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McLaren: F1 Singapore GP swing showcases "open battle" for fourth with Alpine

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Lando Norris completed an error-free performance in a wet-to-dry race, moving up from sixth to fourth after a fight with Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen, both of whom slipped up

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Starting 16th, Daniel Ricciardo had a solid race to finish fifth, just behind Norris, after deferring a move from intermediates to slicks until a lap 36 safety car

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In striking contrast to McLaren's 22-point haul, both Alpines of Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon withdrew due to power unit problems

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allowing McLaren to leapfrog the Enstone team for fourth place and a four-point lead in the constructors' title.

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When Autosport questioned team head Seidl if he was shocked to be leading Alpine despite often struggling to equal it on pace in the past, he said no

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 he responded that the points swing simply shows the battle for fourth will remain open until the final lap in Abu Dhabi, with Alpine's enormous score in Belgium now undone by McLaren's Singapore victory

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Alpine undoubtedly enjoyed their time in Spa, whilst we had several problems. On the other hand, when they were having problems today, we had the chance to do the same

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When team manager Seidl was asked by Autosport if he was surprised to be in front of Alpine after generally finding it difficult to keep up with it on pace in recent months

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