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Sergio Pérez wins Singapore F1 GP as Max Verstappen forced to ... (The Guardian)

Sergio Pérez won for the second time this season with Charles Leclerc second, Max Verstappen seventh and Lewis Hamilton in ninth.

His tyres were shot and he was forced to pit for new rubber and emerged from fifth place in 14th at the back of the field. Yet the win he required was long gone as his teammate closed out his victory with calm assurance. Hamilton stopped, too, for a new front wing and rubber, and Verstappen followed a lap later. This was Pérez’s first win at the Singapore GP and the fourth of his career. He managed to keep going and rejoined in front of Verstappen in fifth but with a damaged front wing. He had a poor start and then dropped places trying too hard to make up a position in the latter stages, making an error that was even more costly.

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F1 Title Race Continues As Perez Claims Singapore Grand Prix Win (Sports Illustrated)

The heavy rain and safety cars didn't stop the sparks from flying at the Marina Bay Street Circuit as the championship battle lives to see another grand ...

“So, I was hoping for that and that was what I was working towards but that went all out the fricking window when I locked up. So, my apologies to the team but we live and we learn, and I’ll recover.” He said after the race that he felt he “could do similar times to the guys ahead, but because I was stuck behind [Sainz], I couldn’t. [motorsport.com](https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/hamilton-wont-punish-himself-for-f1-singapore-gp-mistake/10378490/) after the race, “I knew it was all over from then. I think if I was third I would have would have kept with the guys up ahead.” But in the end, he said Sunday was “incredibly messy.” “I had to box again because of the massive [tire] vibrations, put new tires on and came from last back into the points. “To be honest, first of all I think with Red Bull it seems like we have the upper hand in the first few laps and then they seem to… I was pushing until the gap was like 1.5s, but then when I knew it was 5.1s, I just kind of brought the car home, so the pace wasn’t that representative at the end. The Woking-based team has been battling with Alpine for fourth in the championship, and both Esteban Ocon and Fernando Alonso were forced to retire early from Sunday’s race. As expected, the first lap was critical for the lead battle, and Pérez managed to squeeze past Leclerc. A heavy downpour delayed the Singapore Grand Prix, and even when the race was underway an hour after it was originally scheduled for, drivers had difficulty finding the dry line as it slowly resumed.

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F1 – Pérez penalised but wins in Singapore ahead of Leclerc as ... (FIA)

Sergio Pérez passed polesitter Charles Leclerc at the start and resisted race-long pressure from the Ferrari driver to take a hard-earned victory at the ...

He was able to continue but dropped to P8 and after pitting to shed flat-spotted tyres for new softs he rejoined in P14. Pérez pitted from the lead and after taking on medium tyres he was able to comfortably rejoin in the lead. After the race the Mexican driver was handed a repirmand and a five-second for falling more than 10 car lengths behind the Safety Car. The Briton was able to carry but fell back between fourth-placed Lando Norris and Verstappen in sixth. In the second decision, the stewards said that the Red Bull driver had ignored a warning from race direction to close the gap and as such was handed the five-second penalty. Behind Vettel, Hamilton finished ninth and the final point on offer went to Pierre Gasly. Following the race he was summoned to the stewards and handed a reprimand and a five-second time penalty for safety car infringements, but with a 7.5s gap to Leclerc, kept his win. Further back Verstappen bogged down at the start and dropped to P12. The Dutchman rose steadily through the order after a poor start but then was forced to battle back from 14th after a late-race lock-up. He was freed on lap 21, however, when Alonso suffered and engine failure and steered his Alpine up an escape road. The Mexican got better traction off the line and powered past Leclerc as they raced towards the first corner. Sergio Pérez passed polesitter Charles Leclerc at the start and resisted race-long pressure from the Ferrari driver to take a hard-earned victory at the Singapore Grand Prix.

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Leclerc sees final F1 races as Ferrari strategy testbed (Motorsport.com, Edition: Global)

Charles Leclerc wants Ferrari to use the final races of the Formula 1 season as a testbed for nailing its strategy execution.

