SINGAPORE: George Russell drove a flawless race from pole position to win the Singapore Grand Prix for Mercedes on Sunday, leaving Red Bull’s world champion Max Verstappen and the two McLarens to fight it out for the other podium spots. Briton Russell took the checkered flag under the lights of the Marina Bay street circuit 5.4 seconds clear of Verstappen to claim his second victory of the season. “It feels amazing,” said Russell. “We don’t really know where this performance came from, but really, really happy.

The Mercedes driver held off Max Verstappen, who claimed that Lando Norris impeded his final qualifying lap

Singapur (dpa) - Mit einem fulminanten Streckenrekord ist Mercedes-Pilot George Russell überraschend zur Pole Position für das Formel-1-Nachtrennen in Singapur gestürmt. Der Brite…