Race Full Highlights | Singapore Grand Prix 2025

So welcome everyone. I'm wet too because we had rain about an hour ago. Round 18 of the Formula One World Championship. Occupied by George Russell tonight as 110. Left and 7th to the right. 60. It's pretty dry. The middle sector is still a bit wet. The preferred race tyre, the C4. This evening, 1600 bulbs around this. Only 18 cars actually on the starting grid. Setup changes. And Alex Albon at Williams will start 18th. With Esteban Ocon for Haas. Lance Stroll for the 3rd year in a row here. Out in Hulkenberg. Starts alongside Yuki Tsunoda. From where he started in Baku 2 weeks ago. Haas. Isaac Hadjer, another rookie here in the top. Ever in Singapore. Starts outside the top. Place on the grid for consecutive races. Pole here. It's another 4th front row start. It was Russell ahead of Max Verstappen on the front. Well, they've all decided to. Slick tyres. No grooves and nothing to Clement. Apart from Max Verstappen. On go to the end. This is definitely thrown. Never mentioned rain, did they? At any point. Dry quite slowly. Out in the middle of the city. But that rain. Has lessened the grip. Even though it's only 177 metres. Got there. Albeit medium. So. Up to. If he can get it off the line. On the gripper category you're in. And you can see that then. Of sweeping around the outside. Haas. At Singapore. And the last. 5. 6. We shall find out in 16. Early on the 2nd row. What is it for Oscar Piaf? Pitlane. Ted Kravitz. Good evening, Ted. Good evening. Croft tyres. On what? And that is a bit of a statement. Isn't it? From the start of his life. To fend off Max. On. Now safely in their blankets. Tension is. And sometimes. Sometimes that could be. But quite clearly. Slick. Dry. Roll. And. Piastri. All had lock up. Corner. On the. Laps. 2. Grid. Before. And they were finding it very difficult. To get round. We were. It was. He needs to make sure he stays. Within 10. Car. There. So Lewis. Wants to. Get on with it. Teammate. Lando Norris. Max Verstappen. Tension. Even though. He'd written off his chances. In the. Mid. Three points. They are. Constructors. Champions. On the. Podium. And if that. Doesn't happen. To. Could catch them. Between now. And the. Checkered flag. Well. With. Full tanks. Of fuel. Anthony. Sang. Allenge. Until they. Understand. Just. With. Ready. For quite. Some. Time. And waiting. It's. Lights. And away. We go. And that's. In the. Turn. One. Verstappen. Ahead. That appears. As he. Forces. Piazzi. Wide. And Lando. Norris. Verstappen. Great start. From Lando. Norris. Then come. Yeah. Great start. Very aggressive. From Lando. Norris. A brilliant start. Then for. George. Russell. Then he asked. To Martin. And they're going. Wheel. To wheel. Out of that. Isaac. Hadger. Moves up. Now. We're getting. Into the. Contact. He said. Keep an eye. Every. Side. By side. Through turns. Two. And. The regressive. This is a world. Championship. We're talking. About. Every point. Is. Precious. George. Russell. And the top. Left. Sticking out. And. A little bit. Wrong. But he's managed. To carry on. In his way. And in a couple. Of moments. We can see it. There. Just sticking out. Change. That front wing. Well the FIA. Decided. Needs to. I wasn't. Very team. Like. Norris. He's getting. Better. Tracks. Broke his. Front wing. Absolutely. And then. It was with. The red. Pull. The broke. His front. Wing. Bearman. Is. Down in. Tenth. Place. Hatcher. Point. Seven. Seconds. The gap. Between. Russell. And. Rules. Between. The two. McLaren. Drivers. It'll be. Played out. Yesterday. Before. Qualifying. Those. Papaya. To change it. We're not. Going to shout. About it. But little. Thing. Way. Norris. Ahead of. Pastry. Now. By nearly. Two. So. We're looking at it. Let me get. Back to you. So. Good. Yeah. I don't. On the. First. Few. Corners. In the. First. Lap. In general. All. Amounts. Of front. Wing. Damage. Lando. Norris. Is. Only. Human. Nature. I think. Is. On board. Before. DRS. So. On this. Server. Who's in. And he's. Using that. To good. Advantage. Front. Down. Force. So. Uh. Complete. These are. One. Snake. Which is. Stroke. Spreading. The field. Out. We got. Sixty. George. Russell. Is thinking. Two stop. Strategy. Is the way. Is. We'll. Start struggling. Around fifty. Reviewing. That is. The. Uh. We will. Add it. And it decided. No. Further. Investigation. Alonso. Has got. Himself. Ahead of. Isaac. Having. It. Themselves. What. What's. Your take. I don't think. I called it. That's how. I called it. At the time. This is a motor race. As I say. The. That around. That particular one. Uh. Why they would. Why. That's how. We're going. Racing. Um. Uh. It's. Two drivers. There are. If I was playing. Devil's. Advocate. Lando's. Return. The favour. Is. Seems fair. His lead. Again. Out front. But. George. Russell. But. Go. Or. Anybody. Else. Um. The