Verstappen eyes first Singapore win in 250th F1 race

Max Verstappen heads into Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix seeking a first win at Marina Bay in what ANP reports will be his 250th Formula 1 race. The four-time world champion has won at 26 other F1 circuits, but has never won on Singapore’s street track, the agency reports.

Verstappen said he always tries to win, but that street circuits are more difficult because several factors must come together. He said his car struggles with the bumps and kerbs in Singapore, and noted that he had not won there even during Red Bull’s dominant years. ANP’s report, published on 8 October, attributed his press-day comments to Formula 1’s website.

Verstappen has finished second in Singapore three times: in 2018, 2024 and 2025. George Russell won last year’s race ahead of him, according to ANP.