Formula 1
Next: US GP, 23-25 OctMax Verstappen finally cracked Singapore. The Red Bull driver took pole, won Saturday's rain-hit sprint and then Sunday's race by 7.335 seconds from Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, his first win at Marina Bay in nine tries and his second in a row after Malaysia a week earlier. Kimi Antonelli was third.
The title is now in sight for the Mercedes teenager. Antonelli leads team-mate George Russell by 102 points with six races left, 150 points on offer in total. Crash.net calculates he needs to leave the United States Grand Prix in Austin (23-25 October) with a lead of at least 125 to clinch, which would make him, at 20, the youngest champion in F1 history.
Mercedes lead the constructors' table on 578 over Ferrari on 444.
- Singapore GP: 1 Verstappen, 2 Leclerc, 3 Antonelli, 4 Norris, 5 Piastri
- Drivers: Antonelli 340, Russell 238, Hamilton 229
- Constructors: Mercedes 578, Ferrari 444, McLaren 339
- Next: US Grand Prix, Austin, 23-25 Oct (race Sun 25 Oct); Antonelli needs a 125-point lead to clinch there
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Formula 1 is a world championship for single-seater racing cars. Each season has around two dozen race weekends across the world, called Grands Prix. Ten teams used to compete, and the 2026 grid has 11, with Audi and Cadillac among the newer names.
Drivers score points in each race: 25 for a win, then 18, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 and 1 for places two to ten. Some weekends also include a shorter sprint race with a smaller points scale. Points add up across the season, and the driver with the most is world champion.
A separate constructors' championship adds up both of a team's drivers' points. Teams care about it because the prize money depends on it.
The sport changed its rules for 2026, with new engines and chassis regulations, which is one reason the order at the front looks different from recent years.