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2026 Formula 1 World Championship<\/strong><\/p>\n


\nSingapore Grand Prix<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n


\nRound 17<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n


\nMarina Bay Street Circuit<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n


\nMarina Bay, Singapore<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n


\nSunday 11 October<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Lando Norris and Charles Leclerc need strong Singapore Grand Prix<\/a> results in Marina Bay if they are to close the gaps on the championship leaders ahead.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Most recent race<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Norris finished ninth in the 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix at Sepang on 4 October after an early tyre gamble, while Leclerc took fourth.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Leclerc, meanwhile, stayed close to the podium, as Ferrari left Malaysia with a solid haul while Norris salvaged two points for McLaren.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Formula One ambitions<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Having won two races this season, Norris sits fifth in the Drivers\u2019 Championship with 188 points after 16 races. Leclerc, a one-time winner in 2026, is fourth on 191.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The McLaren driver trails championship leader Kimi Antonelli (320) by 132 points and sits just behind Leclerc, with Max Verstappen level on 188 and Lewis Hamilton ahead on 214.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Why Norris and Leclerc could win at the Singapore GP<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Norris won Singapore from pole in 2024 and has podiumed there since, while Leclerc took poles and finished second in both 2019 and 2022.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Both already have 2026 race wins and arrive with competitive McLaren and Ferrari cars plus proven one-lap and race-craft skill.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Quotes<\/span><\/p>\n

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“The car is lacking pace, and we need to improve it significantly if we want to be competitive. I don’t think we could fight for more than P6 and P7 today, regardless of how we executed the race,” Norris said after the 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix.<\/span><\/p>\n

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“The incident behind the Safety Car was my mistake. The pack ahead checked up much more suddenly because of the situation with George, and I just got caught out. It was a very unusual and unlucky situation, but at the end of the day, it’s my responsibility to manage that.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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“I know I could have done better today, just as the team knows we have work to do in making the car quicker. We will learn from today and turn our focus to preparing for Singapore.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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2025 Singapore Grand Prix results
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\nWinner: George Russell \u2013 Mercedes
\nRunner-Up: Max Verstappen \u2013 Red Bull
\nThird-Place: Lando Norris \u2013 McLaren<\/span><\/p>\n

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