Sainz Jr. wins Singapore Grand Prix, halting Verstappen and Red Bull streaks
Carlos Sainz Jr. won the Singapore Grand Prix for Ferrari on Sunday as Max Verstappen and Red Bull's historic win streaks in Formula One came to an end.
Red Bull had dreamed of winning every race this year but had Verstappen fifth and Perez eighth after struggling all weekend in Singapore.
Verstappen's winning run ended at 10 races and Red Bull's at 15, including one at the end of last year. Both are Formula One records.
Sainz started on pole position and held on with badly worn tires over tense final laps for his second career win in F1 ahead of McLaren's Lando Norris and the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton. George Russell crashed the other Mercedes on the final lap from third position to promote Hamilton to the podium.
"I felt under control. I felt like I could manage well and we brought it home. That was the best feeling," Sainz said.
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Montreal's Lance Stroll didn't race Sunday after he los control of his Aston Martin and speared into the wall during the first qualifying session on Saturday.
The 24-year-old walked away and told his crew over the radio he was okay. Stroll was estimated to be travelling approximately 177 kilometres per hour when he slammed into a barrier on the left-hand turn of a qualifying lap at the Marina Bay street circuit.
Meanwhile, Sainz admitted following his victory he had slowed down to ensure Norris stay within the one-second window that allowed the McLaren driver access to the DRS straight-line speed boost — a
