Verstappen has not won a Grand Prix since his victory in Spain on June 23 and has had to watch as his McLaren rival has shrunk his lead at the top of the F1 drivers' leaderboard. In Singapore, the three-time champion secured some vital points, coming second behind Norris.

Lando Norris has survived two brushes with barriers to win the Singapore Grand Prix with ease and cut into Max Verstappen’s Formula 1 standings lead.

Piastri picked up McLaren’s first F1 win in two years with his sprint race victory last year, on the same day Verstappen secured his third championship. The high-speed corners should suit the MCL38, though Verstappen did win the grand prix last year.

Bernie Ecclestone believes “magic guy” Oscar Piastri will be a F1 World Champion in the next two years, taking over from Max Verstappen and beating McLaren team-mate Lando Norris to a maiden title. After Red Bull won 21 of last year’s 22 grands prix,

Bernie Ecclestone predicts one 'magic guy' on the Formula 1 grid will beat the likes of Max Verstappen and Lando Norris to the drivers' title 'in the next two years'

After all the talk of swearing in the build-up, this was one Singapore Grand Prix which could have done with being a bit more X-rated. A rather uneventful race by Marina Bay’s standards did not produce much in the way of fireworks,

A s the 2024 Formula 1 season barrels towards its climax, the championship race has reached fever pitch. Max Verstappen, the reigning champion, finds himself clinging to a 52-poin