problem. There. It is. In the. Constructors. Championship. It hasn't been. Champions. At the end. Of this race. And the. Other. Races. The faster. Of. The two. And. Let's have a look. At the race. Start. Shall we. And. Astri. And. Norris. Got a brilliant. Launch. Ahead of. And. That's why. They had a little. Touch. Luckily. For them. And. You could see. All of the. Left hand. Side of the. Grid. Struggling. Looking. In his. Mirrors. Because. He's got. After. Norris. Had collected. The back. Of the red. Bull. I think. To be fair. To Oscar. Piastri. From the cockpit. By what we've. Heard. He very much. Didn't. Entail. Of. Charles. Leclerc. George. To avoid. This. Happened. So we won't. Take any. Action. During. Oscar. Will have the. Opportunity. To review. Together. Car. By crashing. Into his. Teammate. That that's. A pretty. Job. Little bit. Of patience. With some of. Some of what. Where he's. Asked. To give his. Championship. He's done. What the team have. Asked. And now. I think he. A little bit. Of anger. In his voice. There. See why. He's making. The point. And why. Not make. The point. Um. And yeah. Certainly. The right. Hand side. There. Up into. P5. That was. A lovely. Start. Race tracks. And. Up there. Nicely. And. Full tanks. Of fuel. Those. Soft. Tyres. Are known. As too. Hot. Um. To give. Yeah. I haven't been. Suffering. Crofty. I'm loving. These conditions. Between. Zach. Brown. And. Andrea. Stella. So. Racer. This is. A team. Of racers. And. These discussion. That we've had. All season. Between. Oscar. One car. On the podium. To wrap up. The constructors. My. Should be. But. You're right. It should be. It's. Think. A lot. Quicker. It's. Depends. Critical. Isn't it? Which ones? In front. Which. Of 62. Four. And a half. Seconds. Chasing down Charles Leclerc and trying to keep at the top 10 and Colopinso and Stroot 13th Esteban Ocon has got a bit of a problem with George Russell extending his advancing those tires Anthony, let's head to you Skyra The team again complaining about the the chicane near the end of the lap and causing maybe this the the feel the difference in curve as it were um by that means 59.3 percent of it and the balance the remainder which of course axle Because a car gets a little bit lightly easy just to lock the rear axle, but nurse those soft tires Which very much a free rein out front in 2025 and only qualified outside last year for his first points in singapore Should have been on now too much. Otherwise This season or last season. Yeah, really fine performances And this well unless norris can get past verstappen that word there to describe how my car was handling Of his headset and walk down the back of the garage for the rest of the hotel technical information on the Very quite animated as he looks at him But I think there's no further investigative past since uh by fernando alonso, but it's four and a half seconds It's now nearly six seconds in the lap on verstappen's lead over here Uh, so that just releases jordan donosca. Absolutely do Um the two mclarens they really need to come up and start of him, which is charles leclerc gaining like Kimmy's right. We'll see now when we go on board. Does that look that's an awful feeling because you need to give it To try and work out on your first the leading rookie driver in this race so far told as well to severely look after the tires Massive tire saving and I feel like he's got team have been trying to help him with the pace in hand and it makes Sense the way that russell's similarities between that racetrack and this so don't be surprised and fernando alonso in eight because there's seven building a space for the leaders And it's worth up to three seconds fresh tires and full bands Yeah, but that kimmy anton steering rack of antonelli's car. That's what they were They were messing around with actually the the step Let's just button it up and send him on his way Is that for kimmy at the hardest race of the year last couple of races for kimmy antonelli is a very tall And a wing change down at stiletto needs a new front wing it completely falls off And lando not he might have glanced the wall and very nearly at turn in the race along with sonoda They are the hard compound white mark tire into turn one people coming at you from all troll, uh in the aston martin, but your senses and Uh, the wall turn 17. Yes, it was always looks harder I think that's all I could see the front tire scrubbing across skirmishes that he has survived For alpine, he was one of those lost on last year lasted 15 laps. That was the tire this year. They're more robust That he will be uh, not going to the finish It was on the cusp of this between a one and a two. So a two stop is faster, but if you turn So on board so think about the undercut on back An undercut would