Red Bull picked up a podium finish as Max Verstappen took second at the Singapore Grand Prix.

The Dutchman took a fourth Grand Prix podium in a row with a runner-up finish in Singapore, as he resisted a fight from McLaren’s Lando Norris to take the second place crown and finish as runner-up to the Mercedes of George Russell.

While Verstappen took a podium, it was a tricky evening for his teammate Yuki Tsunoda, with the Japanese driver finishing 12th and a lap down on Verstappen.

With six Grand Prix weekends, three of which are sprints, still to fight for, Verstappen remains third in the Driver’s Championship in his goal of winning a fifth consecutive championship. The Dutchman is 63 points behind championship leader Oscar Piastri, while he is also 41 points behind Norris in second and 36 clear of fourth place Russell.

Meanwhile, Tsunoda sits 17th in the standings, having picked up 20 points in the 2025 F1 season so far.

Red Bull remain fourth in the Constructors Championship on a weekend that saw McLaren win the title for 2025. The Milton Keynes-based team remain in a competitive fight with Mercedes and Ferrari for second place, with Red Bull 35 points behind second place Mercedes and 8 behind third place Ferrari.

Verstappen had missed out on pole on Saturday, with the Dutchman aborting his second lap in Q3 after feeling he was impeded by dirty air coming off Norris’ McLaren. But on race day, the reigning Driver’s Champion had gone for a different strategy by choosing to start on soft tyres.

As it was, Verstappen was unable to match Russell’s fast start and slotted into second, though he did see Norris make minor contact with the back of his car and in turn Norris also made contact with Piastri, who was left irritated for much of the first phase.

Like his teammate, Tsunoda also started on softs, but he made a poor start and lost places off the line, falling to 16th by the end of the first lap.

Tsunoda opted to box on lap 14 for a pit-stop onto hard tyres, before Verstappen later made a stop on lap 20.

When the other top end drivers made their pit stops, Verstappen remained in second, sat in-between Russell and Norris. Initially, the Red Bull looked to be closing on the Mercedes, but on lap 37, a major lock-up saw Verstappen have to slow down to avoid hitting the wall, allowing the Mercedes to stretch out a lead and seeing Norris close in.

Verstappen and Norris then found themselves on the tail of multiple cars that were set to fall a lap down, including Tsunoda, with Norris at one point making a lunge into turn 7 that ultimately wasn’t enough to make the overtaken happen.

In the final stages, however, Verstappen was able to create enough of a gap that Norris was unable to challenge, allowing the Red Bull to take second.

Tsunoda did have his own engagements in the final stages, with the Japanese driver nearly shoved into a wall by Franco Colapinto before getting past the Alpine when the Argentine driver overshot turn 7.

It had looked at one point as though Tsunoda might be in line to take the final point position, but he was unable to clear the Racing Bulls car of Isack Hadjar despite the Frenchman being held back by an engine problem. In the late stages, Tsunoda would also be passed by Carlos Sainz, who took an aggressive strategy in the latter stages to finish 10th and take the final point after starting at the back due to Williams being excluded from qualifying.

Red Bull will seek to make it 3 wins in 4 races next time out when F1 heads to Texas for the United States Grand Prix, in what will be a sprint race event.

Two goals in six second half minutes were enough for Luton Town to slip to a 2-0 defeat against Stevenage.

Chem Campbell and Jordan Roberts scored the goals that won the game for Alex Revell’s side, as Stevenage bagged a result that saw them move to top spot in the League One table.

It was a less fun afternoon for the travelling Luton delegation, with Luton losing for the fifth time this season. The result leaves them in 11th position, albeit only 3 points behind the play-offs.

As they sought to build on a midweek draw at Blackpool, Luton did have an early opportunity when Cohen Bramall saw a strike just go over the top.

That was Luton’s best chance of a blustery first half played amid Storm Amy, with Stevenage faring little better in creating chances in the windy conditions. Their best opportunity saw Jamie Reid beat Luton keeper Josh Keeley only for Mads Andersen to block his shot.

Things got livelier after the break. Stevenage came close when Keeley made big saves in quick succession to deny first Reid and then Harvey White, while home keeper Filip Marschall thwarted Lasse Nordas from close range.

With 65 minutes on the clock, Stevenage would manage a breakthrough. Campbell received Dan Kemp’s lay-off and placed a first-time curled shot into the back of the net.

Six minutes later, Luton fell further behind. Reid’s flick found substitute Roberts, who was able to fire the ball into the back of the net.

Reid fired wide when seemingly in the right place to make it 3-0, before Marschall denied Bramall’s free-kick.

But the away side ran out of time in any faint hopes they had of mounting a comeback, slipping to defeat against local rivals as their inconsistent start to the season continues. The Hatters now face an EFL Trophy contest against Cambridge, with their next league matching coming against Mansfield in two weeks after next week’s trip to Huddersfield was postponed.

Northampton Town picked up a point after a 0-0 draw against Port Vale.

The Cobblers had created a decent number of opportunities in their draw with the side from Staffordshire, but were unable to pick up a first victory since 2016 at Vale Park. They were, however, able to stop Port Vale from picking up a fourth win in a row.

