close calls with the barriers at the narrow Marina Bay circuit, won by a whopping 20.945 seconds. Most importantly, he took another chunk out of Verstappen’s championship lead.
That’s not to say Norris was without his faults. He scraped the wall with his front wing, not once but twice during the race. Both instances were more than enough to make the McLaren garage hold its collective breath. But the 24-year-old avoided any serious damage and was controlled enough to get the win.Given the point difference between first and second, victories will go a long way in helping Norris catch Verstappen by season’s end. He now has two wins in the last four races.
Given the trend, it’s more likely that, at this point, Red Bull and Ferrari will be duking it out for second place in the standings instead of competing for a title.Just when it seemed like Norris would get a full set of points, including one for setting the fastest lap of the race, an unlikely figure emerged. Daniel Ricciardo, in what may be his F1 swansong, stole the extra point away on the penultimate lap.
To make Ricciardo’s fastest lap all the more unique, the 35-year-old may have gone out with a bang. Speculation has been rampant in recent weeks that RB plans to replace him with Liam Lawson in Austin for the U.S. Grand Prix. Though the team hasn’t ruled out bringing Ricciardo back in 2025, there’s a real chance that the paddock may have seen the last of the fan favorite in F1.Perhaps it’s fitting then that Ricciardo was the ultimate teammate in what may have been his final race.
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