George Russell said, “That’s how you do it,” after winning the Singapore Grand Prix from pole to flag.
He led every lap, flawless for Mercedes, claiming his second win of the season and first at Marina Bay.
Behind him, chaos brewed at McLaren.
Lando Norris forced past Oscar Piastri at the start, damaging his wing and sparking fury from his teammate.
Piastri shouted on the radio, “Are we cool with Lando just barging me out of the way?”
The team replied they’d review it later.
“That’s not fair,” Piastri said. “If he avoids Verstappen by hitting me, that’s a pretty shit job of avoiding it.”
Norris stayed silent, focused on chasing Max Verstappen for second.
Piastri simmered in fourth, ignoring strategy calls. “You do whatever you think is best,” he told his engineer.
McLaren’s rule of “fair racing” had backfired.
Their strict fairness policy, tested at Monza, now seemed broken.
Toto Wolff had warned this would happen.
Russell stayed calm, building his lead.
By lap 20, Norris hunted Verstappen but couldn’t pass.
Russell crossed the line five seconds clear, redemption after crashing out last year.
“Perfect day,” he said. “We deserved this.”
Norris finished third, Piastri fourth, Verstappen second.
Behind them came Antonelli, Leclerc, Hamilton, Alonso, Bearman, and Sainz.
Hamilton faced investigation for exceeding track limits.
McLaren, meanwhile, faced something trickier: keeping peace between two angry teammates.