But after catching the eye outside of the F1 sphere, before his stunning impromptu grand prix debut in Italy, will it lead to a delayed full-time race seat? In a marathon Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix, Sergio Perez’s victory was only assured hours after the race due to a stewards investigation. A testing return to the Singapore Grand Prix in tricky conditions created plenty of hazards and mistakes for the Formula 1 drivers to fall into.

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Autosport Podcast: F1 Singapore Grand Prix review (autosport.com)

Sergio Perez took victory at the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix from Charles Leclerc, but only after a stewards investigation which delayed the result for ...

But after catching the eye outside of the F1 sphere, before his stunning impromptu grand prix debut in Italy, will it lead to a delayed full-time race seat? In a marathon Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix, Sergio Perez’s victory was only assured hours after the race due to a stewards investigation. A testing return to the Singapore Grand Prix in tricky conditions created plenty of hazards and mistakes for the Formula 1 drivers to fall into.

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Christian Horner confident Red Bull did not exceed F1 budget cap ... (The Guardian)

Christian Horner has reiterated he is confident Red Bull stayed within Formula One's budget cap rules last season.

“It was a confidential submission between the team and the FIA. The rules identify two types of budget cap breach, those of under 5% are considered minor and any spend above that are considered a serious material breach. After the race on Sunday Horner repeated his belief that the team were well within the regulations.

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Aston Martin “surprised” to be linked with F1 cost cap breach (Motorsport.com, Edition: Global)

Aston Martin is surprised it has been linked to a potential Formula 1 cost cap breach in 2021, as it has not been told the outcome of its discussions with ...

But after catching the eye outside of the F1 sphere, before his stunning impromptu grand prix debut in Italy, will it lead to a delayed full-time race seat? In a marathon Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix, Sergio Perez’s victory was only assured hours after the race due to a stewards investigation. A testing return to the Singapore Grand Prix in tricky conditions created plenty of hazards and mistakes for the Formula 1 drivers to fall into.

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Red Bull "absolutely confident" ahead of crunch F1 cost cap decision (autosport.com)

The Singapore Grand Prix weekend was awash with speculation that two F1 teams have broken last year's $145 million budget cap limit and could face sanctions ...

But after catching the eye outside of the F1 sphere, before his stunning impromptu grand prix debut in Italy, will it lead to a delayed full-time race seat? In a marathon Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix, Sergio Perez’s victory was only assured hours after the race due to a stewards investigation. A testing return to the Singapore Grand Prix in tricky conditions created plenty of hazards and mistakes for the Formula 1 drivers to fall into.

Marcos trip to watch Singapore F1 races sparks criticism (ABC News)

A trip by Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to Singapore over the weekend to watch Formula One races has come under attack from critics who ...

“Only the utterly callous and shamelessly entitled would not get this point.” Thousands remained displaced following the onslaught, the government’s disaster response agency said. in the city-state on Facebook. “They say that playing golf is the best way to drum up business, but I say it’s Formula 1,” Marcos Jr. “What a productive weekend.” MANILA, Philippines -- A trip by Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

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President Marcos under fire for Singapore F1 trip as Filipinos reel ... (The Star Online)

MANILA (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): President Ferdinand Marcos Jr drew flak for flying to Singapore to watch the Formula One Grand Prix just days ...

"If true, President Bongbong Marcos has every right to unwind during the weekend. Only the utterly callous and shamelessly entitled would not get this point," he added. Plus, Singapore is not that far from (the Philippines). "The belated statement... It is unclear for now if he spent taxpayers' money to fund his Grand Prix trip. Reporters repeatedly asked Marcos' office last week to confirm his rumoured Grand Prix trip, but officials initially claimed they had no information.

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F1 LIVE - Formula 1s Singapore Grand Prix: Latest updates (MARCA.com)

Hello everybody and welcome to a big day of Formula 1 here on the MARCA in English live blog for Singapore GP race. The start time for today's race at ...

The start time for today's race at Marina Bay Street Circuit is 13:00 BST, making it 14:00 CEST. There appears to be a small chance of rain on the circuit which will complicate the drivers just as it did during qualifying. We'll be receiving a further update in 15 minutes as to when the 2022 Singapore GP will get underway.

