# Max Verstappen aims to win 2026 Singapore Grand Prix

> Max Verstappen seeks first Singapore Grand Prix victory after years of failure.
- Title: Max Verstappen aims to win 2026 Singapore Grand Prix
- Summary: Max Verstappen seeks first Singapore Grand Prix victory after years of failure. Max Verstappen aims to win his first Singapore Grand Prix race after multiple…
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- Source: Sportstar — https://sportstar.thehindu.com/motorsport/f1/2026-singapore-grand-prix-max-verstappen-race-preview-comments-f1/article71560930.ece
- Author: Team Sportstar
- Published: 2026-10-08T17:43:30+00:00
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## Max Verstappen's 2026 Singapore Grand Prix goal
Max Verstappen aims to win his first Singapore Grand Prix race after years of failure.

> Max Verstappen remains determined to settle his "unfinished business" at the Singapore Grand Prix, where he has never won.
## Verstappen's 2026 season performance
Verstappen took his first victory of the 2026 season at the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia last weekend.

> The Red Bull driver took his first victory of the 2026 season at the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia last weekend.
## Verstappen's podium record
Verstappen has stood on the top step of the podium 72 times across his career.

> It also marked the 72nd time that he has stood on the top step of the podium in a career that has brought him four world titles.
## Singapore track challenges
Singapore's track features bumps, slow corners, and high humidity that favor other cars.

> But none of those wins have come from the track at Singapore where bumps, slow corners and high humidity somehow seemed to favour the other cars.
## Verstappen's car performance
Verstappen says his car is more competitive at low speed but struggles with bumps and kerbs.

> I think in the last few years we have always been bad at low speed and over kerbing and bumps.
## 2025 Singapore Grand Prix hopes
Verstappen believes he can win back-to-back races in Singapore in 2025.

> In 2025, Verstappen, who took second place behind Mercedes’ George Russell, believes he can go one better and complete back-to-back victories in steamy southeast Asia.
## Singapore race format
Singapore's 2026 race features a single Friday practice session due to a sprint race format.

> With a sprint race in Singapore this year, it means there is only one Friday practice session for the drivers and teams to get up to speed.
## Key takeaway

Max Verstappen aims to win his first Singapore Grand Prix race after multiple attempts to overcome challenges at the track.