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Max Verstappen Wins His First Singapore Grand Prix on 250th Start

Red Bull's Max Verstappen won the Singapore Grand Prix for the first time on October 11, taking his 73rd career Grand Prix victory on his 250th start. He defended the lead against Ferrari's Charles Leclerc into the first corner and stayed ahead at the Marina Bay Street Circuit. Leclerc finished second, 7.3 seconds behind, while Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli completed the podium in third. McLaren's Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri finished fourth and fifth, with Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton sixth in the 62-lap race held in hot and humid conditions.

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Courtroom-sketch editorial illustration of an archival August 2023 view of Marina Bay Street Circuit preparations, with protective fencing, red-and-white track barriers, and the Fullerton building beyond; contextual circuit view, not a depiction of the October 2026 race, rendered in warm ochre and slate-blue pastel strokes.

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