On the weekend McLaren wrapped up the 2025 Formula 1 Constructors’ Championship, who handled the heat in Singapore and who got burned?
George Russell: 10
Much like his victory in Canada, George Russell controlled the race from lights to flag after storming to a maiden pole position on the streets of Singapore.
With slightly slippery conditions in the opening stages after a pre-race rain shower, Russell made no mistakes and was only under pressure when it came to clearing lapped traffic.
After the disappointment of his previous few visits to Singapore, the Briton finally put to bed his demons to take a sixth career victory.
Andrea Kimi Antonelli: 8
After just missing out on the podium in Baku, Andrea Kimi Antonelli put in another strong performance on his first trip to Singapore.
Qualifying fourth for the second race in a row, Antonelli lost out to Lando Norris and Charles Leclerc on the opening lap.
The Italian spent much of the race stuck behind Leclerc’s Ferrari, but a brave overtaking move on Lap 54 finally cleared the Monegasque.
Fifth at the chequered flag makes it back-to-back top five finishes for the first time in F1 and seemingly an end to his rocky mid-season form.
Max Verstappen: 9.5
Despite an unfavourable strategy starting on the Soft tyres, Verstappen held off the faster Norris in the latter stages of the race to take second place at the flag.
Unable to mount a proper charge on Russell ahead, Verstappen held on through the traffic and limited Norris to few chances at making a move.
For the third weekend in a row, the Dutchman chipped away at the championship lead, although his slim hopes of a fifth World Championship still require luck.
Yuki Tsunoda: 5
Having registered his best-ever finish for Red Bull last time out in Baku, it was unfortunately a return to form in the wrong way for Yuki Tsunoda.
Knocked out in Q2 around a circuit where overtaking is difficult left the Japanese driver with a mountain to recover, and it was too much of an ask.
Lando Norris: 8.5
A feisty opening few corners for Norris turned around a rather disappointing qualifying performance.
From fifth on the grid, Norris charged up to third, colliding with team-mate Piastri in the process, something the Australian was rather vocal about on the radio.
However, he was unable to make any further progress, spending the rest of the race staring at the rear wing of Verstappen’s Red Bull, only getting alongside once.
Norris cut another three points out of Piastri’s championship advantage, but he would have expected more after dominating in Singapore 12 months ago.
Oscar Piastri: 7
Piastri spent much of the race frustrated after his team refused to see the opening lap clash with Norris as he did from the confines of the McLaren cockpit.
And perhaps his frustration affected his performance as he spent much of the race in a lonely fourth, never really putting the top three under any threat.
While he only loses three points to Norris and six to Verstappen, another off-colour weekend after Baku may be a sign that Piastri is feeling the pressure.
Charles Leclerc: 7.5
Qualifying seventh pushed Leclerc to refer to his Singapore experience as a “sh*t weekend” and race day would do little to improve his emotions.
Despite making up two places at the start, Ferrari’s evident lack of pace was clear as the Monegasque spent much of the race looking in his mirrors.
Leclerc would lose fifth place to Antonelli and ceded sixth to team-mate Hamilton, although he would regain sixth as Hamilton suffered brake issues.
Lewis Hamilton: 7.5
Hamilton was vocal about Ferrari’s operational errors costing him a potential top-three start and condemning him to sixth on the grid instead.
The Briton spent much of the race in seventh after losing out to Leclerc at the start, but a second pitstop to Softs put him in contention to salvage fifth.
But with a handful of laps to go, Hamilton would lose his brakes and had to coast home to even finish the race, edging Fernando Alonso by four-tenths.
Hamilton received a five-second time penalty for leaving the track without justifiable means on multiple occasions as he limped home in his ailing Ferrari.
Fernando Alonso: 9.5
Another dogged performance for Alonso saw him recover from a slow pitstop to finish seventh after Hamilton’s five-second penalty.
The Spaniard was rather feisty on the radio with his team, but used his frustrations to recover the time and positions to score solid points.
Lance Stroll: 6
After getting knocked out in Q1, Lance Stroll performed a mammoth 39-lap opening stint on the Soft tyres and helped team-mate Alonso out in the process.
Moving onto the Medium tyre, Stroll seemed unimpressed with its performance, eventually finishing 13th, making it three races in a row without a points finish.
Oliver Bearman: 9
For a first ever trip to Singapore, Oliver Bearman put in a stunning performance.
The Briton finished where he started in ninth, despite an opening lap collision at Turn 1 with the Racing Bulls of Isack Hadjar.
After a long drought, Bearman now has three points finishes in the last six races for a Haas team sat ninth in the Constructors’ Championship.
Esteban Ocon: 4.5
On the other side of the Haas garage, it was a much more disappointing weekend, as Esteban Ocon was knocked out in Q1 and finished a rather lowly 18th place.
Carlos Sainz: 8.5
After both Williams cars were disqualified from qualifying, Sainz stormed from the back of the grid in the closing stages to secure the last point in 10th.
Alex Albon: 6
Alex Albon was unable to match the charge made by team-mate Sainz, coming from a pit lane start to finish 14th.
Isack Hadjar: 7
Hadjar missed out on a fourth consecutive points finish as he would suffer from an engine issue for much of the race, costing him up to three to four tenths per lap.
Liam Lawson: 6
A rather messy weekend for Liam Lawson saw his car have to be rebuilt twice after two crashes in practice put the Kiwi on the back foot.
Unable to repeat his qualifying heroics from 2023 and starting 12th, Lawson was unable to make any progress up the field, finishing 15th.
Franco Colapinto: 6.5
With Alpine’s decision on its 2026 line-up fast approaching, Franco Colapinto once again boosted his chances of securing his seat.
The Argentine is now up four to one in the last five race weekends over Pierre Gasly in qualifying and was easily the quicker Alpine.
Pierre Gasly: 5.5
A loss of power in qualifying saw Gasly prop up the field in Singapore, with Alpine taking the decision to start from the pit lane after a set-up change.
However, the change made no significant improvement to his Alpine’s pace, with 19th at the flag making it five consecutive races outside the top 15.
Gabriel Bortoleto: 5.5
Gabriel Bortoleto seemed to struggle the most of the 2025 rookies, finishing a lowly 17th after an early pit stop due to front wing damage sustained on the opening lap.
Nico Hulkenberg: 5
Despite just missing out on a first appearance in Q3 in 2025, it was another disappointing race for Nico Hulkenberg.
A spin on Lap 45 compounded a difficult day for the Sauber outfit as the German extended his point-less run to six races.
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