2023-09-17 11:30:00
What you need to know:
Max Verstappen has never won at the Singapore Grand Prix
Until the Italian Grand Prix, many of us thought that the 2023 Formula 1 season was a 20-driver competition in which Red Bull always won. until the unpredictable Singapore Grand Prix arrived, where the RB19s left their dominance and succumbed to Carlos Sainz’s Ferrari, who won the night race and faced the usual problems of the Italian team, of which Charles Leclerc was a victim.
Red Bull’s streak stood at 15 consecutive wins Taking into account the close of the 2022 season, and to find the last podium without Red Bull drivers, we must go back to the Brazilian Grand Prix, the one in which Verstappen refused to give way to Checo. The RB19 had 14 wins.
In Singapore, Carlos Sainz was accompanied on the podium by Lando Norris and Lewis Hamilton, who starred in an exciting closing of the race that left George Russell on the wall on the last lap, when he had secured third place, following a fairly monotonous competition for almost 50 laps. Max Verstappen rescued fifth place, while Checo rescued four points by finishing eighth.
Czech’s eighth place in Singapore
How are the rankings?
Max Verstappen and Checo Pérez remain in the first two places, but there is a change in third place, since Lewis Hamilton has already taken Fernando Alonso’s errand, so the Briton is Checo’s direct rival for the runner-up position, although the distance is 43 points.
In constructors, Red Bull is three points away from the 600-point barrier and can be crowned in the Japanese Grand Prix with that 308-point advantage over Mercedes.
Pilots
1. Max Verstappen: 374
2. Checo Pérez: 223
3. Lewis Hamilton: 180
4. Fernando Alonso: 170
5. Carlos Sainz: 142
Builders
1. Red Bull: 597
2. Mercedes: 289
3. Ferrari: 265
4. Aston Martin: 217
5. McLaren: 133
Singapore GP Top 10
The start of Checo Pérez
Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc had a great startso that The two Ferraris took the lead from the first corner to make it 1-2at the expense of George Russell, who fell from second place to fourth, because Lewis Hamilton flew a good part off the track, although the Briton later returned to position. This might be Ferrari’s day.
Checo Pérez was cautious and maintained thirteenth position, while Max Verstappen immediately got into the top 10, while Yuki Tsunoda became the first abandonment of the race following suffering a puncture following contact with Checo.
The Japanese missed the race as did Lance Stroll, who did not even line up on the grid following the crash in the qualifying session. The report is that the Canadian is fine, but he preferred to focus on the Japanese Grand Prix, so for the third time he leaves Fernando Alonso as the only driver giving points to Aston Martin.
Logan Sargeant Impact
Nothing happened to the race for almost 19 laps, until Logan Sargeant went into the wall. The American was unable to turn one of the corners and left the entire front wing on the track, which caused the safety car to enter on lap 20 and that was when All the cars took the opportunity to enter the pits, except for Verstappen, Checo and Valtteri Bottas. With this, the tradition of entering the safety car in each of the races in Marina Bay was maintained.
In the pits, Ferrari did what it always did, as it took almost six seconds for Charles Leclerc to stop, who fell to sixth place, behind George Russell and Lando Norris, in addition to the RB19s that did not stop. This way, Verstappen rose to second place, behind Carlos Sainz.
Czech’s defense
Fernando Alonso attacked Checo for seventh place, but the Mexican defended himself like nails and teeth on lap 37 and the Guadalajara defense was such that Alonso lost space and The Spaniard was surpassed by Esteban Ocon, who also attacked the defense minister of Mexico.
Checo, however, might not last long with worn tires and was easy prey for Ocon on lap 39 and then Alonso on lap 40, for which he was called to the pits to put on medium tires. Checo returned to the track in last place, although he recovered several positions due to Ocon’s safety carwho lost the power unit on lap 43.
The Aston Martin disaster with Fernando Alonso
The Singapore Grand Prix was the perfect setting for Fernando Alonso to close the gap on Checo in the fight for runner-up, however, the Spaniard completely lost in his second pit stop, as the mechanics had problems and It took more than 25 seconds to free the car, so Alonso returned behind Checo and then fell to last place following a mistake that took him off the track.
Liam Lawson’s run
Liam Lawson scored his first two points in the Singapore Grand Prix with the same car with which Nyck de Vries and Daniel Ricciardo might not score points. The New Zealand driver is crying out for a permanent place in the team following three races and be careful that the one sacrificed in a few more races might be Yuki Tsunoda, who may only be left in the Japanese GP.
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