F1 Singapore Grand Prix 2022 outcome: Highlights and evaluation as Perez takes the chequered flag on the Marina Bay Circuit

October 2, 2022

Crimson Bull’s Sergio Perez put collectively the drive of his Method One profession as far as he took the chequered flag in an enthralling 2022 Singapore Grand Prix regardless of going through heavy strain all through from Charles Leclerc.

The race, which was initially delayed by over an hour as a consequence of excessive moist climate circumstances, delivered the motion as six drivers have been compelled to retire from the race into tough circumstances, while each Lewis Hamilton and world championship chief Max Verstappen additionally discovered themselves making pricey errors.

Nevertheless it was the Mexican driver who dealt with the circumstances finest, pouncing on Leclerc’s sluggish begin initially of the race to imagine the lead heading into the opening nook.

Regardless of quite a few security automobile interruptions – one in every of which can see Perez penalised by the FIA who’re investigating a possible infringement after the race – the Crimson Bull man and Leclerc continuously pulled cleared of the pack to imagine a two-horse race for the victory. 

At one level Leclerc’s strain was trying prone to show sufficient in forcing an overtake however as a substitute Perez held on for quite a few laps earlier than then ending the race with a seven second result in his championship rival. 

Sainz rounded out the rostrum spots while it proved to be an outstanding day for McLaren as Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo got here residence in P4 and P5 respectively. 

Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll completed P6 – his finest results of the season thus far – while Verstappen, Sebastian Vettel, Hamilton and Pierre Gasly accomplished the factors paying positions. 

F1 2022 Singapore Grand Prix outcomes

Place
Driver
Group
Factors
1
Sergio Perez
Crimson Bull
25
2
Charles Leclerc
Ferrari
18
3
Carlos Sainz
Ferrari
15
4
Lando Norris
McLaren
12
5
Daniel Ricciardo
McLaren
10
6
Lance Stroll 
Aston Martin
9
7
Max Verstappen
Crimson Bull 
6
8
Sebastian Vettel
Aston Martin
4
9
Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes
2
10
Pierre Gasly
AlphaTauri
1
11
Valtteri Bottas
Alpine
 
12
Kevin Magnussen
Haas
 
13
Mick Schumacher
Alfa Romeo
 
14
George Russell
Mercedes
 
DNF
Yuki Tsunoda
AlphaTauri
 
DNF
Esteban Ocon
Alpine
 
DNF
Alexander Albon
Williams
 
DNF
Nicholas Latifi
Williams
 
DNF
Fernando Alonso
Alpine
 
DNF
Zhou Guanyu
Alfa Romeo
 

Perez produces one in every of his biggest ever F1 performances

Coming into the weekend, a lot of the discuss had surrounded the potential crowning of Max Verstappen as a two-time world champion so how candy it most how felt for Crimson Bull teammate Sergio Perez to assert simply his fourth race win within the sport. 

Regardless of falling foul of a number of security automobile interruptions all through the two-hour lengthy race, the Mexican driver batted off every thing that Ferrari and Charles Leclerc may throw at him to assert simply his second race win of the season after victory in Monaco.

F1 Singapore Grand Prix 2022 dwell updates, highlights from Marina Bay circuit

CHEQUERED FLAGPerez wins the 2022 Singapore Grand Prix!!! It is a merely good race from Crimson Bull’s Mexican maestro who overtook Leclerc off the beginning line and introduced it residence in fashion by over seven seconds. 

Lap 55: It is extra calamity from Hamilton on this race. The Mercedes man has a go at Vettel however he messes up his line and Verstappen is thru consequently. 

Lap 54: It is Vettel vs. Hamilton vs. Verstappen in an enormous battle. 12 world championships between them, who’ve you bought? 

Lap 52: The battle between Hamilton and Verstappen begins to accentuate because the Crimson Bull driver will get the DRS benefit. Get the popcorn out..

Lap 51: Perez is now completely flying on the entrance of this race as he sits 2.9 seconds forward of Leclerc. The Mexican might be investigated after the race for a possible security automobile infringement by the FIA. 

Lap 49: Verstappen slides down the within of Bottas to stand up into P10 and is now proper on the again of Gasly. Earlier than I’ve even needed to probability to publish that, he is previous the Frenchman and now up into P9. 

Lap 47: Below the very best of strain, Perez lastly breaks the DRS from Leclerc behind. The Ferrari man had a scruffy lap which sees him fall 1.4 seconds again from the chief. 

Lap 46: It may very well be an enormous day for McLaren as Norris and Ricciardo sit in P4 and P5 respectively.

Lando may even be eyeing up a podium end right here as he will get near grabbing DRS on Sainz in P3. 

Lap 45: It is contact and go what is going to come first right here, the tip of the race by laps or by time with simply 23 minutes left on the race clocks.

Leclerc continues to pressurise Perez for the lead of this race. 

Lap 44: DRS is lastly enabled for the primary time on this race and right here comes Leclerc! He is not fairly shut sufficient down the beginning/end straight however he may very well be on the following lap. 

Lap 43: Leclerc is everywhere in the again of Perez right here and it solely looks like a matter of time till there is a Ferrari main this race. 

Lap 41: And now it is Russell with a puncture as he makes contact with Schumacher down the beginning/end straight. That is absolute bedlam in Singapore, motion in every single place you look.

Lap 40: It is a monumental lock up for Verstappen and he is all the best way all the way down to P8!! Wow, that was completely enormous and he’ll need to pit right here. 

Lap 38: So we have now simply 14 automobiles left within the operating right here, the fewest in a race in 2022 thus far.

That is going to be one hell of a security automobile restart right here given it is nonetheless fairly damp and everyone seems to be on slick tyres. 

Lap 36: Extra chaos now as Tsunoda smashes his AlphaTauri into the limitations and it is one other full security automobile. That’ll deliver this area extraordinarily shut collectively heading into the second half of this race. 

Ricciardo goes for a set of sentimental tyres. That is a really attention-grabbing choice! 

Lap 35: Hamilton is in and it is a lengthy cease given his change of entrance wing. It is so lengthy that Vettel jumps him within the pit because the German strikes as much as P8. 

Perez responds to Leclerc’s cease on the earlier lap along with his personal and he now has an 11 second lead on the entrance of this race. 

Lap 34: Hamilton’s wing is hanging off and little doubt he’ll be known as with a black and orange flag shortly. It may work out although as Russell is flying on his medium tyres.

Leclerc can also be in for his first set of slick tyres. 

Lap 33: It is calamity for Hamilton!!! The British driver locks up and clatters the barrier. He reverses out and rejoins slap bang in-between Norris and Verstappen. 

Lap 31: Almost an enormous crash between Verstappen and Norris because the racing resumes. The Dutchman tried to pre-empt when the inexperienced flag could be waved to get previous his fellow racer however the pair almost collide within the course of. That was shut!

Lap 29: And now it is Ocon who’s the newest driver to retire from this race as his engine explodes. Once more, it is one other digital security automobile deployment. 

Lap 27: Albon will get all the best way again to the pit lane however like his teammate Latifi earlier within the day, his race can also be over. A double catastrophe for Williams in Singapore!

Again to inexperienced mild racing once more. 

Lap 26: There’s double yellow flags in sector 2 as Albon smashes into the limitations, although he backs out and continues on this race. The digital security automobile is deployed once more. 

Lap 25: Let’s simply say that Russell’s experiment is not going effectively thus far, although his teammate Hamilton is piling the strain on Sainz in P3. 

Verstappen additionally pumps within the quickest lap of the race as far as he closes the hole to Norris in P5. 

Lap 23: Russell is the primary to gamble and he is onto a medium set of tyres. He comes out of the pit lane and he is almost straight into the limitations with an enormous drift. 

Verstappen’s mechanic informs the championship chief of Russell’s choice, “he is very courageous” is the response. 

Again to inexperienced flag racing as Alonso’s automobile is cleared away. 

Lap 22: Alonso is out!!! On his document breaking 350th race begin within the sport, the Spaniard’s engine has gone and he pulls up together with the observe. Digital security automobile is out.

Lap 18: Verstappen has been everywhere in the again of Alonso for a number of laps now however the veteran Alpine driver merely has all the proper solutions as of now round this tight, twisting observe. 

There is a dry line opening up on the observe now as effectively, who’ll gamble for a set of slick tyres first? 

Lap 14: Perez and Leclerc are once more pulling out a hefty lead over Sainz in P3, a spot that’s now as much as 3.7 seconds.

Hamilton is not too far behind the Spaniard in P4 regardless of his complaints a couple of lack of grip along with his tyres. 

Lap 12: Additional down the order, Verstappen will get previous each Vettel and Gasly to maneuver as much as P7. Alonso up the highway subsequent for the Dutchman. 

Lap 11: The protection automobile is in and we’re again to racing circumstances. Perez bolts completely and stays within the lead of this race.

Lap 9: No person is coming into the pits to vary tyres throughout this security automobile interval as Latifi is compelled to retire from this race. 

Lap 8: Replays present that it was a collision between Latifi and Zhou because the Williams driver left his fellow driver completely no room. The protection automobile is now out! 

Lap 7: The black and orange flag is waved for Magnussen who now has to return into the pits and alter his entrance wing after a collision at first of this race.

Yellow flags in sector one in addition to Zhou is out of this race. Latifi additionally has a puncture. 

Lap 5: Perez and Leclerc have already pulled out an enormous lead on this race with Sainz in P3 already sitting over 5 seconds again from his teammate in P2. In truth, all the best way down the order, the sector has already damaged up considerably. 

Lap 3: Verstappen will get previous Magnussen after which he slides down the within of Stroll with good precision to maneuver as much as P10. All the identical on the entrance with Perez main from Leclerc, Sainz and Hamilton. 

Vettel – who has gained right here 5 instances earlier than – has already moved up 5 spots to P8.

LIGHTS OUT: We’re underway right here on the Marina Bay Circuit as Perez will get previous Leclerc to steer the Singapore Grand Prix!!! Sainz additionally jumps Hamilton into P3 while Verstappen received slowed down from the off and is all the way down to P12.

2 minutes to lights out: We’re lastly off for the formation lap forward of the 2022 Singapore Grand Prix! 

Prepare for loads of drama on this one given the circumstances. Keep in mind as effectively that this occasion has seen at the least one security automobile per race as extra right here may severely shake up the outcome. 

quarter-hour to lights out: The drivers are heading to the entrance of the grid for the nationwide anthem. Not lengthy left now till we go racing in Singapore. 

half-hour to lights out: Verstappen switches from the moist tyres to intermediates however on this subsequent heat up lap, he locks up and carries straight on down the escape highway. These circumstances are nonetheless very, very tough regardless of the rain stopping. 

35 minutes to lights out: The pit lane is open and the automobiles make their option to the grid. Half the drivers have opted for full moist tyres and half have intermediates strapped on. Fascinating stuff..

45 minutes to lights out: To clear up some confusion, the three hour time interval wherein a race needs to be completed will start when this race really begins and never an hour earlier than which was the unique begin time. 

As a result of the FIA moved the unique begin time later, the racing interval will subsequently now start after we get off the beginning line for the beginning of this race. Don’t fret, we should always nonetheless get a full race right here in Singapore. 

RACE DELAYED: The 2022 Singapore Grand Prix will get underway at 23:05 native time (14:05 GMT). That is an extended delay given the observe is already seemingly enhancing. 

quarter-hour to lights out: We’re nonetheless awaiting an official choice on when this race will begin but it surely undoubtedly will not be when it was initially scheduled at 8pm native time.

The protection automobile is at present wading by the puddles on the observe because the FIA look to make the proper choice on after we’ll get underway. 

half-hour to lights out: A delay is now imminent given the language that the FIA are utilizing to speak in regards to the state of affairs. Updates to return when that occurs. 

35 minutes to lights out: The FIA have delayed the beginning level for mechanics and groups to move to the beginning grid because the rain continues to fall, though it appears to now be easing barely. 

That does not imply that the beginning of the race is delayed – though that continues to be possible – it in essence implies that the FIA wish to give themselves slightly extra time to see how the circumstances unfold earlier than making a choice.

Keep in mind the Monaco Grand Prix earlier this season? That proved to be absolute chaos as a consequence of heavy rain and poor choice making from these in cost, it appears the FIA do not desire a repeat of that state of affairs right here.  

45 minutes till lights out: Effectively the heavens have effectively and really opened right here in Singapore which implies that there’s prone to be a delay to the beginning of this race.

These circumstances additionally make it very attention-grabbing by way of technique. If the rain stops now and the observe begins to dry out earlier than the race begins, is it a dangerous transfer onto the slicks or a secure alternative of intermediates? I suppose we’ll see in lower than an hours time.. 

1 hour till lights out: Hiya and welcome to The Sporting Information’ dwell protection of the 2022 Singapore Grand Prix.

With the specter of heavy thunderstorms looming, which driver will come out on prime in what must be one other enthralling race across the Marina Bay Circuit? 

What should Max Verstappen do to be topped F1 world champion this weekend?

Crimson Bull’s Max Verstappen can declare a second successive world championship title on the Singapore Grand Prix regardless of there nonetheless being 5 races left of the 2022 season after this weekend’s race on the Marina Bay Circuit. 

In an effort to declare the trophy in Singapore, Verstappen should outscore Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc by 22 factors, teammate Sergio Perez by 13 and Mercedes’s George Russell by six. 

However the Dutchman continues to underplay his probabilities of securing his second world title this weekend. Talking to the official F1 web site, Verstappen claimed that his probability of securing the outcome he wanted was “a bit unrealistic”. He added: “I don’t actually give it some thought. It’s fairly an extended shot. I simply wish to benefit from the weekend and, in fact, attempt to win it.”

Singapore Grand Prix 2022 provisional beginning grid

Place
Driver
1
Charles Leclerc
2
Sergio Perez
3
Lewis Hamilton
4
Carlos Sainz
5
Fernando Alonso
6
Lando Norris
7
Pierre Gasly
8
Max Verstappen
9
Kevin Magnussen
10
Yuki Tsunoda
11
George Russel
12
Lance Stroll
13
Mick Schumacher
14
Sebastian Vettel
15
Zhou Guanyu
16
Valterri Bottas
17
Daniel Ricciardo
18
Esteban Ocon
19
Alex Albon
20
Nicholas Latifi

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