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Sergio Perez of Red Bull Race cars has won the Singapore Formula 1 Grand Prix 2022. Perez finished 7.5 seconds ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, who finished second.
Carlos Sainz of Ferrari took third place. Max Verstappen, Perez’s teammate and winner of the Italian GP 2022, finished ninth.
Verstappen needed a victory and other outcomes to go his way to become the world champion for the second time in a row.
Key Takeaways
- Charles Leclerc acknowledged he was taken aback by Sergio Perez’s ability to go far ahead in the final stages of Formula One’s Singapore Grand Prix after breaking free of DRS range.
- After the final safety car phase of the Marina Bay race, the Ferrari driver appeared prepared to challenge Perez for the lead.
- Despite tracking Perez for several laps after DRS was engaged and appearing close to a pass at one stage, his assault felt hollow once Leclerc was out of range. As Perez sought to gain an edge to offset any potential post-race punishment for violating the safety car rules, Leclerc remained silent.
- Perez needed to pick up the pace because Leclerc would have won if he hadn’t gotten free after being penalised five seconds for dropping more than ten car lengths behind the safety car.
Singapore F1 Grand Prix History
Due to its stunning position on public roads against the spectacular Singapore skyline, slick marketing, and big-name concerts, Formula 1’s first night race has firmly established itself as one of F1’s premier venues.
The Singapore Grand Prix has received substantial financial support from the local government. It recently inked a new long-term deal to continue on the schedule until at least 2028, when the occasion will mark its 20th birthday. While neighbouring Malaysia was dropped from the Formula One calendar in 2018 due to significant financial losses, the Singapore Grand Prix remains a success and a major draw for tourists in the city-state. Every September, nearly 30,000 foreign fans flock to Singapore for the event.
Ratings for the 2022 Singapore Grand Prix winner Sergio Perez
The return of the Singapore Grand Prix to the F1 calendar after a two-year absence was a difficult weekend for the 20 drivers, made much more difficult by torrential rain on Saturday and Sunday.
- Qualified in second place ( 6 places ahead of teammate)
- Winner in final ( 6 positions ahead of a teammate)
- At the start, he took the lead, beating Leclerc off the line.
- He appeared to be at ease in the lead on intermediate tyres, keeping Leclerc at arm’s length.
- A lap later, Leclerc switched to dry tyres, increasing his lead over the Ferrari before the second Safety Car was deployed.
- After restart, held firm under intense pressure from Leclerc, subsequently leaving the DRS’s viewing area.
- Under team direction to cross the line first, I successfully pushed out a five-second lead in the last laps.
- 5s was reprimanded and then penalised after the race for falling too far behind the Safety Car twice, but he still won. He led every lap of the race.
What transpired at the Singapore Grand Prix?
After a delayed start because of heavy rain, the field all began on intermediate tyres. On the entry to Turn 1, Perez overtook polesitter Leclerc, demonstrating his superb start.
Verstappen overtook Sebastian Vettel’s Aston Martin & Pierre Gasly’s AlphaTauri to finish sixth on lap 11, but Perez kept the lead. Perez mentioned engine issues. In the closing stages, Leclerc fought for the lead with the help of DRS, which was enabled. As Perez adjusted his engine adjustments and drew away, Leclerc erred and drifted out of DRS range.
However, Perez was facing a steward’s observation for a safety car violation and drove hard to the finish to guarantee his victory margin was more significant than 5 seconds, just in case.
Perez retains his Singapore Grand Prix victory
Following a review into his driving behind the Safety Car, Sergio Perez was declared the winner of the Singapore Grand Prix. Perez received a warning and a five-second points deduction for two different instances.
He did it 7.5 seconds faster of Charles Leclerc at the finish line, therefore he keeps the lead. The stewards determined Perez failed to stay within 10 car lengths of something like the Safety Car when it was on track on two different occasions.
Although the track was wet in some areas, we do not believe the conditions were such that Perez could not have maintained the requisite less than 10-car-length distance.
Still, we considered the damp weather and the challenges mentioned by Perez as procedural errors for this occurrence and determined that a warning was appropriate.
Pérez was undoubtedly fatigued when he exited his RB18 machine after a gruelling race in Singapore’s oppressive heat and humidity. However, he had the clarity of brain to rapidly comprehend where this victory fit in his series of F1 accomplishments.
Pérez only managed one move in the race, passing Leclerc into the first turn, but he handled being the pioneer superbly on a wet track in places and bone-dry in others. With grip levels constantly changing, Pérez kept his cool and Leclerc in his rear-view mirror, but he appeared vulnerable when the entire race switched to dry-weather slick tyres for the final 23 circuits.
