Max Verstappen of Red Bull won the sprint at the Singapore Grand Prix, which was heavily affected by rain and numerous collisions. Mercedes failed to convert George Russell's lead into a victory, as the British driver crashed during the race in difficult conditions. BBC News ↗
Rain began to fall shortly before the start, and organizers delayed the start of the sprint due to the soaked track. Verstappen started from pole position after being the fastest in Friday's qualifying. On the Marina Bay street circuit, he achieved a time 0.120 seconds better than his closest rival. sport.sk ↗
Russell took the lead after the start, but crashed in the difficult conditions and was forced to retire from the race. Verstappen subsequently took over first place and led Red Bull to victory. The sprint overall had an unusually high number of retirements. On the wet track in Singapore, nine cars failed to finish the race. Tagesspiegel ↗
The dramatic course of events continued until the end. In the final lap, McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri collided, further affecting the final standings. The result brought Verstappen another victory following his triumph in the previous race in Malaysia. Der Standard ↗
The Singapore sprint was the last sprint of the season. The main Singapore Grand Prix race will take place on the same street circuit, with teams still having to account for the possibility of rain and changeable conditions. La Repubblica ↗
Verstappen Wins Rainy Sprint in Singapore After Russell's Crash
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Formel-1-Crash von Russell: Verstappen gewinnt Chaos-Sprint in Singapur
Tagesspiegel
| 12:27 10.10.
Singapur-Sprint geht an Verstappen, Debakel für Russell und McLaren
Der Standard
| 12:27 10.10.
Verstappen wins sprint after Russell crashes out
BBC News
| 12:22 10.10.
Diretta F1, Sprint Singapore: partenza ritardata per la pioggia. Verstappen scatta dalla pole
La Repubblica
| 10:15 10.10.
Mokré peklo plné kolízií v Singapure! Verstappen využil fatálny skrat Russella a vyhral divoký šprint
sport.sk
| 12:20 10.10.
Verstappen najrýchlejší v kvalifikácii šprintu na VC Singapuru
teraz.sk
| 16:03 09.10.
ONLINE Formula 1 - šprint pred Veľkou cenou Singapuru
sport.sk
| 09:23 10.10.
Percekkel a futam kezdete előtt leszakadt az ég, a Forma–1 megint megbénult
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| 11:12 10.10.
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