Max Verstappen's navy-and-pink floral race boots stole nearly 50,000 Instagram likes ahead of Singapore — then carried him straight through his Marina Bay curse. The four-time champion had never won a grand prix there: fifth in 2023 when Sainz took Ferrari's only victory of Red Bull's dominant season, second to Russell last year. This time he swept the weekend. Sprint win Saturday despite rain chaos and a McLaren collision, his first Singapore pole ever, then a lights-to-flag demolition job Sunday. Beat Leclerc by 7.3 seconds with Mercedes' Antonelli third.
Fans debated whether the boot's pink flower was a hibiscus — Malaysia's national bloom, nodding to his Sepang win the week prior — or an orchid for Singapore. Either way, they delivered. Victory number 73 came on his 250th start, his second straight, and Red Bull's first in Singapore since 2022. With momentum building and the championship tightening, Verstappen now carries both form and apparently very lucky footwear into the run to Abu Dhabi.
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