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Lewis Hamilton apologized to Ferrari after feeling unwell following the Singapore Grand Prix, saying he had cost the team valuable points. He was checked by the FIA medical team and cleared to skip post-race media duties, and Ferrari did not specify the nature of his illness.

Hamilton had been running as high as second before fading to sixth in hot, humid conditions. He then left the circuit after receiving FIA clearance.

Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur said missing the pit entry cost the team a potential podium, while Charles Leclerc finished second for Ferrari, the team’s best result since July. Vasseur said Ferrari would focus on Austin next, and Hamilton’s participation in the United States Grand Prix was not considered in doubt.

Liam Lawson built on a strong Singapore Grand Prix weekend, starting eighth after qualifying ninth and moving up one place when George Russell took an engine penalty. He passed Pierre Gasly off the line and finished seventh, adding to the six points he earned with fifth in Saturday’s sprint. The result was Lawson’s 13th points finish of the 2026 season, giving him 75 points overall and leaving him 34 ahead of Gasly in ninth place and 22 behind eighth-place Isack Hadjar.

Racing Bulls also strengthened its position in the constructors’ championship, extending its lead over Alpine to 32 points with six rounds remaining. Lawson had accounted for 61% of the team’s points, and the team was on course for its best-ever finish in the standings, which would bring increased prize money. Before the race, team principal Alan Permane praised Lawson and Arvid Lindblad after qualifying and said the car looked strong, with both set to start inside the top 10, although Lindblad dropped from ninth on the grid to 15th after a poor start and multiple issues.

The Singapore result fed wider speculation about Red Bull’s driver plans. Martin Brundle said Red Bull would have “a major problem” if Racing Bulls tried to replace Lawson and said the organization already has “four great little drivers” in Max Verstappen, Hadjar, Lawson and Lindblad. Permane said before the race that Nikola Tsolov remained a candidate for a 2027 seat, and reports from Singapore suggested Red Bull may keep Lawson and Lindblad for another year.

Max Verstappen won the Singapore Grand Prix at Marina Bay, converting his first pole position there into his first victory in the race, but he said radio problems had affected him all season and were especially bad on Sunday. He also said his start was critical to the win, after noting something was not right before the launch and that early deployment issues nearly cost him the lead.

Verstappen and Gianpiero Lambiase used coded messages to communicate during the race, but a radio failure made Verstappen’s replies unintelligible even though he could still hear the team. Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies said the problem was on Red Bull’s side and could cost time in crucial moments.

Red Bull sent Lambiase onto the podium with Verstappen in Singapore as he prepares to leave the role. Lambiase will remain at the circuit in a head of racing role while Tom Hart takes over selected races, and Hart is set to serve as Verstappen’s race engineer in Austin, Brazil and Las Vegas. A permanent handover depends on Lambiase’s gardening leave and might not happen until 2027, and Verstappen said it was special to share the podium moment knowing Lambiase is leaving.

Max Verstappen won the Singapore Grand Prix from pole position, beating Charles Leclerc by 0.05 seconds in qualifying and then holding him off at Turn 1 to keep the lead. The victory was Verstappen’s first at Marina Bay and came in his 250th Formula 1 start.

The win capped a perfect weekend for Verstappen, who also took the Sprint race after securing Sprint pole, giving him a sweep of Sprint pole, Sprint victory, Grand Prix pole and Grand Prix victory. It was his second consecutive Formula 1 win.

Leclerc finished second for Ferrari, Kimi Antonelli was third for Mercedes, and McLaren’s Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri took fourth and fifth. Lewis Hamilton finished sixth after a strategy gamble unraveled under a Virtual Safety Car, George Russell recovered from 19th on the grid to finish ninth, and Isack Hadjar came home 10th after starting from the pit lane.

Kimi Antonelli could not clinch the 2026 Formula 1 championship at the Singapore Grand Prix, but he left with a 102-point lead after finishing third. He still leads the drivers’ standings with 340 points and can secure his first world title at the United States Grand Prix on Oct. 25 if he wins and George Russell finishes ninth or lower.

If Antonelli does seal the title, he would become the youngest Formula 1 world champion in history at 20 years and 68 days old. After Singapore, six rounds remained, with 150 points still available before Austin and 125 remaining after the United States Grand Prix. Based on current scoring trends, he is more likely to wrap up the championship at the Mexico City Grand Prix on Nov. 1.

Max Verstappen won the Singapore Grand Prix from pole position for his first victory there. Charles Leclerc was second, 7.3 seconds behind Verstappen. Russell finished ninth after starting 19th, and Lewis Hamilton was sixth after dropping late in the race as Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri both passed him.

Max Verstappen claimed pole position for the Singapore Grand Prix for the first time in his career, and the result gave him his 50th career Formula 1 pole. Verstappen topped Charles Leclerc by 0.054 seconds with a pole-winning lap of 1:31.373 at Marina Bay, securing his second pole in a week. Lewis Hamilton qualified third after leading Q1 and Q2 but failing to improve on his final lap, while Kimi Antonelli was fourth, Lando Norris fifth, George Russell sixth and Oscar Piastri seventh. Russell was set to start from the back of the grid.

Verstappen then won the first-ever Singapore Grand Prix sprint race from pole position. Russell briefly led the sprint before crashing out on the opening lap, which allowed Verstappen to take over at the front.

On Sunday, Verstappen completed the weekend by winning the Singapore Grand Prix for the first time. He finished 7.3 seconds ahead of Leclerc, who was second, with Antonelli third and Hamilton sixth after strategy hurt his race.