{"id":291510,"date":"2023-09-17T15:34:47","date_gmt":"2023-09-17T15:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/?p=291510"},"modified":"2023-09-17T15:34:47","modified_gmt":"2023-09-17T15:34:47","slug":"george-russell-crashes-on-the-final-lap-of-singapore-grand-prix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/racing\/f1\/george-russell-crashes-on-the-final-lap-of-singapore-grand-prix\/","title":{"rendered":"George Russell CRASHES on the FINAL lap of Singapore Grand Prix"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>George Russell&#8217;s Singapore Grand Prix ends in misery as the Mercedes driver CRASHES on the final lap while closing in on second placed Lando Norris<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Carlos Sainz won his second F1 victory at the Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>George Russell was third and challenging for second place in the final lap\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>He then crashed into the wall, turning a third place finish into a DNF\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mercedes driver George Russell saw his Singapore Grand Prix take a cruel turn on Sunday as he crashed into the barrier on the final lap.<\/p>\n<p>The 25-year-old was pushing hard for a podium finish after a late pit stop and had made it to third place on the final lap.<\/p>\n<p>He had been within a second of Norris, but ended up in the barriers on the second sector of his final lap while pushing for an overtake.<\/p>\n<p>His teammate Lewis Hamilton made it past the crashed car into third, while Russell was unable to finish the race.<\/p>\n<p>Russell could be heard shouting &#8216;no!&#8217; on the radio as his race came to a premature end.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/17\/15\/75529013-12528529-image-a-23_1694961082530.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>George Russell&#8217;s Singapore Grand Prix ended in misery as he crashed into the wall on the final lap<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/17\/16\/75529825-12528529-image-a-15_1694963674094.jpg\" height=\"424\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Russell touched the barrier on the right in the braking zone before sliding off the track and into retirement, as he chased down the leaders on much fresher medium tyres<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/17\/15\/75529177-12528529-image-a-33_1694961952710.jpg\" height=\"447\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Carlos Sainz went on to win the race after starting on pole and leading every lap<\/p>\n<p>Carlos Sainz went on to win the Grand Prix after an excellent race that saw him start on pole and hold off challengers effectively throughout.<\/p>\n<p>Norris held on to second place despite Hamilton&#8217;s late assault, while Max Verstappen failed to make it 11 wins in a row and finished fifth.<\/p>\n<p>The Dutchman started in 11th and failed to pit with most other drivers during a yellow flag after 20 laps.<\/p>\n<p>It gave him track position but his pace suffered, and it was only when he finally did pit with 20 laps remaining that Verstappen began to come through the field.<\/p>\n<p>Formula One will return next weekend for the Japanese Grand Prix in Suzuka.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/formulaone\/article-12528529\/George-Russell-Singapore-Grand-Prix-Lando-Norris.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>George Russell&#8217;s Singapore Grand Prix ends in misery as the Mercedes driver CRASHES on the final lap while closing in [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":291509,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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