Singapore Grand Prix: Race Recap

Bearman took the start from ninth position on Pirelli P Zero Yellow medium tires, though lost ground to Isack Hadjar into Turn 1, with stewards investigating the contact but deeming no further action was necessary. Bearman pitted on lap 23 for White hard tires, overhauling Hadjar in the process, and also gained ground on Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso, though was ultimately re-passed by the two-time champion. Bearman greeted the checkered flag in ninth to add two points to his and MoneyGram Haas F1 Team’s 2025 tally.

Ocon started from 17th place on the grid, also on medium tires, and maintained position through the opening lap. The Frenchman came into the pits on lap 30, switching to the hard compound, and emerges in a tight battle in the mid-field. Ocon scrapped with Gabriel Bortoleto for P17 but eventually came home just three-tenths down on the Sauber driver, registering P18 in a race in which all 20 starters were classified.

MoneyGram Haas F1 Team holds ninth position in the Constructors’ Championship, on 46 points.

George Russell of Mercedes claimed victory, his second of the year, ahead of Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen and McLaren’s Lando Norris.

Ollie Bearman:

“I’m really happy. After my lap 1 incident, and dropping to P10, I was then under threat from Nico, who was very fast. In general, I was struggling in my first stint with car balance. We made a good step after the pit stops, and we were looking like P8 potentially with (Fernando) Alonso’s long pit stop but sadly lost that position to him as he was quicker than us today. I’m happy to score points, they’re so important and on a tough track, we executed a great weekend.”

Esteban Ocon:

“It was always going to be a tough challenge, but we at least gained a position at the start, and we moved up a couple of positions in the first few laps. We were on for catching Lance (Stroll) at some stage, it was getting better through the race. But we stayed out really late and when we boxed, we lost out on everything. We couldn’t recover because of the DRS train that was in front – that was it for the race really. It feels like we’ve had a missed opportunity this weekend.”

Ayao Komatsu, Team Principal:

“I’m glad that we finally managed to put a weekend together. As a team, this race was difficult, but converting P9 in qualifying to P9 in the race and points was lots of hard work. It was a shame to be overtaken by Alonso, but in the end, he had good pace, and Aston Martin was quick. We executed the weekend well and I’m very happy for all the team, and for Ollie as well. Yes, overtaking in a DRS train is difficult, but Alonso managed to do it, so we need to see whether that’s a car characteristic or what else it is. On Esteban’s side, the positive is that he’s been quick in all practice sessions, so he has the pace. Overall, I’m very happy to be coming away from Singapore scoring two points. In Austin, I’m looking to build on from here – we want both drivers to score points.”