be uh, pretty easy You probably wouldn't want max verstappen losing top and here is mercedes and russell have got the acting To the to anybody trying to undercut a quarter of the track away from getting to head You can think they'll all be decades then instead of 25 because you're right dropped to about five seconds It is lower, uh than his uh, british team mate lando's there Is that tire managed push a little bit he might have to have to stop twice. I've gone on lifting coast into It's so you lift early let the aerodynamics the drags pole position was 129 That's the penalty carrying 10 kilograms of fuel element going on But that is how they're managing out there and the blankets There was no audio we had the uh, they are The the helmet cover all the bases, but the problem is is favor here. No, they're not coming out Yes, they are behind alonzo and hajar, but they're on they called him to stay out Happen, but he would get stuck behind the alonzo blatant Box would have done it but box to overtake because there's there's just simply came out with the hard tires martin So of course one stop 26 27 So if they put lando on that's the other reason why they don't really want to stop so early Yeah, why are we stopping now? My car my tires feel well telegraphed that one Nobody so you get that extra pace down this man lando norris It was just a few hundreds or now nearly nine seconds clear fours and oscar piastri Put in a one is starts to just push that little bit more Oscar's been biding his time probably led a couple of corners and the lack of uh, get your head down and see what you can Do in this race. We saw it The the raw pace that they have on this lap 19 Would would he be allowed I want to wait that little bit longer it's it's a fascinating some dimensions opening up Into the 21 seconds ahead of fernando looks like red bull are going to go first Stays out mclaren have done the jobs on lap 20 and it is max Lando's job that little bit easier incredible times in and he does get out What's the key thing when the race separated into two unity to to do that? So credible pace they need to deliver it now max verstappen The advantage by thinking that noise the verstappen has on norris might only just be ahead of the aston martin We keep an eye out and he does not go norris and we've already got verstappen It was norris's fastest lap of the group Than norris on that lap. So he's got in fifth place and still that not liam lawson It's isaac hadger who's making it is quite quickly good and leclerc if they don't want to pit Just you this strategy unless the two ferrari franco colopinso and isaac hadger weaving all over the track Colopinso having to for a little while to arrest will be If they if they weren't listing time being and keeping lando norris out get lap time So both laps in succession 37 zero their target lap time. They've got their attention Leclerc is now pitted forth and antonelli very quickly. They've got to keep against charles leclerc with fresh tires charles Stopped from ferrari, but I got the feeling they've said between leclerc and the salvo past this car um Um, he should breeze past it for ferrari. Uh, anyway, you say I think it's working again To get pace to get heat to bring the tires up gently They'll be your friend for quite it sounds like he's carrying car issues. We know he's carrying And then does a new fastest used tires Now we we think that their rivals mercedes ferrari way back into the game here a little bit They have high wear advantage. We'll see Just makes you what I mean about how quickly he's capped last time around Well out of the way martin if piazza 36 7 George has got at the moment. Yeah, i'm just wondering there's an undercut for oscar piastri out Yeah They say, uh tonight's ted down to you his his previous lap, uh, the last time he's slow out there hamilton I think his tires are well, they reckon in one lap hamilton is going to be this gap that george russell was able to build Currently leclerc is five seconds. It's pretty low Ferrari, that'll be uh There's kimmy antonelli in the mercedes their move to try and bring themselves back half seconds It's a slow pit stop for lewis, but I don't think it'll cost lewis too much because it is going to be ahead of yeah That was the get fresher tires. He actually he's got five So he lost one over a second of that to protect if they want to keep norris out there Was a little bit slow They're going on so he's been into the pits isaac tenths of a lap ted down to you Yeah, so, uh, they've been done a favor by max verstappen in the first quickly followed by kimmy antonelli Max verstappen on the track. There's the double stack of fernando alonso on the soft tire And the gap to oscar pit. I'm, sorry. Let oscar pit the lap before you heard a yes there Is he said yes, what he said? He's not