Verstappen carved through chaos to win Singapore's rain-soaked sprint, inheriting the lead when George Russell binned his Mercedes at the end of lap one after nailing the start from the front row. The safety car made multiple appearances, and McLaren's weekend unraveled on the final lap when Norris and Piastri made contact while running fourth and fifth — a self-inflicted wound that dropped Piastri a lap down and cost both a pile of points. Hamilton and Leclerc gave Ferrari a double podium, while Mercedes rookie Kimi Antonelli salvaged fourth from the wreckage. Haas quietly slotted both cars into the points — Ollie Bearman sixth, Esteban Ocon tenth — a welcome haul for the American squad. Liam Lawson took fifth for Racing Bulls. The McLaren incident looms large heading into Sunday's main event: can the papaya cars stay out of each other's way when it counts?
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