This was a serious statement win for George Russell as he looks to cement his future at Mercedes with a new deal.
The British star was virtually faultless to essentially lead from start to finish (pit stops aside) and win from Max Verstappen and Lando Norris, with Oscar Piastri closing like a bat out of hell but falling just short of a podium placing.
George Russell was simply awesome in Singapore.Credit: Getty Images
This wasn’t the disastrous result for Piastri that Baku was, where he crashed out altogether, but the young Aussie’s famously calm demeanour is getting a serious workout now.
Norris, meanwhile, is full of confidence and I wonder just who back-to-back constructors’ champions McLaren may be secretly cheering for from here on out this season…
Here’s a reminder of what happened on the very first lap: