Red Bull’s Max Verstappen took his second dominant victory within a week as he secured his first win in the Singapore Grand Prix.

Verstappen fought off an attack from Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc off the start line to control the race from start to finish.

The win followed his and Red Bull’s maiden victory of the year in Malaysia last weekend and confirms the team’s re-emergence as a major force.

Leclerc took second as team-mate Lewis Hamilton finished sixth after a baffling strategy from his team.

Hamilton, trying to last out on a set of soft tyres for a mammoth 44 laps, lost out in the closing laps to Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli and the McLarens of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.

Antonelli’s third place combined with team-mate George Russell finishing only ninth after starting from 19th extends the Italian’s championship lead to 102 points.

That means it is possible for Antonelli to clinch his first world title at the next race, the United States Grand Prix on 25 October.

He would need to win the race with Russell finishing ninth or lower to become champion in Austin.

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