F1 Singapore GP Live Commentary and Updates - Race
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Ferrari's Carlos Sainz wins the Singapore GP after thrilling finish
Sainz holds off McLaren's Lando Norris, both on worn tyres, for the win. Lewis Hamilton snatches third after George Russell crashes from P3 on the final lap. The Mercedes duo gambled by pitting under a lap 44 Virtual Safety Car for fresh rubber
Max Verstappen recovers to fifth after starting from P11
F1 makes the quick hop from the Marina Bay to Suzuka for the Japanese GP on the 22-24 September. We'll be back for all the action, but until then have a lovely rest of your Sunday. Go well!
Carlos Sainz, Ferrari SF-23, Charles Leclerc, Ferrari SF-23, George Russell, Mercedes F1 W14, Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes F1 W14, Lando Norris, McLaren MCL60, the rest of the field at the start
With that, it is time to call final orders on a pulsating Singapore GP. Red Bull's winning run and 100% record in 2023 is over, as is Verstappen's consecutive victory streak, while Sainz and Ferrari grab the glory.
What a turnaround in fortunes Sainz has had since the summer break. Fifth place in the Netherlands when Ferrari struggled, pole and a podium at Monza and pole and a win in Singapore.
Sainz lifts the winners' trophy aloft and we're surprised he can still raise his arms above his head after that gruelling race. Vasseur picks up the constructors' honours - his first win as Ferrari boss.
Carlos Sainz, Ferrari SF-23, leads Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing RB19, George Russell, Mercedes F1 W14, Lando Norris, McLaren MCL60, and Sergio Perez, Red Bull Racing RB19
Russell's tiny misjudgement with the wall was the difference between a podium, minimum, and his DNF. In parc ferme Norris said he clipped the same wall the lap before but managed to get away with it.
Hamilton on third place, his 196th F1 podium: "Congratulations to Carlos and Lando today, their strategy worked. We rolled the dice today with strategy and the tyres. I felt like it was a two-stopper. It was a shame at the first corner but I kept my head down."
Norris on another second place: "Carlos was very generous trying to help me get DRS, it helped my race and also helped him. We knew it would be tough with the Mercedes pitting but we did everything we needed."
Sainz on his win: "An incredible feeling and an incredible weekend. A huge thanks to Ferrari for all the effort to turn around a tricky start to the season. I'm sure everyone in Ferrari and everyone in Italy will be happy!"
Sainz leaps out of his Ferrari and into the arms of his mechanics. What a superb and complete performance it has been from the Spaniard. He gets a big hug from team-mate Leclerc and former team-mate Norris.
Russell is out of his Mercedes which has now caught fire in the barriers. For so long he looked the favourite to win in the closing stages but instead his race ends half a lap from home.
Russell's final lap demise promotes Piastri to seventh, Perez to eighth, Lawson to ninth in his first F1 points and Magnussen to tenth. We await the outcome of the investigation into the clash between Perez and Albon, which dropped the Williams driver to 11th.
Sainz gives a rendition of smoooooth operation as he celebrates his second F1 win. Norris just misses out, again, on his maiden grand prix victory but he is delighted with second.
Verstappen is now only four seconds behind Leclerc. He's likely to run out of time to catch him, but that was an outcome you'd not have predicted a little while ago.
The incident between Perez and Albon will be investigated after the race. Meanwhile a soft-shod Magnussen has passed team-mate Hulkenberg for 11th, Albon following him through.
A much better exit from Turn 13 allows Verstappen to storm past Gasly around the outside into Turn 14 and claim the racing line. Sixth is the Red Bull driver's.