happy to give oscar a gout for him Uh at the time very he'll have a seven lap advantage over verstappen piastri pit first It's sort of meaning the right time to bring that car in So piastri takes the lead of this race verstappen there goes george russell down they've come out once again Behind max now their offset mclaren are hoping will prove pay dividends. Yeah, he's got advantage on the tires as they know game on and again, also Okay, what the hell is wrong with this engine again? Listen carefully. I will tell you this in this race down in the 15th. I haven't pitted yet Neither has alex out laps for ted kravitz. He's coming into the pit and alonso got to say well done to the mclaren Oh my goodness me not again. They were so wouldn't come off on that stop How much what was do some for mclaren more problems? It'll be in terms of track position Yeah, alonso the wheel gun just won't engage alonso. That's just sent him to him lawson Just to go back to that mclaren pit stop martin in monza and a 5.2 Second slow pit stops and this one affecting piastri marx is in the middle By ollie behrman on alex albon right into 12th place ahead then of by four seconds to max verstappen Lando norris into third then there's about a 10 second gap back to of oscar kimmy antonelli has been to the straight On the hard compound tire just steaming away at the front but jorge antonelli, but he's looking very racy I think that's just watch his steering wheel and that issue if you speak to me every lap I will be from fernando alonso who is not best. I don't want you to tell me anything Unlike I mean just just looking at this, uh, the rear end on the mclarens particularly oscar piastri Reporting before their stops at the tires felton and that potential undercut in about his tires He was asked to go fight actually really saved george as well I think is that remember max was told out try to gain track position as well Um, kimmy antonelli, by the way fastest man on the racetrack his pursuit of charles. Leclerc He'll be like you just make a little mistake little mistake charles leclerc Antonelli, uh stops Have just slightly fresher rubber better to have to overtake around here But uh, and get you on to the straight because if you can point later on if you're a bit closer into turns Only chance of august Very happy with life currently at the moment with the happiest of of any driver One the four hour nls started as well as he was hoping but he's certainly not astray I've been faster than george just picking up on piastri after that slow stop or a lap. I guess the silver Linings must happen and at least at the moment not in the race. So oscar will only drop a couple of points Nobody has done anything like conditions. So the teams really have no eyed lags and so many minutes lost Their cars quite well, but you're right. They don't know it's a and it rubbers in a lot, you know quite for a busy night Quite a flag. Yeah, that was incredible. Was it not a single year in the history of the formula one world championship and a particular race Polly bear albon carlos sainz is the next ahead of him al hasn't pitted yet Maybe hoping to take advantage was better and suddenly it's not Just out of interest so They've lasted achievement, even though he is lapping in the 139s Budgets on George russell ahead of something, you know He is isn't he? Yeah, that's it. There's 18 to 20 laps. In fact, it's a sterling. Lawrence is uh, Lawrence is hotting up a little bit out in front russell field. He's brushing the wall slightly there and he hit the throttle Yeah, that's that's a bigger bang Norris was also not just not just a pace advantage behind max That's a good eye. It's a good thing to remind because you forget of the red bull in his mirrors and he might on the longer straight, so Uh, it's all led before the pit stops. Yeah, it was quite a competitive finish Yeah, charles leclerc, and by the way, it's just that he's working hard On the pit wall to the finish to get them into the place We're a little bit on at the moment to what they hope they don't it kind of destroys the afternoon out of uh, 62 last lap and a half To max to get into the drs And and get there within a second as well color science is very much towards this unrelenting head to you Nothing, aston martin kisnicrofty because stroll behind him and then alonso on hajar's tail Even on hajar with an engine issue Something about it here and there's ollie bearman right alonso to catch up after that Alonso can now start having a go. Here's the case George russell's ping within a tenth of a second of each other the top time around lap 37 Don't mind at this moment. I'll do i'm gonna assume he's locked his front tires up going in here That was a big lock up i'm not surprised that's a that Of pierre gasly, that's the battle for last are staying ahead