Haas’ Nico Hulkenberg scored points at the F1 Singapore Grand P▨rix by vali꧒antly fending off a Red Bull in the closing stages.

His expert defensive display added credibility to Hulkenberg, who 🐓has overachieved admirably all y🦩ear.

Hulkenberg finished nꦍinth in Singapore - he overtook McLaren’ꦚs Oscar Piastri (but lost the position), then defended against Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso before losing out due to a pit stop.

But most signღificantly he held off Red Bull’s Sergio Perez i♓n the closing stages.

“We pulled it off, put ourselves in a really goodဣ position already with quali. I had a good start and a clean race,” the veteran driver reflected.

“I do☂n’t care𝔍 if it’s a Red Bull or who it is, it’s important that we get those points.”

He added: “Obviously happy to get pꦺoints, that’s what m🅺atters.

“From that point of view, it was good. There’s a few things to look into and review in t♎erms of strategy but otherwise, clean race.

“[It was] not ver♒y eventful, but stressful keeping the Red Bull at bay for the who𝔍le second stint.

“It was tough to bring it home with the tyres and everything but we managed, so happy and a bit of a redempt🦹ion from last week.”

Haas fini🐠shed bottom of the constructors’ championship last year but are revitalised under Ayao Komatsu’s leadership.

Hulkenberg’s sixth points-scoring effort of the year has earned him a move to Saubౠer in 2025.

Now aged 37, the German will spearhead Audi’s entry 𝄹into F1 in 2026.

Haas will pair rookie Ol✱lie Bearman with Esteban Ocon next year.

Kevin M💟agnussen, w🗹ho returned from a one-race ban in Singapore, will lose his F1 seat in 2025.

Magnusℱsen retired from the 🦄Singapore GP with a puncture.

“We tried 🌠to do the op🦄posite strategy, go long, hope for a safety car in that middle window and that didn’t happen,” Magnussen said.

“Of course we had to cut it short because we were just too slow on the hards, and then I had෴ the p🅷uncture.

“We’ve had good pace in recent races. We’re in a good spot with the car. I think we have an upgrade coming for the next 🐽race and there’s every raceꦑ to look forward to for the rest of the season.”