As expected, the Singapore GP, the 17th race of the season in Formula 1, was completed with plenty of safety cars and a lot of pilots who could not complete the race. The conditions for Verstappen to declare the title were not formed.
in Formula 1 2022 season, Compared to 2021, it is much more one-sided. Red Bull driver Max Verstappen had a dominant performance throughout the season and came very close to the championship. In fact, the Dutch pilot had the chance to secure his second championship in a row in this race.
The race is quite different from the rest of the season due to the environmental conditions. different it happened. Three times in the race that started late due to the intense race. security tool we saw it on the track. In addition, the virtual security tool application was frequently used.
Chaos dominated the race without the right tire
All drivers in the race have green border lines. transition tires iit started with Especially between 20.-35. There was no right choice of tires for the race between laps. Many drivers were out of the race during this interval due to various problems.
In this interesting race, we also saw some of the lesser known rules of Formula 1 applied. A race is either held until the specified number of laps has been completed or 2 hours until +1 round ends continues. Very rarely in Singapore, the end of the race did not come when the laps were completed, but when the time expired.
Right at the start of the race Sergio Perez, succeeded to take the lead of the race, leaving Leclerc behind. Verstappen fell a few places back as Magnussen made contact at the start of the race. Magnussen was called to the pits with orange and black flags. Zhou, Latifi, raced the 350th race of his career. Alonso, Albon, Ocon and Tsunoda could not complete the race for various reasons. As Hamilton crashed and broke his front wing, Verstappen Since he locked his brakes and went off the track, he pitted again and returned to the race. Examining Perez because he got too close to the safety car drew attention as a situation that could change who will go to the race win.
The winner of the race Sergio Perez while he was accompanied by Leclerc and Sainz on the podium, respectively. Norris 4, Ricciardo 5, Stroll 6, Verstappen 7th, Vettel 8th, Hamilton 9th. Pierre Gasly was the last person to score.
next race of the season in japan will be performed.