Hamilton apologises to Ferrari as Antonelli moves to brink of title

Lewis Hamilton publicly apologized to his Ferrari team after choosing his own pit strategy during the Singapore Grand Prix. Initially, Ferrari had set up a two-stop strategy for both Leclerc and Hamilton, but Hamilton chose to make a one-stop rather than pit again, despite his tyres degrading quickly. This decision led to Hamilton falling from second to sixth place in the closing laps.

Hamilton blamed himself for the mistake, saying he lost valuable points for the team. Ferrari's team principal, Frederic Vasseur, explained that the two cars were stopped under a virtual safety car, and Hamilton missed the chance to be pitted due to his decision. With this error, Antonelli has moved closer to winning the title, as he now leads Hamilton by 102 points and 111 points over Mercedes' Kimi Raikkonen.