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LANDO NORRIS PRODUCED a statement win over Max Verstappen in Singapore to strike another dent into his rival’s world championship lead.
Oscar Piastri finished third, one place ahead of Mercedes’ George Russell with Charles Leclerc fifth for Ferrari. Lewis Hamilton started third but crossed the line a disappointing sixth. On lap eight, Norris was urged to create a five-second gap to Verstappen, and he duly obliged. By the end of lap 11 he was 5.7 sec clear of the Red Bull and on lap 16 he had doubled his advantage. Norris was lapping one second faster than his rivals.
“We will be in trouble later,” he said over the radio. “I am already struggling with this tyre… you are killing me with this offset , mate.” Back to Norris, and the McLaren man was now more than 20 seconds clear of Verstappen. But on lap 29 came the first of his two heart-in-mouth moments when he carried too much speed into Turn 14.
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