Carlos Sainz completed a perfect weekend Singapore Grand Prix and he imposed his own law without making a single mistake in a race he controlled from beginning to end. The Madrid pilot, who has improved himself since the podium against Tifosi in Monza two weeks ago, managed to score goals these days: first victory in history season Second in history with Ferrari Formula 1 After his victory, he wore red at Silverstone 2022.
Red Bull confirms worst predictions of the season Marina Bay circuit‘They couldn’t find the right configuration for the first time this season in Asia Monaco. RB19 wasn’t as ‘deadly’ as usual and Max Verstappen And Sergio Perez They suffered Both in qualifying and in the race.
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The World Cup leader, who chained a streak of ten consecutive wins, This time we placed fifth. Thus, the Dutch pilot’s ‘curse’ remained in Singapore, where he could not win any of the seven races he participated in, but continued to lead the championship with a reassuring income. Fernando Alonso he had no choice It closed on the worst Sunday of the year (15th).
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The race started with 19 cars on the track. Lance Stroll decided not to compete despite receiving approval from doctors After his spectacular crash in qualifying on Saturday. Ferrari was completely right with its starting strategy, as the majority opted for medium tyres, while Leclerc opted for soft tires to launch an attack on Russell. Sainz retained pole position and his teammate moved into second place, overtaking the British Mercedes driver.
Hamilton exceeded norris by a controversial action. The seven-time champion overtook the McLaren driver but was unable to complete the first corner and went through the gap. He gave the position back to Russell but left Lando behind. The referees realized that Lewis did not deserve the penalty.
Alonso moved up from Magnussen to sixth place, behind Norris. Red Bulls preferred hard Pirelli compound Trying to extend their stop as much as possible to give themselves an advantage while waiting for a possible safety car, which is often common in Marina Bay. Following the surprise elimination of Verstappen and Pérez in the second quarter, the Dutch driver approached the race in eleventh place (Checo started in 13th) with little expectation of a comeback, despite already being in eighth place after the first ten laps.
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Carlos Sainz expertly managed his advantage in the first third of the race. Sargeant (Williams) had an incident at the exit of Turn 8 and continued to drive his car towards the pits, littering the track. numerous remnants of its front wingBringing in the first safety car on lap 20 and giving all drivers a pit stop opportunity.
Challenge and sanctions for Alonso
The two Red Bulls did not stop and Leclerc lost his position next to Russell and Norris due to traffic after a slow stop. Meanwhile, commission members made a statement. Alonso was given a 5-second penalty for not following race direction instructions in the pit lane.. The Spaniard made a driving mistake by running over the piano at the entrance to the garage street.
The action resumed three laps later, with Sainz followed by Verstappen and a real pitched battle in the grouped peloton. While Russell and Norris blamed Verstappen, who was too vulnerable on the new hard tyres, 25-lap tyres, Leclerc launched a devastating attack on Checo, who was protesting another questionable pass by Hamilton. The highly aggressive Briton overtook Max as well as Leclerc, who moved into the provisional top five.
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He entered a three-way battle with Alonso, Pérez and Ocon. The French left them behind Fernando couldn’t handle Checo: “This car cannot be driven,” the Asturian protested on the radio. The blow came when the French Alpine stopped on lap 43, opening up a new pit stop with the virtual safety car.
Mercedes with an extra set of new tires They gained an advantage based on the outcome of the race. Problems continued at the Aston Martin garage. Alonso lost 25 seconds in a very slow stop and was on the verge of hitting the wall when he returned to the track.
Russel and Hamilton flew on the podium with the media With twelve laps to go, 1.5 seconds behind Norris, Sainz was forced to leave his comfort zone to give his all on track in the face of the real threat from the Brits.
Leclerc was unable to contain the Mercedes and Russell was in ‘hunt’ mode over the final five laps, trying to catch up to the two men before him, Norris and Sainz. The Madrid native resisted the pressure to pick up a well-deserved victory. Russell crashed on the last lap and went to the top of the podium accompanied by Sainz, Norris and Hamilton.. Alonso, who won the championship with Ferrari in Singapore in 2010, fell to 15th place this time.
Red Bull has bid farewell to an unprecedented record in Formula 1 in the worst possible way and will no longer be able to win every race in the same season. After fifteen major awards, it was Sainz who ended Milton Keynes’ winning streak.