Max Verstappen ahead of his 250th Grand Prix: “I’ve still got a score to settle in Singapore”

Four-time Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen and his Red Bull Racing team flew on from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore in high spirits: At the Bahrain Grand Prix (held at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia), Super-Max secured his 72nd Grand Prix victory – his first of the season and his first after a 309-day dry spell, dating back to the 2025 World Championship finale in Abu Dhabi.

Max says: “It was an incredible feeling to win in Malaysia, and an extremely proud moment for the team, as it was our first victory as an engine manufacturer. It felt like a very long time we had to get through there; that’s a very special achievement by everyone.”

“We’re trying to keep improving the car at every race, and hopefully we can carry this good form through to Singapore, the last of three races in quick succession, following Baku and Sepang.”

“I think our win in Malaysia was quite track-specific, so we’ll have to see how we get on in Singapore this week. I enjoy this circuit as a street circuit; it has lots of tricky corners and is quite bumpy. The heat is obviously a factor, and the sprint format makes everything even more intense, but at least we’re racing at night.”

“Singapore is a race I’ve never won, so I’ve still got a score to settle there.”

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Max Verstappen has won Grands Prix at 26 different circuits during his Formula 1 career. Only Lewis Hamilton has a better record (victories at 31 circuits).

As the Dutchman points out, his record so far at Singapore’s Marina Bay Circuit is below par: in nine World Championship races there to date, Max has finished in the top ten eight times and secured four podium finishes, but victory has eluded him.

Max’s best result in Singapore came on three occasions in 2024 and 2025, when he finished second: in 2018 behind Lewis Hamilton, in 2024 behind Lando Norris, and in 2025 behind George Russell. Verstappen also finished third in 2019.

The four-time champion has also yet to secure pole position in Singapore. In 2017, 2018, 2024 and 2025, he started the race from the front row, but always in second place.

Perhaps it is now time for Verstappen to improve on these records in his 250th Grand Prix.