F1 Singapore

2022 - 10 - 3

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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.

Perez holds off Leclerc to win rollercoaster 2022 Singapore Grand ... (Formula 1 RSS UK)

Sergio Perez held off Charles Leclerc for his first-ever win on the streets of Singapore, while Carlos Sainz completed the podium and Max Verstappen ...

Magnussen had to pit after his Lap 1 collision in avoidance of Verstappen and the Danish driver finished 12th on a disappointing day for Haas. Perez and Leclerc were blazing ahead of Sainz and Norris, the leader shrugging off a couple of lock-ups on Laps 45 and 46 while his pursuer managed to rescue a small trip off the dry line on Lap 47. With Perez facing the stewards after the flag, he continued to ramp up the pace and eventually won by 7.5s over Leclerc in a truly stunning show of defence. In the other Red Bull, Verstappen had passed Schumacher, Magnussen and Bottas to make it into P10, with Gasly his next victim on Lap 50 – with 13 minutes remaining. Another VSC on Lap 28, then, and Ferrari’s pit crew emerged with a new set of intermediates – but neither Sainz - with Hamilton hustling him for position – nor Leclerc entered the pits. Well, that was until Lap 33 when Hamilton went straight on into the barriers at Turn 7 and rejoined between Verstappen and Norris, telling his team that the car looked “intact”. Albon pitted for slicks and a new nose following his contact with the walls, but was soon given the signal to stop. Lap 8 saw Latifi and Zhou scrap for P18, the Williams driver cutting off the Alfa Romeo on the entry to Turn 5 and forcing Zhou into the wall. Gasly was the next target for Verstappen, the Red Bull driver up into seventh with a pass down the inside at Turn 13. The Red Bull driver then pried P7 off Vettel with a pass on the very last lap of the race. The race restarted on Lap 39 for Perez to continue leading. Crucially, the McLaren drivers hadn’t; Lando Norris came in for a new set of mediums and Daniel Ricciardo opted for slicks as they emerged fourth and sixth for the restart.

F1 2022 Singapore Grand Prix - Race results (RacingNews365)

Sergio Perez takes the win from Charles Leclerc, but is under investigation for a Safety Car infringement.

[McLaren](/formula-1-teams/mclaren) taking home double points with Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo rounding out the top five. [Charles Leclerc](/formula-1-drivers/charles-leclerc) at the Singapore Grand Prix. [Red Bull](/formula-1-teams/red-bull) driver managed the pace after overtaking Leclerc into Turn 1 on the opening lap.

Singapore GP: Perez wins, but faces post-race investigation (Motorsport.com, Edition: Global)

Red Bull's Sergio Perez beat Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc in an action-packed 2022 Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix, but the Mexican faces a post-race ...

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? The new plan will allow the series to pump up the volume The Australian rising star is fast, consistent, confident, adaptable and has shown excellent racecraft, but there’s already a taint to his reputation.

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.

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.

Horner hails 'world class' Perez but says Verstappen was carrying a ... (Formula 1 RSS UK)

Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner said Sergio Perez secured his “best victory” in Singapore but sympathised with championship leader Max Verstappen, ...

[before the weekend said it would be "unrealistic"](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.its-a-bit-unrealistic-verstappen-says-hed-need-a-lot-of-luck-to-be-crowned.3q9n0mS4LTvEOlJMzN1Uqd.html) to secure the championship in Singapore, he qualified eighth after being forced to abort his qualifying lap on Saturday as [the team had under-fuelled his car](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.its-incredibly-frustrating-verstappen-rues-aborted-final-lap-after-going-2-7.2VZHvG8I7pHS4xXw3ro7X0.html). [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) “He was very patient through the race… “Yesterday was the big wound for today,” said Horner, referring to Verstappen's fuel issue in qualifying. [READ MORE: Verstappen explains botched start as he endures ‘very frustrating’ run to P7 at Marina Bay](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.verstappen-explains-botched-start-as-he-endures-very-frustrating-run-to-p7.4AwUUOmZnVCZ7fjClKjj6q.html) [Japan](https://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/racing/2022/Japan.html) in the lead of the [constructors’ championship](https://www.formula1.com/en/results/constructor-standings.html), with Verstappen needing victory and fastest lap to be sure of securing the [drivers’ championship](https://www.formula1.com/en/results/driver-standings.html) at Suzuka. “And he just couldn’t shake off Charles, who kept having the benefit of that DRS, and they [Ferrari] were throwing everything at it. As I say, that is right up there – that’s for sure his best victory, it even surpasses his Monaco victory; under massive pressure he’s going out, he’s delivered. “It's without doubt the best drive of his career,” said Horner. [READ MORE: Perez hails ‘best performance’ in F1 in Singapore Grand Prix as he gives his view on Safety Car investigation](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.perez-hails-best-performance-in-f1-in-singapore-grand-prix-as-he-gives-his.2bXvD5GhmApwL7YyoAC0BC.html) “I mean, it was obviously hugely frustrating, but he’s raced hard, he’s raced his heart out today, he’s come through the field twice and those points are vital for both him and the constructors. [five-second post-race penalty](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.perez-handed-5-second-post-race-penalty-for-safety-car-infringement-but.2vdA3PWzdwePdNgObHpLr4.html) for dropping too far behind the Safety Car.