Singapore GP: Tropical thunder at Marina Bay - Sergio Perez delivered the drive of his life despite the turbulent conditions.
The hype around the driver market has settled down to a mild panic since the Oscar Piastri saga. The news came in during the break that Yuki Tsunoda and Zhou Guanyu have seats for one more year, while Nicholas Latifi announced that he’ll no longer be with Williams in the new year.
For a circuit that had remained unchanged as far as conditions go, it was odd to witness the track only drying out with a few minutes remaining. The five-kilometre street circuit, one of the longest on the calendar, wouldn’t allow the soft compound tyres to get enough heat or adequately work. Max Verstappen almost connected with the wall and stalwart Fernando Alonso clipped it. Tell-tale signs of the struggle.
Perez was keen to stamp his mark, taking P1 away from Leclerc in the first corner. Meanwhile, his teammate, Verstappen, had a shocker of a start, getting bogged down as the lights went out and losing a further four places on the first lap. Another example of how unforgiving mid-pack battles can be, even for the current champion. This is especially true when battling past champions like Alonso and Sebastian Vettel.
Lap 33 saw Hamilton make a mistake at turn seven after frustrations at not being able to pass Carlos Sainz, and losing a place to Lando Norris in the process. He needed a front wing replacement, putting him out of podium contention. Three laps later, a flurry of pit stops amongst the front runners saw everyone go for the slick option. Ferrari’s slow pit stop with Leclerc’s car gifted Perez, who looked in blistering form, just that extra bit of edge.
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