{"id":2191156,"date":"2026-10-11T13:49:58","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T10:49:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2191156"},"modified":"2026-10-11T13:49:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T10:49:58","slug":"peerless-max-verstappen-beats-charles-leclerc-for-first-singapore-gp-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2191156","title":{"rendered":"Peerless Max Verstappen beats Charles Leclerc for first Singapore GP win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444483_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;]<\/p>\n<article>\n<header id=\"lbs-article\" class=\"article header article-header section layout layout--article-header\">\n<div class=\"col headline\">\n<div>\n<h1>Peerless Max Verstappen beats Charles Leclerc for first Singapore GP win<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>Max Verstappen wins the Singapore Grand Prix for the first time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section two-column\">\n<div class=\"col article-info\">\n<div>\n<address> Lewis Larkam <\/address>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><time datetime=\"2026-10-11T14:49:58+01:00\">11 Oct 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col article-actions\">\n<div class=\"block block-better-social-sharing-buttons block-social-sharing-buttons-block\">\n<div class=\"social-sharing-buttons\"><span class=\"ssb-title\"> Share<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div id=\"lbs-content\" class=\"content wide-two-column-sticky section layout layout--wide-two-column-sticky\">\n<div class=\"col first-column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444483_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444483_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444483_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444483_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444483_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444483_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444483_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444483_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1444483_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Max Verstappen celebrates his first Singapore Grand Prix victory<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-preferred-source\">\n<aside>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div>  Prefer Crash.Net on Google <\/div>\n<div> See our stories more often<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"button\">  Add <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Red Bull\u2019s Max Verstappen ended his wait to claim his first victory at Formula 1\u2019s Singapore Grand Prix with a dominant drive.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Four-time world champion Verstappen followed up his sprint race win on Saturday to make it back-to-back grand prix victories in commanding fashion, beating Ferrari\u2019s Charles Leclerc by seven seconds.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Verstappen\u2019s biggest threat came at the start but he aggressively defended the inside to keep Leclerc behind, before the Dutchman took control and began to pull clear of his rivals.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The win never looked under threat for Verstappen, with his major problem coming from radio issues that prevented Red Bull\u2019s pit wall from being able to properly communicate with their driver.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Verstappen\u2019s race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase had to resort to using coded messages to manage the second half of the race.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Despite the communication problems, Verstappen was peerless as he secured his 73rd victory in F1.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Behind Leclerc, Andrea Kimi Antonelli completed the podium in third place to further extend his championship lead over Mercedes team-mate George Russell, who recovered from 19th on the grid to take ninth.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The result means Antonelli can win the title at the United States Grand Prix next time out in Austin.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read Also<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-d44b0be17c29039adaa9d7382283a5d37afee3f84ff088e4256e3e4188b5157d\">\n<div class=\"item-list\">\n<ul>\n<li>How Antonelli can become F1 world champion at the United States GP<\/li>\n<li>Lewis Hamilton on failed Singapore GP strategy: \u201cA painful lesson\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Lando Norris finished fourth in the lead McLaren, ahead of team-mate Oscar Piastri, who snatched fifth place off Lewis Hamilton on the last lap.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It proved to be a frustrating race for seven-time world champion Hamilton, whose puzzling strategy to not pit under a virtual safety car and hold it out on old soft tyres backfired and saw him drop from third to sixth.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Liam Lawson scored more solid points for Racing Bulls in seventh, ahead of Audi&#8217;s Nico H\u00fclkenberg and Russell, who fought back to P9.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Red Bull&#8217;s Isack Hadjar scored the final point on offer in 10th, having started in the pit lane after suffering a gearbox failure in qualifying.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-campaign-monitor\">\n<h2>Sign up for the Crash F1 Newsletter<\/h2>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" 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270w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/screenshot-2026-10-11-at-12.54.28.png?height=180&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 180w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/screenshot-2026-10-11-at-12.54.28.png?height=90&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 90w\" sizes=\"100px\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>Max Verstappen wins the Singapore Grand Prix for the first time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Red Bull\u2019s Max Verstappen ended his wait to claim his first victory at Formula 1\u2019s Singapore Grand Prix with a dominant drive.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Four-time world champion Verstappen followed up his sprint race win on Saturday to make it back-to-back grand prix victories in commanding fashion, beating Ferrari\u2019s Charles Leclerc by seven seconds.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Verstappen\u2019s biggest threat came at the start but he aggressively defended the inside to keep Leclerc behind, before the Dutchman took control and began to pull clear of his rivals.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The win never looked under threat for Verstappen, with his major problem coming from radio issues that prevented Red Bull\u2019s pit wall from being able to properly communicate with their driver.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Verstappen\u2019s race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase had to resort to using coded messages to manage the second half of the race.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Despite the communication problems, Verstappen was peerless as he secured his 73rd victory in F1.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Behind Leclerc, Andrea Kimi Antonelli completed the podium in third place to further extend his championship lead over Mercedes team-mate George Russell, who recovered from 19th on the grid to take ninth.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The result means Antonelli can win the title at the United States Grand Prix next time out in Austin.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read Also<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-d44b0be17c29039adaa9d7382283a5d37afee3f84ff088e4256e3e4188b5157d\">\n<div class=\"item-list\">\n<ul>\n<li>How Antonelli can become F1 world champion at the United States GP<\/li>\n<li>Lewis Hamilton on failed Singapore GP strategy: \u201cA painful lesson\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Lando Norris finished fourth in the lead McLaren, ahead of team-mate Oscar Piastri, who snatched fifth place off Lewis Hamilton on the last lap.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It proved to be a frustrating race for seven-time world champion Hamilton, whose puzzling strategy to not pit under a virtual safety car and hold it out on old soft tyres backfired and saw him drop from third to sixth.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Liam Lawson scored more solid points for Racing Bulls in seventh, ahead of Audi&#8217;s Nico H\u00fclkenberg and Russell, who fought back to P9.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Red Bull&#8217;s Isack Hadjar scored the final point on offer in 10th, having started in the pit lane after suffering a gearbox failure in qualifying.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-campaign-monitor\">\n<h2>Sign up for the Crash F1 Newsletter<\/h2>\n<div 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communicate with their driver.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Verstappen\u2019s race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase had to resort to using coded messages to manage the second half of the race.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Despite the communication problems, Verstappen was peerless as he secured his 73rd victory in F1.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Behind Leclerc, Andrea Kimi Antonelli completed the podium in third place to further extend his championship lead over Mercedes team-mate George Russell, who recovered from 19th on the grid to take ninth.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The result means Antonelli can win the title at the United States Grand Prix next time out in 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