Sergio Perez wins dramatic Singapore Grand Prix to prevent Max Verstappen sealing title

Sergio Perez won a dramatic Singapore Grand Prix to delay his Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen’s title celebrations.

However, the victory may be stripped off Perez with the stewards investigating him for a safety car infringement that occurred in the last phase of the race.

This could benefit Charles Leclerc who finished second ahead of his Ferrari teammate Carlos Sainz Jr. in third.

Verstappen, who needed to win to stand any chance of claiming his second world championship in Singapore, could only finish seventh after battling back from a late mistake.

The race start in Singapore was delayed by over an hour after heavy rain fell on the Marina Bay street circuit in the build-up.

And when the grand prix eventually got underway, it was Perez who pipped pole-sitter Leclerc at the start before holding off the competition for a gruelling two hours in the humid Singapore night.

With track conditions remaining wet and treacherous throughout the race, six drivers failed to finish the race while many others including Verstappen, Sir Lewis Hamilton and George Russell were caught out and involved in numerous incidents.

<p lang=«en» dir=«ltr» xml:lang=«en»>It’s lights out and away we go! And Sergio Perez gets a great start and he’s into P1! ð® pic.twitter.com/cwujloVXp9

‘It was certainly my best performance,’ Perez exclaimed after the race.

‘I controlled the race. All in all it was a great day.

‘The last three laps were so intense – when I got out of the car, I felt it. I gave everything today.’

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But when asked about a potential penalty,