of fernando That's allowed alonso to get back at him and under brake at the moment. That's good I thought straight steaming around the outside will mackintosh is going to be really enjoying that Well will mac 37 he has so and the motorsport community has sent a lot of love and support back at home We'll see you down the gym soon Has cheered alonso up means himself, doesn't he? Um, but very Very far behind. He lost a lot of time on and co as well who are yet to stop It's not strolls in the points, but he's got to clear both of them Verstappen has been offered to struggle with slowing that red bull down more I thought this was just clearly as he gets the power down there a number 11 with his black tire rip and look then as He's got lap is fast enough. He's all right Seconds now russell verstappen. Verstappen has another Lap bring the car to a slow oscar piastri was that gaps eight seconds But if it keeps coming down by half reaching the track limit line there So now he's going to have to very much keep it of carlos science Who's in the fitted and the driver's championship looks like this point advantage? For oscar piazza reminds you on the night where mclaren can win the canal. It's really closing in So great balance engine braking So that they'll be trying after he put it to help max, but the problem with that is hey For getting rid of lando norris struggling in the dirty air the early It won't it won't let you put it down watching on board He hasn't got it yet. He needs to get another george russell This is lando norris. That was Effect of the turbulent air of a car in front back end of the car around the corner and that intersect quicker Then max verstappen. So what have you got for us at sky race control? But that is nico hulkenberg at turns. He's going the right way I wasn't sure I was going the right way, but it sounds ridiculous But many ways we're on board now a whole suddenly break a bit harder as well And then by hulkenberg spin that is all right On top of the marbles on the outside of the last corner there for example your own tires So the drivers really have this this later stage in the race. Yeah, those marbles. Yeah Um, what tends to happen though is you make through so often you're having to plow the back markers between him and the three back markers Then verstappen and verstappen So is verstappen or is it the offset on the tire there and the back marker? he moved he eventually moved out of the way for matt, you know, the front car of a radio There's this all sorts of struggles for lando norris to use to get his front left looks horrible So if you have to go off lost that cold rubber sits on the surf on softer tires to the air because anymore Which I think is a great chain personally daniel his last race in formula one getting the fastest lando norris He would have had a grand slam and has he got enough straight line speedling in that dirty air to keep within Now we get on to the main slap the back markers and that's kind of helping as well by ducking around Uh the gap. Yeah, the uh, he got stuck could the gap just under half of george russell is Extending his and for the norris. They're having to plow their way through russell wood and had just sunoda as well So they were cars on the track. It's a battle against the elements as well. We're on lap 48 It's a real keep their mind and their body alive at least you have eight cars within 10 seconds You're coming up against those back markers for lando norris Because lando's got red bull. It's hot air Oh, there's a back bar between them. Finally some control issues going on there I don't see any way that norris will pass those struggles as he makes his way through the albeit only just if he can No, let's throw this is so much I'll tell you what for a man who is normally so calm and so tonight and he really would just like to go home The difference now, of course is verstappen is not in so the two overtaking places really but it's turned seven And turns as a long shot for the world championship Liam lawson pits ted crabb. Crabb. It's the only medium tire to lap 48, uh 49 Uh from that far back then that's what you have to do. We've seen him lose his cool Baku ended up what rule it was that he feels like that must be it And i'm just wondering how much that looks like at the moment McLaren are headed for didn't they for the rest of the season between the two mclaren drivers championship is done I did suggest to last that we become more free Uh, it will be at the end of the next he'll catch if he can keep that kind of pace up He's charles mcclary for second race in a row lewis. I'm here tonight Back to the sonoda is your race leader george run? Yeah, george is there and it's max's teammate is it's a four car pack this time Particular part of the track then he is to max might be able to get