Verstappen took his first-ever Singapore win after Ferrari turned a likely double-podium into a strategic disaster that buried Lewis Hamilton in sixth. The reigning champion controlled the race from lights to flag, but the real drama unfolded behind him. Ferrari pitted Leclerc onto mediums while leaving Hamilton out on softs, then refused team orders when the faster Brit closed in. When the VSC hit on lap 39, Leclerc took fresh rubber but Ferrari left Hamilton out — a 21-lap tyre delta that proved catastrophic. Hamilton finally ceded to Leclerc on lap 48, then watched Antonelli, Norris and Piastri sail past in the closing laps. The seven-time champion took the blame post-race, calling it "my call," but the call to leave him out during the VSC window belonged to the pit wall. Leclerc finished second, 7.3 seconds back. Cadillac's debut weekend ended quietly — Perez and Bottas both lapped multiple times. Verstappen's win tightens his grip on the title fight heading to Austin.
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