Mclaren's Lando Norris creates history as he wins at the Singapore Grand Prix 2024. He was dominant from the first lap and didn't give others a chance to overtake him. Norris who was currently in the second position in the overall standings boosted his World Championship hopes by winning the Singapore Grand Prix.
He also achieved the pole position in Singapore. Oscar Piastri won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2024. This is the first time since McLaren achieved back-to-back victories since 2012. Max Verstappen was second and Oscar took third in Singapore as McLaren increased Constructors' Championship lead over Red Bull.
George Russell was fourth, Charles Leclerc was fifth and Lewis Hamilton sixth. The Spanish duo of Carlos Sainz and Fernando Alonso were seventh and eighth while Nico Hulkenberg and Sergio Perez finished ninth and tenth respectively. As the 62 laps ended Norris had reduced Verstappen’s title lead to 52 points with six races and three sprints to go.
Constructors World Championship standings
McLaren – 516 points
Red Bull – 475 points
Ferrari – 441 points
Mercedes – 329 points
Aston Martin – 86 points
RB – 34 points
Haas – 31 points
Williams – 16 points
Alpine – 13 points
Sauber – 0 points
The Gap between Verstappen and Norris is getting down to wires.
Drivers World Championship standings
Max Verstappen - 331 points
Lando Norris - 279 points
Charles Leclerc - 245 points
Oscar Piastri - 237 points
Carlos Sainz - 191 points
Lewis Hamilton - 174 points
Sergio Perez - 144 points
George Russell - 140 points
Fernando Alonso - 62 points
Lance Stroll - 24 points
Nico Hulkenberg - 24 points
Yuki Tsunoda - 22 points
Alex Albon - 12 points
Daniel Ricciardo - 12 points
Pierre Gasly - 8 points
Oliver Bearman - 7 points
Kevin Magnussen - 6 points
Esteban Ocon - 5 points
Franco Colapinto - 4 points
Zhou Guanyu - 0 points
Logan Sargeant - 0 points
Valtteri Bottas - 0 points
"It’s always tough around here, very warm … and I’m looking forward to a nice rest. The car was mega, we were flying the whole race, still tough but very fun, I’m still sweating. Nice to have Oscar here too on the podium, he drove well today," said Verstappen after the loss
The action now moves to the United States Grand Prix scheduled on Mon, 21 Oct at the Circuit of the Americas.