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Edd Straw's 2022 F1 Singapore Grand Prix driver ratings - The Race (The Race)

Sergio Perez emerged the winner but does he receive the highest score in Edd Straw's F1 driver ratings this week?

Schumacher’s race was a good example of fine margins as he was running just outside the points when he pitted for slicks a lap before the second safety car. His final Q2 lap, on intermediates, started well but began to get away from him at Turn 8 thanks to overworking the rear tyres early in the lap. Bottas should have made it out of Q1, but things didn’t work out well in terms of timing once the team committed to him staying out on his original set of intermediates. Albon’s race started to go wrong almost immediately with a spin at Turn 7 on the opening lap, clipping the wall. But once he reached the wetter part at Turn 16, the time slipped away thanks to the lack of grip. Unlike Stroll, he didn’t set a serious lap time on the slicks thanks to errors in tricky conditions, leaving him down in 14th. Opted to start Q3 on intermediates, which meant he was out of sync and without the chance to run longer on the softs and exploit the available grip. His race pace wasn’t as strong as Norris, but he did the ideal job for the team. But the switch to softs in Q3 improved matters, and although Norris had an untidy middle part of the lap sixth was a better result than expected. Started from the pits after a complete power unit change and was always likely to spend the race stuck in traffic. Lost a place to Sainz at the start, which was costly as he got stuck behind the Ferrari and lost touch with the leaders. [Described his race as “incredibly messy”](/formula-1/incredibly-messy-verstappen-on-his-worst-f1-race-of-2022/), with the anti-stall kicking in at the start and ensuring he finished the first lap down in 12th.

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Ten things we learned from the 2022 Singapore Grand Prix (Motorsport.com, Edition: Global)

Formula 1's first Singapore Grand Prix since 2019 took a while to get underway, but once it did it produced a multitude of talking points.

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F1 budget cap row explained: Why Max Verstappen could be ... (iNews)

The paddock has been ablaze with rumours that two teams will be punished by the FIA on Wednesday – here's how it could play out.

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Perez hails 'best performance' in F1 in Singapore Grand Prix as he ... (Formula 1 RSS UK)

Red Bull driver Sergio Perez hailed the best performance of his F1 career to date as he controlled an “intense” Singapore Grand Prix to beat Ferrari rival ...

[READ MORE: Perez holds off Leclerc to win rollercoaster 2022 Singapore Grand Prix as Verstappen settles for 7th](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.perez-holds-off-leclerc-to-win-rollercoaster-2022-singapore-grand-prix-as.6fJ3Awe6YmTCf7KSqI2IVG.html) They just told me I was under investigation, [and] to increase the gap, so that is what we did.” I pushed [and] I gave everything for the win today,” said Perez. All in all, [it was] a fantastic day.” The last few laps were so intense. [but got the jump on Leclerc](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.watch-enjoy-the-race-start-at-marina-bay-as-perez-gets-the-jump-on-leclerc.7owlh0W3U9LVDjbifkP6FD.html) as the action began and never looked back – leading the way as initially wet conditions transitioned to dry.

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F1 Podcast: Should Perez's Singapore penalty have been decided ... (RacingNews365)

Sergio Perez took victory in the Singapore Grand Prix, but should his five-second time penalty have been meted out during the race, rather than two hours ...

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The 'vital test' set to shake F1 to its core: $222m cap row explained ... (Fox Sports)

The 'vital test' set to shake F1 to its core: $222m cap row explained and the punishments on table.

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Sergio Perez Delays Max Verstappen's F1 Title With Singapore Win (Sports Illustrated)

SINGAPORE (AP) — Max Verstappen's Formula One title celebrations were put on hold after the Red Bull driver placed seventh at a chaotic Singapore Grand Prix ...

Lewis Hamilton made a rare mistake on Lap 33 and thudded into the crash barrier. Verstappen made a mistake after the second safety car restart, following AlphaTauri driver Yuki Tsunoda’s crash on Lap 36. Soon after, the leading drivers changed tires in a flurry of stops. The race start was delayed from 8 p.m. That could happen next weekend at the Japanese GP. Verstappen had won the past five races but needed to win here and finish 22 points ahead of Leclerc to be crowned champion for a second straight season.

