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Watch the start in Singapore as McLarens make contact
George Russell made a superb start at the Singapore Grand Prix, expertly holding his pole position advantage over Max Verstappen into Turn 1. Behind them, drama unfolded as McLaren teammates Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri made significant contact. Norris, attempting a bold move, first tagged Verstappen's Red Bull before banging wheels with Piastri, causing visible damage to his own car. Piastri expressed frustration over team radio, questioning Norris's aggressive maneuver. Further back, Andrea Kimi Antonelli dropped to sixth in the other Mercedes, positioned between the Ferrari duo of Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton, setting the stage for an eventful race.
