Formula 1: Singapore Grand Prix – Copybet
Drivers’ Championship leader Oscar Piastri endured an Azerbaijan Grand Prix to forget last time out, after the McLaren driver crashed on the opening lap in Baku.
The race provided a significant opportunity for his teammate, and fellow title contender, Lando Norris to narrow the gap considerably.
However, the Brit was dragged into a battle behind others down the grid and had to settle for seventh place in Baku to gain just six points on Piastri in the standings.
Heading back to the Marina Bay Street Circuit, that will hold fond memories for Norris, and the Bristolian might well be able to make another dent in Piastri’s Drivers’ Championship lead on Sunday.
Singapore Grand Prix
Norris knows what it takes to not only compete at the Singapore Grand Prix, but win it. Taking the chequered flag at Marina Bay last season, that success in Singapore was just the third race win of Norris’s F1 career.
After the frustration of a missed opportunity in Azerbaijan, Norris will be motivated to retain the Singapore GP title and he looks like good value to do just that.
The Bristolian seems to have a liking for street circuits, having won previous races at Baku and Monaco.
With five race wins already this season, Norris is backed to earn a sixth victory of the campaign and ramp up the heat on Piastri, who has finished seventh and third in his two previous visits to Marina Bay.
Singapore Grand Prix
While the battle between the two McLarens for the title continues, Mercedes ace George Russell has been quietly going about his business.
A second-place finish at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix was another impressive display from the Brit, who now has seven podium efforts to his name this season.
Starting to pull clear of the Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton in the Drivers’ Championship, Russell will now have third-placed Max Verstappen in his sights.
Russell just missed out on a podium finish at Marina Bay with a fourth-place finish last season and the Silver Arrows star looks capable of going at least one spot better this time around.