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Carlos Sainz Jnr admitted he lacked confidence during the Singapore Grand Prix and was unhappy with his pace. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free The Ferrari driver finished third in yesterday’s race but fell behind leaders Sergio Perez and Charles Leclerc after the start. Before the second Safety Car period, Sainz was over 25 seconds behind Perez at the front of the field. The race was held on a wet but drying track and Sainz admitted he didn’t have the pace to keep his rivals in sight. “It was unfortunately quite lonely for me because I just didn’t have the pace,” he said. “Today on the intermediate tyre I lost a lot on the road to Charles and Checo. I couldn’t keep up with them. “I was struggling quite a lot on these tyres. I think I lost quite a bit the front and I was having a lot of moments, a lot of front locks, and every moment here costs you confidence and costs you the ability to recover that pace.” Sainz’s pace improved towards the end of … [Read more...] about F1: Sainz “not happy at all” with his Singapore GP pace · RaceFans

Listen to this article The race was delayed by one hour and five minutes due to torrential rain falling in the build-up to the original 8pm start time, but the result was actually not confirmed at the chequered flag as Perez faces a post-race investigation for a safety car infringement. That had been called into action twice, with three virtual safety car activations also taking place in the wet-to-dry thriller. At the start, Leclerc and Perez made identical reactions from the front row but the Red Bull accelerated better as they raced away from the line and he swept past the Ferrari to comfortably seize the lead into Turn 1. Behind, Carlos Sainz and Lewis Hamilton went side-by-side through Turn 1 and made light contact just ahead of the Turn 2 apex, which sent the Mercedes wide and down to third, the incident reviewed by the stewards by deemed not worthy of a full investigation. The same thing happened for Max Verstappen cutting the first corner after he had … [Read more...] about Singapore GP: Perez wins, but faces post-race investigation

Listen to this article Verstappen could have wrapped up his second successive world title in Singapore, but a scruffy race after a poor qualifying left him in last position at one point. He recovered to finish seventh. Read Also: Singapore GP: Perez wins, but faces post-race investigation Perez uncertain on safety car infringement as Singapore GP investigation looms Latifi hit with Japanese GP grid penalty for Zhou clash Who is leading the 2022 F1 World Championship Drivers' points? Red Bull’s reigning champion Verstappen scored six points at Marina Bay compared to Ferrari ’s Leclerc who bagged 18. The lead in the World Championship is down to 104 points. Leclerc is now just two points ahead of Verstappen’s teammate Perez, who scored his second win of the season in Singapore. Perez is now 32 clear of Mercedes ’ George Russell , who suffered a disastrous race and failed to score. Carlos Sainz ’s podium finish puts him just one point behind … [Read more...] about 2022 F1 World Championship points after the Singapore GP

Listen to this article The Monegasque still has a mathematical chance of stopping rival Max Verstappen from clinching the crown, but realistically his Dutch rival is likely to wrap things up in Japan this weekend. But rather than feeling that the end of the campaign is now wasted effort with the title gone, Leclerc views the last events as a key chance for Ferrari to make progress on areas it has been weak this year. In particular, he thinks his Maranello bosses can use the opportunity to ensure that their race strategies are perfect, with it having made a few slip-ups over the course of 2022. So while he was disappointed at losing out on victory in the Singapore Grand Prix, he welcomed the fact that it had been a day where Ferrari did time its pitstops right. "I want to use these last few races for us to get better on the execution of the race, especially, and I feel like it's a step forward this weekend," he said. "We need to do other steps forward. It's a … [Read more...] about Leclerc sees final F1 races as Ferrari strategy testbed

Formula 1 drivers expect the arrival of Super Typhoon Hagibis will prevent them from taking to the track on Saturday at Suzuka. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free Final practice and qualifying are slated to take place at the circuit tomorrow, but the approaching storm has cast doubt over whether the sessions will take place. The Formula Four support event has been cancelled in order to give priority to F1’s track time. “I’ve got my speedboat on standby so I’m ready to go on Saturday,” joked Max Verstappen ahead of the race weekend. “It’s going to be very clear if it’s possible or not,” he said. “At the moment it doesn’t really look very likely on Saturday. Sunday looks fine but we’ll see.” Charles Leclerc said “it’s pretty clear if the typhoon is going to come here there’s no way we can drive. “[From] my previous experience, I have only done one year and a half in Formula 1 but they have always been quite safe with the conditions. They’ve always … [Read more...] about F1: “No way we can drive” if typhoon hits, say drivers | RaceFans

Listen to this article Two hours and 31 minutes. That's how much time passed between Sergio Perez taking the chequered flag in the returning Singapore Grand Prix in first place and for the stewards to eventually penalise the Red Bull driver for his repeat safety car infringements. Along with a delayed race start owing to the slippery conditions that eventually bypassed the full-wet tyres, another chapter for the jewellery debate, plus the looming precedent the governing body might need to set if there have indeed been breaches of the 2021 budget cap, confidence in the FIA took a further blow last weekend. That appears to have overshadowed a dramatic, if not thrilling, first encounter around the Marina Bay streets since 2019. One in which Perez delivered superbly to end his protracted poor form to streak away from Charles Leclerc late on, while champions Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen struggled to master the treacherous, greasy track. All told, Verstappen's … [Read more...] about Ten things we learned from the 2022 Singapore Grand Prix