Max Verstappen won a rain-affected Singapore Grand Prix Sprint after George Russell dramatically crashed out from the lead. After a 30-minute delay for torrential rain, Russell took the lead from pole-sitter Verstappen off the line but lost control of his Mercedes at the end of the first lap and slammed into the barriers. The crash felt like the final straw in a torrid week for Russell after he retired with a power unit failure from last week's Grand Prix in Malaysia and will start at the back of the grid for Sunday's race in Singapore as a result of taking on a new power unit.
Russell is now 89 points behind championship leader Kimi Antonelli, who took no risks in the Sprint but benefitted from his Mercedes team-mate's crash and a last lap collision between McLaren duo Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. Amidst the chaos, Racing Bulls' Liam Lawson claimed an impressive fifth with Haas' Oliver Bearman in sixth after he overtook Audi's Nico Hulkenberg in one of the few top 10 overtakes on the Safety Car restart.
Source: Sky Sports Champions League · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing