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Red Bull boss Christian Horner has discussed Max Verstappen’s need to “blow off steam” after his team made a critical qualifying mistake. Verstappen will start Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix from eighth on the grid following an uncharacteristic operational error from Red Bull during the critical Q3 part of qualifying. With the conditions damp but drying, the drivers headed out on slick tyres to pump in lap after lap in the improving conditions. However, Red Bull instructed Verstappen to abort a late flying lap – one that would have likely secured a front-row start – in order to make the most of the best conditions on the final lap at the chequered flag. However, Verstappen’s car did not have enough fuel on board to finish the lap and return to submit a fuel sample – forcing Red Bull to instruct their driver to abort the lap. Verstappen, confused after being instructed to abort two flying laps in a row and losing out on a good starting position as a result, was furious as he … [Read more...] about Christian Horner: Max Verstappen ‘blew a valve’ in fury at qualifying error

Sergio Perez’s victory at the Singapore Grand Prix could be in doubt as Red Bull await the ruling of an FIA investigation. The Mexican led from the first corner to take the fourth win of his career, but he could have it taken away from him after the FIA announced he would be investigated after the race for a possible Safety Car infringement. With 10 minutes left of the race to go, Perez was made aware of the possible penalty and as a result, put his foot down and finished 7.595 seconds ahead of Charles Leclerc. On the cool-down lap, Ferrari told their driver Perez may be given two five-second penalties which would give Leclerc the win instead. The FIA have not clarified what exactly Perez is being investigated for, but one issue could be how close he got to the Safety Car and another could be for failing to be within 10 car lengths of it, which Ferrari believe he did twice. More to follow … [Read more...] about Singapore GP winner Sergio Perez under investigation over Safety Car infringement

Red Bull’s Sergio Perez has won the 2022 Singapore Grand Prix, weathering a race of intense pressure and changeable weather conditions. Perez held his nerve throughout the entire two hour duration of the Singapore Grand Prix, having taken the lead on the run to Turn 1. The Mexican driver had to weather intense pressure throughout the entire race, with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc breathing down his neck for almost the whole duration – particularly following the switch to slick tyres in the final quarter of the Grand Prix. With Perez coming home as victor, the two Ferrari drivers took the rest of the podium as Leclerc had the measure of Carlos Sainz. However, Perez is under investigation for an alleged Safety Car infringement – the stewards are set to examine the alleged infringement following the race. Classification: 2022 Singapore Grand Prix Sergio Perez Red Bull 60 Laps Charles Leclerc Ferrari +7.595 Carlos Sainz Ferrari +15.305 Lando Norris McLaren +26.133 … [Read more...] about F1 2022 results: Singapore Grand Prix – Race (Marina Bay)

Sergio Perez led the majority of the Singapore Grand Prix to take the chequered flag first, but is under investigation for a Safety Car infringement. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free In a race disrupted with multiple Safety Car and Virtual Safety Car appearances, Perez held off Charles Leclerc throughout the race to take the chequered flag first. However, his win remains unofficial as he will be investigated for breaching Safety Car procedure by dropping too far back prior to a restart. Leclerc finished 7.5 seconds behind Perez, with Carlos Sainz Jnr fourth. Championship leader Max Verstappen finished seventh after starting eighth. The start of the race was delayed by over an hour due to a torrential downpour that soaked the Singapore circuit prior to the original 8pm start time. After the delay the formation lap began an hour later than scheduled with no more rain falling onto the circuit and all 20 cars on intermediate tyres. When the lights went … [Read more...] about Perez wins Singapore GP but faces investigation for Safety Car infringement · RaceFans

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says Max Verstappen’s furious reaction to the team’s mistake in qualifying yesterday was understandable. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free Verstappen was on course to claim pole position with his final lap in qualifying yesterday when the team told him to abandon the lap and pit. Red Bull had realised they hadn’t put enough fuel in his car for him to complete the final lap. The world champion let off a volley of a abuse at his team on the radio. Afterwards he described the team’s mistake as “really bad” and said it “shouldn’t happen.” Horner defended his driver’s furious reaction. “He obviously blew a valve but it’s completely understandable,” he told Sky. He admitted the team misjudged how many laps they could complete in Q3 as the damp track dried quickly, and were tempted to run an extra one to take maximum advantage of the drying conditions. “I think we were pushing too much the optimum,” said Horner. “The … [Read more...] about Horner says it’s understandable Verstappen “blew a valve” over team’s qualifying error · RaceFans

