Russell was in tears after crashing out on the last lap.
That said, he couldn’t resist joking a little bit about his fellow Britishtook a shock victory in Singapore to end Max Verstappen and Red Bull’s record win-streakNorris finished second in his McLaren, with Mercedes’ Sir Lewis Hamilton completing the podium, though for much of the last phase of the race, it was was Russell who seemed destined for the win.
The 25-year-old ran in second for much of the race before pitting under the virtual safety car and with fresh tyres he quickly closed the gap back on Sainz and Norris though was unable to get past the latter on the narrow track. He kept pushing, but on the final lap he clipped the wall ahead of turn 10, breaking his front suspension and sending him straight into the barriers.
Asked about the incident post-race, a grinning Norris was visibly thrilled about the result and relieved that he had held off his rival, saying: ‘I hit the wall in the same place, I did the same. So I think he copied me and did it even worse!
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