alongside don't forget He's doing a super job with this defense. He's been gold hanging for that safety car Russell is past sunoda He's got hadjar until the end of the race Maybe we'll have to just get these two overtakes done waiting to sign an agreement They might not have an agreement ted was told in the note. Why would mercedes want to risk george russell? they're his managers as well as his common sense prevails and that's they get and Called in center for me. He's done exactly that max verstappen After the date where verstappen felt that lando's remember this tonight if he can win iron on oscar piastri started again by side Going into turn seven He would love to be arriving in a couple of laps to under eight seconds in the last three great overtaking done Currently eighth ahead of ollie berman. He's close only just but in the last points to just stay a couple of carlets closer Yeah, absolutely That was a bit close, wasn't it? I tell you what, you know, really Matt's so aware No chance of any uh collision and that you could you'll see them in the rocket It's a great reply Back to verstappen and norris has we haven't seen it yet, but he has man. Yeah so, uh Lance strolls got bought and the gap a tenth couple of tenths on the last uh, so being overtaken He lost four more a lap I don't think so. Yeah, I drove over immediately see if hamilton Would you want lando norris about eight? It means it makes it more difficult for long anyway Uh, he might well assign to pull that trick didn't we by keeping norris in? Lee the sister team Yeah, well i'm going to assume that means if you get half a chance next season as well, yeah That comes true Closing up on the back of his ferrari charles eclair. That's clear lets him through and he does because hamilton Hamilton can still get so what is uh, what kind of cunning plan really the mclaren? I'm sure that he'll let both of them buy like the record and here we go 16 percent fernando alonso 15 great. This is a great driving out there tonight. I think uh, yeah And it's six laps to go And that's why he dropped off behind verstappen's laps, but he's certainly got back in the drs Yeah, masham certainly helped made george run place. You might just think you know, i've done everything that was close to them Nine formula one car. I think I know who would win If you answer nearly to hamilton half a second hamilton come on on stroll All the verstappen's got on this second place. Yeah Um pierre street's advanced here and he had that one run didn't he down the aisle pose that question Is it advantageous for the stamp street's advance as well? Yeah, because he's cheap and keeping him still at arm's length George russell, but I think he's got an extra bit in grand prix remaining mclaren It's time since that run of four championship Will consist of when it comes to everyone for another job. Well done It's uh, it's been a donkey in qatar brazil Abu dhabi is even here. Uh, yeah, that's what i was just gonna say. He is what lewis hamilton can do Last seconds give or take uh behind because hamilton's been off the track in turn 16 and a lot of that advantage just ebbed away Might be settling for a sixth place, which is so hamilton had overtaken him hadn't he and then he um But you do if you've got 10 breakings impressive you're you're running with no cool air care Things like that happen. You've got to take whoever for verstappen and his defense here again still coming back at these two There he is. It's yeah He'll start getting in though eight and a half seconds covers the top four They will be exhausted when they get out of there. He's handled them beautifully that replay Look out what was going on there, but that is that is back behind leclerc leclerc Is really really struggling And charles leclerc and then we saw that puff of breakdown see look sparks coming on that front he certainly has and then And maybe charles leclerc's brakes have gone a little bit as turn seven through it now behind him comes the entertainment from this top four Verstappen and verstappen might have to settle like he's gonna have to settle for a win that he fully does isn't it a result this evening tremendous driving after he pitted but And had two brilliant laps either which would have been on pole but is in five years Of the singer gromp singer for the first time ever here He'll stand on the podium three that was for him max verstappen scopiastri on the first lap 1025 for the second on the road then charles leclerc then louisot might yet get past Come on Thanks You really were charles leclerc has been watching the track here because fernando the second behind hamilton that was a death We are the world constructors championships. We did I didn't drink. Hope you didn't That's not a world championship Beautiful yeah, congratulations indeed at the circuit