A point means that Northampton sit 13th in the League One table after 10 games, with Kevin Nolan’s side picking up 14 points. Their tally puts them equidistant to the relegation zone and play-off places, with Northampton 5 points from both Huddersfield Town in 6th and Burton Albion in 21st.

Played amid windy conditions in Storm Amy’s wake, the first half saw very few opportunities created for either side. One did arise in the 41st minute, however, with home keeper Joe Gauci making a good stop to deny Cameron McGeehan after the Northern Irishman sent a header goalbound at a corner.

Many of the best chances did fall for the visitors. Gauci made a good stop to keep out Terry Taylor’s drive from distance, before Taylor fired a further strike wide and Nesta Guinness-Walker hit the side netting.

But a goal wouldn’t come for the Cobblers and they very nearly lost the points right at the end. In stoppage time, Ruari Paton saw an effort denied at close range by Northampton keeper Ross Fitzsimons.

Having taken the point, Northampton now move on, with Nolan’s side next facing an EFL Trophy match against Walsall before resuming their league campaign at home to Rotherham United next weekend.

MK Dons beat Gillingham 3-2 at Stadium MK as they managed to hold out despite a late comeback.

An early own goal by Sam Gale gave the hosts the advantage, before Nathaniel Mendez-Laing and Callum Paterson scored goals to give the home side a 3-0 lead with 20 minutes or so to go.

Gillingham would come close to a comeback when Seb Palmer-Houden and Jonny Williams scored goals to reduce the deficit from three goals to one, but it wasn’t enough for the Gills to pull off what had looked like an unlikely draw.

MK Dons, by contrast, were able to take a first home win since mid-August, as they held on to win at Stadium MK for the first time since beating Cheltenham. It also saw the Dons make it back-to-back wins, having won at Shrewsbury in their previous assignment.

Having taken a victory in Shropshire in their last outing, MK Dons returned home to try and pick up victory at Stadium MK, having lost each of their previous 3 home matches in League Two. They welcomed Gillingham, who had lost for the first time in League Two this season in their previous game and who were missing boss Gareth Ainsworth, after the club confirmed he had to take a leave of absence for heart surgery.

MK Dons’ preparations weren’t helped by injuries, with Rushian Hepburn-Murphy out through a training injury before Scott Hogan was taken off injured during the warm-up.

This lead to a reshuffle by MK Dons, who introduced Laurence Maguire and shifted to a back 3. A by-product of Maguire’s inclusion saw the defender contribute to the Dons’ opener inside just six minutes.

A long throw had initially been cleared, but Paterson’s second cross could only be parried by Glenn Morris in the Gills goal. Maguire’s shot ended up striking Gale, before bobbling into the net for an own goal.

Will Collar would miskick when well placed as the hosts searched for a second, before Gillingham nearly equalised when Andy Smith headed wide from a ball into the box.

It was the Dons who looked likelier to grab the game’s second strike in the first half, with Paterson having a shot deflected wide before Maguire fired over at a corner. Morris would also make a stop to keep out Aaron Nemane’s effort from range.

Gillingham had tentatively offered more with some set-pieces before half-time, but started the second half in a more forward manner. Ethan Coleman had headed over from one set-piece before their best chance came when Robbie McKenzie was denied by Craig MacGillivray.

After starting the second half on the back foot, however, MK Dons would make it 2-0 just before the hour mark. Liam Kelly’s pass released Mendez-Laing, who was able to twist and turn away from two covering defenders before finding the bottom corner.

The hosts then spurned a chance to make it 3-0. Mendez-Laing flew down the right flank for the hosts before teeing up Kelly, who was in a prime position to score only to fire a strike into the side-netting.

With just over 20 minutes remaining, MK Dons would grab a third. In a similar move to the spurned Kelly chance, Will Collar was able to make a quick run down the right hand side for the hosts before teeing up Paterson, and the strike was able to poke the ball home on the stretch.

Gillingham would grab a goal back a few moments later. Aaron Rowe’s cross was batted away by MacGillivray but only as far as Gills sub Palmer-Houlden, who placed a first time strike into the roof of the net.

It initially looked as though Gillingham were set to run out of time for their comeback, but did find a second goal in the fourth minute of added time. Williams was able to outmuscle Nathan Thompson to reach Gale’s long ball and then poke the ball beyond MacGillivray.

But after one corner came and went without a chance created, MK Dons were able to see things through and take the points on a windy day in Milton Keynes.

MK Dons: MacGillivray – Offord, Ekpiteta, Maguire (Thompson 87) – Nemane, Collar (Thompson-Sommers 83), Kelly (Crowley 83), Gilbey, Mellish – Paterson, Mendez-Laing (Leko 87)

Subs not used: Trueman, Tripp

Goal: Gale (og 6), Mendez-Laing (57), Paterson (69)

Booked: Maguire

Gillingham: Morris – Hutton, Smith, Gayle, Ogie (Clark 77) – McKenzie – Rowe (Cirino 77), Coleman, Williams – Andrews (Vokes 65), Nevitt (Palmer-Houlden 65)

Subs not used: Turner, Akomeah, Khumbeni

Goal: Palmer-Houden (76), Williams (90+4)

Booked: Smith, Hutton, Andrews