Lewis Hamilton set for Singapore Grand Prix penalty as Brit suffers heartbreaking issue

Lewis Hamilton's seventh-place finish at the Singapore Grand Prix is at risk after a late braking issue caused him to make a series of track limit violations in the closing laps. The Brit had an advantage of around 50 seconds over eighth-placed Fernando Alonso, but this evaporated as he limped home.

The seven-time world champion was enjoying a late charge. With a 50-second gap behind him to Racing Bulls driver Liam Lawson, the Brit fitted soft compound tyres in an attempt to make up ground on Kimi Antonelli and Charles Leclerc ahead of him. The gamble paid off, and Hamilton was quickly able to cruise back up to his Ferrari team-mate.

He was let through by Leclerc to chase down Mercedes star Antonelli, but when he reached the back of the Italian's car, he suffered a severe braking issue at Turn 16. Hamilton then spent the remaining three laps coasting around in an attempt to limp home, with team-mate Leclerc experiencing the same issue to a lesser extent.

As he struggled to negotiate the twists and turns of the Marina Bay Street Circuit, Hamilton committed a number of track limit violations in an attempt to avoid the walls. All the while, Alonso chomped into the seven-time champion's massive advantage, ultimately crossing the line just four-tenths of a second behind his long-time rival.

Hamilton is currently under investigation by the stewards, with a penalty at stake for the 40-year-old. Elsewhere, George Russell clinched his second Grand Prix victory of the season, fending off Max Verstappen, while Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri came home third and fourth to seal the Constructors' Championship trophy for McLaren.

However, the McLaren title victory was somewhat overshadowed by a lap-one clash between the two drivers. Norris was forced to take evasive action after minor contact with Verstappen at Turn Three, but bumped into Piastri in doing so. After leaving the corner, the Brit was ahead of his World Championship rival on track.

Norris was asked about the contact in his post-race interview. "It was slippery," explained. "It was still wet in a lot of places. But it's racing. I put it on the inside. I had a small correction, but nothing more than that. It was good racing."

Giving his view to Sky Sports F1: "Yes, I think we do [race clean]. You know, I don't think obviously there was any intention of contact, but there was. And again, I need to look at the replay and see what exactly happened."