00:04Good reaction time for Lando Norris, who will hold the lead
00:07down to the 90 meters to turn number one.
00:09Good start for Lewis Hamilton, but Max Verstappen edged him out.
00:12Off the road in the background goes Fernando Alonso,
00:16who now rejoins along with Charles Leclerc.
00:18Did they keep the right-hand side of the bollard?
00:20Otherwise, race control will have a look.
00:21Top three, top four, as they were.
00:23Upper place on the opening lap goes Nico HĂĽlkenberg,
00:26who is running in fifth position.
00:28But Lando Norris got the launch that he needed.
00:30Can he keep it all the way across the line on lap one
00:33for the first time in Formula One,
00:34as Piastri tries to dive to the inside
00:37and he takes back that place that he lost off the line.
00:42There was a good launch from Norris this time.
00:44Verstappen couldn't get the traction down.
00:47And look at Hamilton, has the better start of the top three.
00:49It's not enough, but he tries to go racing with Verstappen
00:51momentarily on the outside.
00:53Cannot make it through.
00:54Russell and Piastri were very, very close as well,
00:57which gave HĂĽlkenberg the door to come past the McLaren.
01:00And that was HĂĽlkenberg briefly up into fifth place.
01:03We're going to get a nice shot of it now,
01:05looking back from George Russell starting fourth.
01:07That's a nice angle, isn't it?
01:08You see the decision of the cars behind.
01:10Not as dusty on that inside line as maybe could be expected.
01:14And then look how dusty it is offline, though,
01:17as that Aston uses the escape road, followed by the Ferrari.
01:21As you see Oscar get that place back down in the braking zone.
01:27So he'll be relieved to have cleared that house so early.
01:30Alvin's got an issue.
01:32Yeah, we go on board with Alex Alvin, who wasn't happy at the start of the Grand Prix.
01:37He dropped back from where he had a chance to contend for points.
01:42And now it looks like it's going to be another difficult day for the Thai driver.
01:47And that's Alex Alvin out of the Singapore Grand Prix.
01:51He is the first retirement.
01:54Front wing damage, maybe.
01:56Maybe front wing damage.
01:57Well, it's been a dream Grand Prix so far for Lando Norris,
02:00but you're still pushing all the way here and on an old tyre that's not in perfect condition.
02:06Maybe front wing damage was the call on the radio for the race leader.
02:09Here we go.
02:10Key moment on board with Lando Norris.
02:12This could have changed the outcome of our winner today.
02:15This is back on lap 29.
02:17Lock up and he brushes the barrier.
02:20That was so close to the end of his Grand Prix.
02:22Wow, wow, wow.
02:24And it shows how quickly things can change.
02:27Looking like a just stroke at home dominant position.
02:32And then that under rotation in the front axle in a corner where there's no runoff.
02:37Right, let's inspect what Lando Norris has got at the front.
02:41High pressure pit stop for McLaren.
02:43They're trying to tick off the things that might deny them victory
02:46because the pace of the car with the driver that you're looking at has been superb.
02:51And they'll be glad to be back into the Grand Prix.
02:53That is late on the brakes.
02:54A position changed for Max Verstappen.
02:57He lost third on pit exit, but those are fresh hard tyres and he moves past Charles Leclerc.
03:02So this is a high pressure stop.
03:05They scrub off the speed.
03:06The team go to work stabilizing the car.
03:09The new Pirelli's fitted say goodbye to those mediums.
03:12And now can the McLaren man with a 2.2 second pit stop get out ahead of Lewis Hamilton.
03:19There goes one Mercedes.
03:20That's George Russell.
03:21Here comes the second one.
03:22It's going to be tight, but it's going to be track position for the seven-time world champion.
03:26And Oscar Piastri will have to go on the attack in the remaining laps of this race.
03:30Will he defend the inside, forcing Piastri around the outside and the brakes?
03:36He does go around the outside.
03:38That fresher rubber put to brilliant use and Oscar Piastri clears the Mercedes at the first attempt.
03:47Alonso soaring left, soaring right, trying to keep the Ferrari behind.
03:52But this time, Charles Leclerc is able to get ahead.
03:55Entertaining battle between these two, but Charles Leclerc moves on by.
04:00Piastri's close.
04:01We've got DRS again.
04:02And he's really close.
04:04Look at this shot.
04:05Nibble of some curve, little slide at the rear.
04:08This is going to be a big chance.
04:09Now, this is where he got Lewis Hamilton a couple of laps ago.
04:12Will he be forced to go the long way round again?
04:15He is, but he pulls it off once more.
04:18Russell hung in there.
04:19But Piastri gets past the second Mercedes up to third position.
04:26This is on board with George Russell as Piastri went by.
04:28I love the sparks.
04:31Sparks on the face of the Hunter.
04:34And, well, George, we don't see from the angle.
04:36He tried to hang in there.
04:38There wasn't much room for his front wing as they ran side by side through the apex.
04:43Beautifully judged overtake.
04:46This is on board with Daniel Ricciardo.
04:48Heading through turn ten.
04:50And Esteban Ocon elbows his way by.
04:53It's easy to forget.
04:54Well, so does Magnussen.
04:57Don't see too many coming through there.
04:59Sneaking past Norris.
05:02Did he tap the wall?
05:03Was that a Russell moment?
05:05Remember, Norris did this on the final.
05:06Oh, what is going on?
05:12Here's Charles Leclerc.
05:13We're on board.
05:14We were as the Ferrari driver goes through and up to fifth position.
05:19And he will now try and close down that eight second gap as he gets past Lewis Hamilton.
05:25And Charles Leclerc has gone from ninth on the grid to fifth in the race.
05:28So this is the replay.
05:31Will this be the moment where brushes out?
05:35Well, if that was the moment, it was the tiniest of touches.
05:39Well, you think how lucky so many other drivers have been because K-Mag is not the only driver to be brushing that wall.
05:45In fact, the rare driver that hasn't brushed a wall around this circuit today.
05:49Yeah, that angle, actually, yeah, it was a bit more obvious, the contact.
05:57Let's see.
05:57Is this Russell brushing the wall?
06:00I'll tell you what.
06:01It's a sloppy one from George.
06:03Just exiting, trying to get that steering wheel straight, coax the rear tires back and literally just drives towards the barriers there on the outside.
06:11And there is Kevin Magnusson, who finds himself being pushed out of the Grand Prix.
06:20Lando Norris can stop hearing about his starts and start enjoying his finishes for the third time in Formula One.
06:27Lando Norris takes the chequered flag, a dominant drive complete.
06:32He has taken points out of Max Verstappen, who will come home in second place, qualifying crucial yesterday.
06:41But the margin comes down once again and over the line comes Max Verstappen to claim second position and then a further 20 back.
06:51It will be this man, Oscar Piastri, who will find himself on the rostrum once again this year as he completes the final two corners.
07:01Two corners and Piastri will claim his seventh podium finish of the season across the line.
07:08One, three, four, McLaren.
07:12What up, mate?
07:13Good job.
07:14Yeah, a lovely job to be.
07:18Amazing car weekend.
07:19Thank you very much, everyone.
07:21Not enough anymore.
07:22Let's keep pushing.
07:23A third Grand Prix victory in Formula One for Lando Norris, who beats Max Verstappen by just under 21 seconds.
07:30Oscar Piastri completes the podium.
07:32George Russell had an entertaining battle and beat Charles Leclerc to fourth place.
07:36It means in the Drivers' Championship the gap has come down between Verstappen and Norris to 52 points as McLaren extend their lead in the Constructors' Championship.
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