2023-09-17 13:53:04
Right in the next race where Max Verstappen took the record for the most consecutive wins in the history of Formula 1 – ten – came a Singapore Grand Prix that the Spanish Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) won with mastery, managing tires and defending himself when appropriate, to break the hegemony of Red Bull and sign the second victory of his sporting career in F1.
Nobody, beyond Red Bullhad managed to win this year, in the fourteen previous races, until this Sunday Carlos Sainz culminated his great form, with two consecutive pole positions, in Monza and Singaporeand managed to win this Sunday in a race in which he led all the laps and in which he resisted the attempts behind the British in the last four Lando Norris (McLaren), Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) -who completed the podium- and George Russell (Mercedes), who ended up once morest the barriers in the last lap.
A career that was defined by details and that was the first of 2023 in which Red Bull did not have a clearly dominant car, with Verstappenleader of the World Cup, finishing fifth and the Mexican Sergio ‘Checo’ Pérezoctavo.
The first 20 laps were calm, with cars lined up, which was broken by the American’s accident. Logan Sargent (Williams) when going wide in turn 8, hitting the barriers and breaking the front wing. The American driver continued driving, with the spoiler hooked under his car, which left many pieces of carbon fiber on the track and the stewards decided to take out the safety car to clean the track.
Fernando Alonso He did stop, but at the entrance to pit road he crossed the white line separating the track for speeding and was penalized with five extra seconds of time.
Chaos and return to control
With the Red Bull suffering with worn tires, overtaking took place, leaving the upper zone with only one injured person, the Monegasque Charles Leclercwho lost time at the pit stop and fell from second place to fifth.
After ordering the positions, Sainz He masterfully followed the previous plan, and also live, drawn up with his team: reduce the pace, take care of the tires and think long term, taking advantage of the difficulty to overtake in Singapore.
The Spanish pilot executed it perfectly, while George Russell From behind he was desperate, asking his engineers on the Mercedes wall to find the strategy to win the race, but not even the virtual safety car caused on lap 43 of 62 by the abandonment, due to a mechanical failure, of the Frenchman. Esteban Ocon (Alpine) gave him a chance.
So much so that they managed to fight for victory in four last frantic laps, although they were unable to disturb a Carlos Sainz who masterfully managed his distance in the lead and completed a victory from start to finish that marked the end of the hegemony of Red Bull, who had won all the races of the season – 14 – until Singapore.
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