Sergio Perez has won the Singapore Grand Prix for Red Bull ahead of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jnr. PositionNumberDriverTeamCar 1 11 Sergio Perez Red Bull RB18 2 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari F1-75 3 55 Carlos Sainz Jnr Ferrari F1-75 4 4 Lando Norris McLaren-Mercedes MCL36 5 3 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren-Mercedes MCL36 6 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR22 7 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull RB18 8 5 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR22 9 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes W13 10 10 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri-Red Bull AT03 11 77 Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo-Ferrari C42 12 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas-Ferrari VF-22 13 47 Mick Schumacher Haas-Ferrari VF-22 14 63 George Russell Mercedes W13 DNF 22 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri-Red Bull AT03 DNF 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine-Renault A522 … [Read more...] about 2022 Singapore Grand Prix race result · RaceFans

Max Verstappen leads the drivers championship by 104 points from Charles Leclerc after the Singapore Grand Prix. 2022 F1 drivers championship standings Position Driver Points Gap to leader 1 Max Verstappen 341 2 Charles Leclerc 237 104 3 Sergio Perez 235 106 4 George Russell 203 138 5 Carlos Sainz Jnr 202 139 6 Lewis Hamilton 170 171 7 Lando Norris 100 241 8 Esteban Ocon 66 275 9 Fernando Alonso 59 282 10 Valtteri Bottas 46 295 11 Daniel Ricciardo 29 312 12 Sebastian Vettel 24 317 13 Pierre Gasly 23 318 14 Kevin Magnussen 22 319 15 Lance Stroll 13 328 16 Mick Schumacher 12 329 17 Yuki Tsunoda 11 330 18 Zhou Guanyu 6 335 19 Alexander Albon 4 337 20 Nyck de Vries 2 339 21 Nicholas Latifi 0 … [Read more...] about 2022 Singapore Grand Prix F1 championship points | RaceFans

Listen to this article Perez beat pole-sitter Ferrari ’s Charles Leclerc to the first corner and dominated the race until the intermediate-shod field switched to slick tyres. Perez then encountered engine issues that helped Leclerc to attack in the closing laps, but an error from Leclerc dropped him 2s behind after Perez had sorted out his engine settings. However, Perez faces a post-race stewards’ investigation for a safety car infringement. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen suffered a poor start, which forced him to charge through until he made an error trying to pass McLaren ’s Lando Norris and dropped to last place. He recovered to finish seventh. 2022 Singapore Grand Prix race results Cla Driver Chassis Laps Gap Interval Points 1 Sergio Perez Red Bull 59 25 2 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 59 7.595 7.595 18 3 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 59 15.305 7.710 15 4 … [Read more...] about F1 Grand Prix race results: Sergio Perez wins Singapore GP

Charles Leclerc said he threw everything he had at Sergio Perez in his attempt to pass the Red Bull driver to win the Singapore Grand Prix. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free The Ferrari driver hounded his rival after the final restart after drivers switched to slick tyres on the drying track. But despite Perez locking his brakes several times into turn 14, Leclerc couldn’t find a way by. “I wasn’t close enough unfortunately whenever he had those lock-ups,” said Leclerc. “I don’t think it was especially down to how ready his tyres were, I think he did few mistakes at the beginning which is again normal in those conditions. But I wasn’t close enough to actually attempt an overtake, unfortunately.” Leclerc said he had to take risks to get close to Perez because trying to overtake meant going off-line onto the damp part of the track. “Everything was really on the limit,” he said. “I mean, with the dirty air in conditions like this, the slightest mistake, you … [Read more...] about Leclerc was ‘really on the limit and making a few mistakes’ in pursuit of Perez · RaceFans