F1 Singapore

Sergio Perez held off Charles Leclerc for his first-ever win on the streets of Singapore, while Carlos Sainz completed the podium and Max Verstappen ...

Magnussen had to pit after his Lap 1 collision in avoidance of Verstappen and the Danish driver finished 12th on a disappointing day for Haas. Perez and Leclerc were blazing ahead of Sainz and Norris, the leader shrugging off a couple of lock-ups on Laps 45 and 46 while his pursuer managed to rescue a small trip off the dry line on Lap 47. With Perez facing the stewards after the flag, he continued to ramp up the pace and eventually won by 7.5s over Leclerc in a truly stunning show of defence. In the other Red Bull, Verstappen had passed Schumacher, Magnussen and Bottas to make it into P10, with Gasly his next victim on Lap 50 – with 13 minutes remaining. Another VSC on Lap 28, then, and Ferrari’s pit crew emerged with a new set of intermediates – but neither Sainz - with Hamilton hustling him for position – nor Leclerc entered the pits. Well, that was until Lap 33 when Hamilton went straight on into the barriers at Turn 7 and rejoined between Verstappen and Norris, telling his team that the car looked “intact”. Albon pitted for slicks and a new nose following his contact with the walls, but was soon given the signal to stop. Lap 8 saw Latifi and Zhou scrap for P18, the Williams driver cutting off the Alfa Romeo on the entry to Turn 5 and forcing Zhou into the wall. Gasly was the next target for Verstappen, the Red Bull driver up into seventh with a pass down the inside at Turn 13. The Red Bull driver then pried P7 off Vettel with a pass on the very last lap of the race. The race restarted on Lap 39 for Perez to continue leading. Crucially, the McLaren drivers hadn’t; Lando Norris came in for a new set of mediums and Daniel Ricciardo opted for slicks as they emerged fourth and sixth for the restart.

SINGAPORE: Red Bull's Sergio Perez scored his second win of the season in Sunday's (Oct 2) Singapore Grand Prix ahead of Ferrari's Charles Leclerc as title ...

Advertisement Carlos Sainz in the other Ferrari was third.

Sergio Pérez won for the second time this season with Charles Leclerc second, Max Verstappen seventh and Lewis Hamilton in ninth.

His tyres were shot and he was forced to pit for new rubber and emerged from fifth place in 14th at the back of the field. Yet the win he required was long gone as his teammate closed out his victory with calm assurance. Hamilton stopped, too, for a new front wing and rubber, and Verstappen followed a lap later. This was Pérez’s first win at the Singapore GP and the fourth of his career. He managed to keep going and rejoined in front of Verstappen in fifth but with a damaged front wing. He had a poor start and then dropped places trying too hard to make up a position in the latter stages, making an error that was even more costly.

Red Bull's Sergio Perez beat Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc in an action-packed 2022 Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix, where Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen ...

But after catching the eye outside of the F1 sphere, before his stunning impromptu grand prix debut in Italy, will it lead to a delayed full-time race seat? The new plan will allow the series to pump up the volume The Australian rising star is fast, consistent, confident, adaptable and has shown excellent racecraft, but there’s already a taint to his reputation.

Sergio Perez takes the win from Charles Leclerc, but is under investigation for a Safety Car infringement.

[McLaren](/formula-1-teams/mclaren) taking home double points with Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo rounding out the top five. [Charles Leclerc](/formula-1-drivers/charles-leclerc) at the Singapore Grand Prix. [Red Bull](/formula-1-teams/red-bull) driver managed the pace after overtaking Leclerc into Turn 1 on the opening lap.

SINGAPORE — A heavy downpour on Sunday (Oct 2) threatened to wreak havoc on the highly anticipated 13th edition of Singapore's Formula 1 race, ...

However, the Dutchman started Sunday's race in eighth position after being forced to abort his final fastest effort in qualifying due to a lack of fuel. Hamilton, seven-time world champion and four-time winner of the Singapore Grand Prix, ended up taking ninth place. He had splurged for a paddock pass, saying that the “hype was real” after two years without the race being held here. The race delay meant that both events began at 9pm Singapore time. A Mercedes fan, Mr Nicholas Werner, took it upon himself to wait outside the F1 paddock where he could see the drivers enter. The sheer number of drivers dropping out of the race (six) and safety car deployment both real and virtual this year was, to Ms Sih, the most dramatic Singapore Grand Prix she had attended. She added that in spite of rising ticket costs, it was "definitely worth celebrating”. All eyes were on Verstappen who had a shot at clinching his second world title. With Singapore's experience in planning, we expected better," he added. Over there, we were told that there weren't enough ponchos. About 25 meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions were held during this period, with about 90,000 delegates attending. [2020](https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/organisers-cancel-years-singapore-formula-1-grand-prix-light-covid-19-pandemic) and [2021](https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/singapore-f1-race-cancelled-second-consecutive-year-due-covid-19) races were cancelled after the Covid-19 pandemic brought global travel to a halt.

Red Bull's Sergio Perez beat Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc in an action-packed 2022 Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix, but the Mexican faces a post-race ...

But after catching the eye outside of the F1 sphere, before his stunning impromptu grand prix debut in Italy, will it lead to a delayed full-time race seat? The new plan will allow the series to pump up the volume The Australian rising star is fast, consistent, confident, adaptable and has shown excellent racecraft, but there’s already a taint to his reputation.