SINGAPORE (AP) George Russell won the Singapore Grand Prix in dominant style Sunday as McLaren secured the Formula 1 constructors championship with six races to go.
Russell stayed in control from pole position to take his and Mercedes second win of the year ahead of Red Bulls Max Verstappen, who held off Lando Norris for second place despite struggling with car problems.
It was a personal milestone for Russell, who crashed on the last lap while fighting for the podium places in Singapore in 2023.
It feels amazing, especially after what happened a couple of years ago. It was a bit of a missed opportunity, but more than made up for it today, he said.
Norris banged wheels with his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri, who finished fourth, as he overtook at the start. Piastri complained to the team over the radio about Norris driving.
Are we cool with Lando just barging me out of the way? the Australian asked.
Norris cut into Piastris standings lead for the third race in a row. The Australian now leads Norris by 22 points, with Verstappen 41 further back.
Piastri finished outside the top three in back-to-back races for the first time since the Australian Grand Prix in March.
It was the first F1 race to be officially declared a heat hazard by the governing body, the FIA, under new rules that came in this season.
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AP auto racing:
新加坡（美联社）——乔治·拉塞尔周日在**新加坡大奖赛**中以压倒性优势夺冠，而迈凯伦车队在赛季还剩六站比赛时提前锁定**F1车队总冠军**头衔。
从杆位发车的拉塞尔（Russell）一路领跑，为梅赛德斯车队（Mercedes）赢得本赛季第二场胜利。红牛车手马克斯·维斯塔潘（Max Verstappen）虽受赛车故障困扰，仍成功抵挡兰多·诺里斯（Lando Norris）的攻势，守住亚军位置。
这对拉塞尔而言是个人的重要时刻——2023年新加坡站比赛中，他在最后一圈争夺领奖台席位时不幸撞车退赛。
“这种感觉太棒了，尤其是考虑到几年前发生的事情。虽然当时错失了一些机会，但今天完全弥补了遗憾。”他说道。
诺里斯在起步超车时与迈凯伦队友奥斯卡·皮亚斯特里发生轮对轮碰撞（皮亚斯特里最终位列第四），后者随即通过车队无线电对诺里斯的驾驶行为提出抗议。
这位澳大利亚人问道：“我们就这么放任兰多把我挤到一边吗？”
诺里斯连续第三站比赛缩小了与皮亚斯特里的积分差距。目前这位澳大利亚车手以22分的优势领先诺里斯，而维斯塔潘则落后皮亚斯特里41分。
自三月份澳大利亚大奖赛以来，皮亚斯特里首次在连续两场比赛中未能跻身前三名。
这是国际汽联（FIA）根据本赛季新规，首次正式将一场F1赛事宣布为“高温危害”事件。
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