George Russell won the Singapore Grand Prix with a flawless drive from pole to finish.
He led every lap and secured Mercedes another strong result.
“This one feels amazing,” Russell said. “The car was perfect today.”
Behind him, chaos brewed at McLaren.
Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri collided at the start.
Norris muscled past his teammate to grab third from fifth on the grid.
He brushed Piastri’s car while avoiding Max Verstappen.
Piastri exploded over team radio.
“Are we cool with Lando just barging me out of the way?” he said.
“That wasn’t very team-like, but sure…”
The team told him they would review it later.
Piastri snapped back.
“That is not fair. If he avoids another car by hitting me, that’s a pretty bad job of avoiding it.”
McLaren’s strict “fair racing” rules now seem to be backfiring.
They have managed both drivers tightly since last season.
At Monza, Piastri had to give back a place to Norris after a slow pit stop.
Now he believes the system is broken.
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff once warned about “fairness fatigue.”
Piastri clearly thinks McLaren crossed that line.
During the race, he refused strategy discussions.
“You do whatever you think is best,” he told his engineer coldly.
Norris defended his move.
“It was hard but fair,” he said.
He gained three championship points and cut Piastri’s lead to 22.
Russell controlled the race easily.
Verstappen pitted early as his tyres faded.
Norris refused to let Piastri pit first, remembering Monza.
Piastri’s stop was slow, adding to his frustration.
In the final laps, Russell stayed clear.
Norris chased Verstappen but couldn’t pass.
Russell won by five seconds, his second victory of the year.
“This is redemption after last year’s crash,” he said.
Behind them, Kimi Antonelli finished fifth.
Leclerc and Hamilton followed in sixth and seventh.
Alonso, Bearman, and Sainz completed the top ten.
Hamilton faces investigation for exceeding track limits late in the race.
