00:00One, two, three, four, five red lights in Singapore, and we're underway, and racing to turn number one, Charles Leclerc
00:10on the soft tyre, Verstappen chops across, Charles Leclerc to the inside, and he has stayed ahead, Verstappen late, late,
00:18late on the brakes, and he stays ahead of the Ferrari man, Hamilton is still in third, Verstappen somehow clings
00:24on to the lead, after Charles Leclerc had the better reaction time, very close in the background for Kimi Antonelli,
00:30but the top six are in the same places that they left the grid, Verstappen clinging on to the lead
00:36by his fingertips, but he's still got it.
00:39Wow, both Julian and I are looking at each other thinking, how did Max hold on to that? Charles will
00:44be thinking exactly the same, he did all the hard work off the line, he had his car on the
00:49inside, and then somehow he's bottled it.
00:53Right, so Getz a really good drive off the line, you can see that momentum, pulls him alongside, Max can't
00:59go further, but he holds him, right on that white line, and he looks super impressive from both of them,
01:03to run that close through the first corner, but he will be ruining an opportunity mixed.
01:09Arvin Lindblad on board, not the getaway he needed, he dropped down to 13th, let's see, turn one, what happened?
01:14Sainz is going to come past these guys somewhere, oh, that was so close.
01:19That was quite dangerous what Sainz did, fight and break, all three crashed.
01:26He's going to race one when he can, race one.
01:37Haas side by side, and Behrman not given room by his teammate, Behrman gets ahead, but that was off the
01:43road, he'll have to give the position back to Esteban Ocon.
01:46And that's laid on the brakes once more for Oli Behrman, Haas on Haas action, did he keep the car
01:51on the white lines?
01:52Either way, Ocon comes back, millimetres apart, the two Haas cars, he can't go around the outside of seven, surely
01:58you can't, yes you can, Oli Behrman, what a move.
02:06Behrman overtaking for fun at Marina Bay, he's not listening that it's tough to overtake around here, late braking move
02:14into turn eight.
02:17Out we go with the Audi parking up at the end of the pit lane of Gabriel Bortoletto.
02:21Well, he's done well to get it off track, but that's going to involve some martial intervention.
02:27Yellow in the pit lane, understandably, and the virtual safety car is out.
02:33It sounded like he lost it, obviously, before pit lane entry, so I feel maybe he could have made it
02:39into the pit lane, but he's done a good job of getting off track anyway.
02:44And this is Isaac Hajar going back on the attack once more, Sainz is the driver ahead, using a slightly
02:51bumpier part of the racetrack with the middle line, but staying ahead, Hajar's got the grip, got the inside, it's
02:57another move at turn eight, and Hajar is able to move up to 14th.
03:04Lance Stroll had a moment, reversed back on and continued in the Grand Prix, albeit at vastly reduced pace.
03:11Yeah, it looked like he sort of fell between gears there as he pulled away, so does he have a
03:16more terminal issue?
03:18Lance Stroll looked like he was pulling out, there he is, on board with the Aston Martin driver initially.
03:26He's reporting a clutch issue, the virtual safety car is out.
03:32In comes Charles Leclerc.
03:35Couds cover off Norris with this, virtual safety car stop.
03:38Hamilton's at turn two, so Hamilton continues on, Antonelli comes in for a tyre change.
03:45Well, they're on the medium that is less preferred in this Grand Prix, but Hamilton is on a pretty used
03:51soft, so they've got a lot of faith in that tyre and that driver.
03:57Let's not lose time, is Charles Leclerc's message.
04:01On to one of the straights that we have here.
04:04And there is the peel to the inside for Charles Leclerc, and he takes the place at turn seven.
04:10That's second place in the Grand Prix.
04:15Russell's being told on the radio, hammer the boost here, give yourself the opportunity.
04:19On to this straight.
04:21Massive speed as we go through flat out turn six.
04:24There we go, this time to the inside, over the bumpy part of the racetrack, and George Russell takes P9.
04:32Flat out blast to the chicane.
04:34Won't go around the outside of a seven-time world champion, I can tell you that, but he is trying
04:38to take the different lines.
04:40Left and right, it's single file through the final two.
04:43And I'm not surprised Lewis Hamilton is losing these tyres, but this is where he is in the race.
04:47And he needs all of the race craft he's got.
04:50All of the experience, but Norris has got to the inside.
04:53Does he have room?
04:54Norris has to back out.
04:55Off the road goes Hamilton.
04:57Antonelli trying to benefit from the drama ahead.
05:00Soaring away.
05:01Soft tyre.
05:02Grippy a tyre.
05:03And he gets by.
05:05Antonelli picks up the pieces and takes P4.
05:09And Antonelli will know that it's about turning it into a traction race.
05:13Fading soft tyres.
05:15Fresh ones.
05:16Defending on the inside line.
05:17Hamilton's been noted for leaving the track and getting an advantage.
05:20And now, this should be the chance.
05:23Look at that.
05:24Nothing between them.
05:25And through goes Antonelli.
05:27On the power.
05:28Up to the podium places.
05:30Antonelli getting past the reigning world champion.
05:32And a seven-time world champion.
05:34The club he is trying to join.
05:36And he gets by.
05:39Hamilton doing all he can.
05:41Trying to make the Ferrari as wide as possible.
05:43Turn 8 now.
05:44Outside line for Norris.
05:46Who will soar away at the back of that Ferrari.
05:48Again and again and again.
05:49He knows he's got the grip.
05:51But Hamilton's got track position.
05:53And it can be a narrow track position.
05:55That's an unusual part of the racetrack to overtake.
05:57But he will overtake into turn 10.
05:59And he takes P4.
06:04He can overtake at turn 5.
06:06There we go.
06:06To the inside.
06:07And the final point.
06:09Hajar climbs 12 positions.
06:12And he will get something to show.
06:16Slow on the apex deliberately to try and stop your rival behind.
06:20Standing on the power.
06:21Using the grip from the fresher tyres.
06:22And yet still Oscar Piastri is intent to go for the outside line.
06:27Force Hamilton deep.
06:28Then stand on the power.
06:30Get that grip.
06:31And then you've got more grip off the corner.
06:33You've got more speed.
06:34And you've finally got the place.
06:37Through goes Oscar Piastri.
06:39Is that like a cat playing with a mouse you could say?
06:43And finally for Max Verstappen.
06:47The Singapore win.
06:49Max Verstappen wins the Singapore Grand Prix.
06:52For the first time in his career.
06:54And that space on the mantelpiece is about to be replaced by the largest trophy available tonight.
07:01As Charles Leclerc comes home in second position for Ferrari.
07:05And it could have been Norris.
07:07It could have been Hamilton.
07:08But it will be Kimi Antonelli.
07:10Who unbelievably goes with a mathematical chance to Austin.
07:14With a chance to win it all in the Formula One World Championship.
07:18He takes 15 points and acknowledges his team.
07:22But Max Verstappen.
07:23He's swept the board at Grand Prix venues where he's had multiple starts.
07:29He's now won the lot of them.
07:31And when you have worked so hard behind the wheel for all of those laps in stifling heat and humidity.
07:39What better way to celebrate than with a champagne shower.
07:42Max Verstappen.
07:43Everywhere he has visited more than once in Formula One.
07:46He is a Grand Prix winner.
07:49And that now includes Singapore.
07:51Singapore.
07:52Singapore.