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2022 F1 Japanese GP – How to watch, session timings and more (autosport.com)

Formula 1 continues its Asia tour with a first Japanese Grand Prix in three years, which presents Max Verstappen with another chance to seal the title.

But after catching the eye outside of the F1 sphere, before his stunning impromptu grand prix debut in Italy, will it lead to a delayed full-time race seat? In a marathon Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix, Sergio Perez’s victory was only assured hours after the race due to a stewards investigation. A testing return to the Singapore Grand Prix in tricky conditions created plenty of hazards and mistakes for the Formula 1 drivers to fall into.

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F1 'definitely has to take budget cap seriously' says Hamilton ahead ... (RaceFans)

While FIA F1 Financial Regulations allow for points to be confiscated in the event of a breach, among other penalties, Hamilton said he is “not really giving ...

“I have no reason to doubt that the FIA will not 100% act following their own governance and their own regulations, because they know how important that is going forward,” he added. “The audits have been going on for a long time, every team has collaborated with the FIA. “I’m proud of my team for the diligence that they’ve done to run to the rules,” said Hamilton. “How on earth do they have this information, where do they have this knowledge?” he said. While FIA F1 Financial Regulations allow for points to be confiscated in the event of a breach, among other penalties, Hamilton said he is “not really giving much attention” to the recent developments. [Lewis Hamilton](/lewis-hamilton/) has given his backing to the FIA as it prepares to reveal its assessment of Formula 1 teams’ finances for the first time.

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F1 2022 title permutations: How Verstappen can be crowned in Japan (crash.net)

Despite a self-proclaimed “terrible” weekend at the Singapore Grand Prix, Max Verstappen still stands on the verge of winning a second F1 world title.

- Leclerc must finish no higher than ninth and Perez no higher than eighth. Alternatively, imagine a scenario where Verstappen is leading Leclerc and holds the fastest lap going into the final few laps. - Leclerc must finish no higher than seventh and Perez no higher than sixth - Leclerc must finish no higher than eighth and Perez no higher than seventh (without fastest lap). - Leclerc must finish no higher than sixth and Perez no higher than fifth. - Leclerc must finish no higher than fifth with the fastest lap and Perez no higher than fourth without the fastest lap.

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F1 NATION PODCAST: Sergio the street specialist strikes again – it's ... (Formula 1 RSS UK)

Baku. Monaco. Singapore. Sergio Perez made it a trio of street circuit wins in Singapore. How is he so good on tight, bumpy tracks, and why is this win ...

So how is he so good on these tight, bumpy tracks, and why is this win especially important for his F1 career? Sergio Perez made it a trio of street circuit wins in Singapore this weekend. [READ MORE: 5 Winners and 5 Losers from the Singapore GP: Who shone under the lights at Marina Bay?](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.5-winners-and-5-losers-from-the-singapore-grand-prix-who-shone-under-the.6IKTjTtI9OfHqXeYTfVbIt.html)

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F1 Singapore Grand Prix 2022 sets highest attendance record ... (The Edge Markets MY)

The Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix 2022 set a new record for the highest attendance ever in its 13-year history with a sold-out record crowd of 302000 over ...

"The return of Formula 1 was highly anticipated, with tickets snapped up within hours of the launch earlier this year," said its deputy chairman Colin Syn, in a statement issued in Singapore Grand Prix's website on Sunday. After a two-year absence due to the global 2019 pandemic, Singapore Grand Prix said spectators came from all over the world, including Australia, the UK, Indonesia, Netherlands, and the US. SINGAPORE (Oct 2): The Formula 1 (F1) Singapore Grand Prix 2022 set a new record for the highest attendance ever in its 13-year history with a sold-out record crowd of 302,000 over three days, according to the race promoter, Singapore GP Pte Ltd.

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Full weekend schedule for the F1 2022 Japanese GP (RacingNews365)

Check out the full weekend time schedule for the Japanese Grand Prix, which will take place from 7-9 October, as the 2022 F1 season moves into its final ...

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