SINGAPORE (AP) — Here’s a guide that tells you what you need to know about the Singapore Grand Prix. It’s the 18th of 24 rounds of the 2025 Formula 1 season.
— In the U.S., on ESPN.
— Other countries are listed here.
Sunday: Singapore Grand Prix, 62 laps of the 4.94-kilometer (3.07-mile) Marina Bay Street Circuit. It starts at 8 p.m. local time (8 a.m. ET / 1200 GMT).
F1 drivers face one of their toughest physical tests of the year on the streets of Singapore. The heat and humidity add an extra dimension to this night race under floodlights. It's a twisty circuit with barriers close to the track, so crashes are common and the safety car can shake up the race. Lando Norris won there for McLaren last year. Singapore is the only track on this year's schedule where Max Verstappen has never won.
George Russell took a surprise pole position for Mercedes at a track where he's never finished on the podium. The momentum stayed with Verstappen in the title fight as he qualified second, ahead of standings leader Oscar Piastri in third, while Norris was only fifth.
Verstappen catapulted himself back into the F1 title fight with a dominant win from pole at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as McLaren had its worst race of the year. Piastri crashed out on the first lap but his standings lead was only trimmed from 31 points to 25 because teammate Norris finished seventh. George Russell took second for Mercedes despite battling illness all week and Carlos Sainz, Jr. was third for Williams' first podium since 2021. Heading into Sunday's race, Piastri has 324 points, Norris 299 and Verstappen 255.
— George Russell on pole for Singapore Grand Prix as Max Verstappen beats McLarens
— Both Williams cars disqualified from F1 Singapore GP qualifying for technical breach
— Former Red Bull boss Christian Horner is calling F1 team owners, Aston Martin team principal says
— ' Heat hazard’ at Singapore GP means F1 drivers must decide on cooling vests
— Max Verstappen wins F1’s Azerbaijan GP after Oscar Piastri crashes on lap 1
— Lewis Hamilton says the death of his dog Roscoe is ‘one of the most painful experiences’
1 — Singapore is the only one of the 24 tracks on this season's schedule where Verstappen hasn't won a race.
3 — Carlos Sainz, Jr.'s third place for Williams makes him only the second driver in F1 history to finish on the podium for McLaren, Ferrari and Williams, three of the sport's most storied teams.
6 — After Liam Lawson was fifth and Yuki Tsunoda sixth in Azerbaijan, 19 different drivers have finished in the top six this season. The only exceptions are Franco Colapinto and Jack Doohan, who have no points from their partial seasons with Alpine.
“Singapore has not been the kindest to me in the past, and that’s been through my own doing the majority of the time. So I’m not going to get carried away with this pole position.” — George Russell.
"“Now, finally, the car is a bit more all-round, it seems. We’ve always been, I would say, a little bit weaker on super-high-downforce (circuits), for whatever reason. For us to be this competitive for sure is very promising.” — Max Verstappen.
“I still don’t know if I’m going to use it. I used it yesterday. I think the problem with the suit is it’s great when it works, but if it fails, it’s even worse than not having it.” — Oscar Piastri on the cooling vests which have divided drivers.
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Frome the left, second-placed Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands, first-placed Mercedes driver George Russell of Britain and third-placed McLaren driver Lando Norris of Britain pose after the qualifying for the Singapore Formula One Grand Prix at the Marina Bay Street Circuit in Singapore, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands celebrates after winning the Azerbaijan Formula One Grand Prix in Baku, Azerbaijan, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
ATLANTA (AP) — Rashid Shaheed returned the second-half kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown, Seattle's defense came up with three turnovers and the Seahawks won for the seventh time in eight games, beating the hapless Atlanta Falcons 37-9 on Sunday.
Sam Darnold threw for 249 yards and three touchdowns, including a pair of scores to Jaxon Smith-Njigba and another to Cooper Kupp. The Seahawks (10-3) broke away from a 6-6 tie at halftime with a 31-point beatdown of the Falcons over the final two quarters.
With their seventh loss in eight games, the Falcons (4-9) sealed an eighth straight losing campaign — matching the worst stretch in franchise history — and were officially eliminated from playoff contention with a month still to go in the regular season.
Atlanta hasn't made the postseason since 2017, a year after its infamous Super Bowl meltdown to Tom Brady and the Patriots.
Seattle is a team with soaring expectations, coming into the day as one of three NFC West teams with nine wins and its sights on a division title, maybe even a top seed in January.
Shaheed sparked the second-half outburst on the very first play after the break, marking the second week in a row that Atlanta has given up a huge kickoff return.
Shaheed took the kick at his own goal line, found a seam and was barely touched on his way to the other end of the field for the longest touchdown of the NFL season, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. It also was the longest return for the Seahawks since Tyler Lockett had a 105-yarder against Chicago in 2015.
That wasn’t the only miscue on another awful day for Atlanta's special teams.
After an interception by Mike Hughes gave Atlanta the ball in Seattle territory, the home team came away with no points. Zane Gonzalez’s 50-yard field goal attempt was swatted away by Nick Emmanwori, who streaked in off the edge without being blocked.
The Seattle defense forced a fumble by Bijan Robinson when the Falcons were driving for a potential tying touchdown in the third quarter. DeMarcus Lawrence knocked the ball away and Devon Witherspoon scooped it up at the Seahawks 12.
On Atlanta's next possession, Kirk Cousins' pass for Kyle Pitts was deflected and picked off by Emmanwori, his first career pick, Devon Witherspoon had another pick on a wacky play when the ball ricocheted high in the air on a short throw by Cousins.
The Seahawks were bolstered on the defensive side by the return of safety Julian Love and tackle Jarran Reed from injured reserve, making the first time all season that unit was at full strength.
Love played for the first time since a Week 4 win over the Arizona Cardinals after being sidelined with a hamstring ailment. Reed had missed the last four games with wrist and thumb injuries that required surgery.
Seahawks: TE Elijah Arroyo and NT Brandon Pili both went down in the first half with knee issues.
Falcons: WR Drake London (knee) missed his third straight game with a knee injury and was joined on the inactive list by DL Brandon Dorlus (groin). Edge Jalon Walker (quad) was injured in the first half.
Seahawks: Return home to face the Indianapolis Colts next Sunday.
Falcons: A short week before they travel to Tampa Bay on Thursday night to face their NFC South rival Buccaneers.
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Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Cooper Kupp, center, celebrates his touchdown with wide receiver Rashid Shaheed, left, during the second half of an NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Atlanta Falcons head coach Raheem Morris looks down on the sideline as his team trails against the Seattle Seahawks during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Cooper Kupp, second from left, celebrates his touchdown with teammates Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) and Nick Kallerup (89) against the Atlanta Falcons during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold (14) runs the ball against Atlanta Falcons cornerback Mike Hughes (21) during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Rashid Shaheed (22) looks back as he runs for a touchdown on a kickoff return against the Atlanta Falcons during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
