Breaking: Mclaren's Lando Norris creates history, wins The Singapore Grand Prix 2024

Mclaren's Lando Norris creates history as he wins at the Singapore Grand Prix 2024. He was dominant from the first lap and didn't give others a chance to overtake him. Norris who was currently in the second position in the overall standings boosted his World Championship hopes by winning the Singapore Grand Prix.

He also achieved the pole position in Singapore. Oscar Piastri won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2024. This is the first time since McLaren achieved back-to-back victories since 2012. Max Verstappen was second and Oscar took third in Singapore as McLaren increased Constructors' Championship lead over Red Bull.

George Russell was fourth, Charles Leclerc was fifth and Lewis Hamilton sixth. The Spanish duo of Carlos Sainz and Fernando Alonso were seventh and eighth while Nico Hulkenberg and Sergio Perez finished ninth and tenth respectively. As the 62 laps ended  Norris had reduced Verstappen’s title lead to 52 points with six races and three sprints to go.

Constructors World Championship standings

McLaren – 516 points

Red Bull – 475 points

Ferrari – 441 points

Mercedes – 329 points

Aston Martin – 86 points

RB – 34 points

Haas – 31 points

Williams – 16 points

Alpine – 13 points

Sauber – 0 points

The Gap between Verstappen and Norris is getting down to wires. 

Drivers World Championship standings

Max Verstappen - 331 points

Lando Norris - 279 points

Charles Leclerc - 245 points

Oscar Piastri - 237 points

Carlos Sainz - 191 points

Lewis Hamilton - 174 points

Sergio Perez - 144 points

George Russell - 140 points

Fernando Alonso - 62 points

Lance Stroll - 24 points

Nico Hulkenberg - 24 points

Yuki Tsunoda - 22 points

Alex Albon - 12 points

Daniel Ricciardo - 12 points

Pierre Gasly - 8 points

Oliver Bearman - 7 points

Kevin Magnussen - 6 points

Esteban Ocon - 5 points

Franco Colapinto - 4 points

Zhou Guanyu - 0 points

Logan Sargeant - 0 points

Valtteri Bottas - 0 points

 "It’s always tough around here, very warm … and I’m looking forward to a nice rest. The car was mega, we were flying the whole race, still tough but very fun, I’m still sweating. Nice to have Oscar here too on the podium, he drove well today," said Verstappen after the loss

 

The action now moves to the United States Grand Prix scheduled on Mon, 21 Oct at the Circuit of the Americas.