With the victory at the Singapore Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton increased his lead in the formula 1 standings. Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari with the wrong strategy into the race and is without a Chance.
The Ferrari Pilot Sebastian Vettel has caught in the Grand Prix of Singapore, a used day and missed the Chance, in the formula 1 world championship closer to its rivals Lewis Hamilton. Although the German, who was behind Hamilton and Max Verstappen in the race could push briefly on the low countries and was Second. However, due to a wrong pit stop and tire strategy for his team, he was brought up at the first Stop to all chances of success. Winner of the night race on the Marina Bay Circuit was Hamilton, who stretched his lead in the drivers ‘ world championship by ten counter on 40 points ahead of Vettel. Verstappen drove to second place, Vettel was disappointing in third.
The wrong tyre strategy at Ferrari
To crashing at the start of the night race, and the Saftey Car had to go to the track. Force India driver Sergio Perez had touched his team-mate Esteban Ocon, the race early in the perimeter wall ended. Just before the race was neutralised, and managed to Vettel but still, Verstappens Red Bull to come over. The flying restart on lap five, Hamilton won ahead of Vettel. Briefly, it was then an open race in which the Ferrari herraste always more or less a second behind the Mercedes. But then, in round 15 of 61, decided to Vettel’s fate: The German drove to the pits and got out of his mechanics ultra-soft tire. A round then stopped Hamilton, but was soft, slightly harder, tires give than Vettel. A little later, it was clear that Vettel was on his new Tires fast enough. He also didn’t make it, Verstappen overtaking at the pit stop. After that, Vettel reported not frustrated by radio: “The tyres last to the end. We were once again late. There is no Chance.”
Sad to Afterwards: Ferrari was on the Marina Bay Circuit to slow to be in the front of the attack
The four-time world champion was right. Although he came in after 38 laps in the vicinity of Verstappen and Hamilton, but only because the two leaders were held up while Lapping. Thereafter, the tip of equalized again and it was forth a more-or-less a boring one Behind the other. Verstappen tried a few laps before the end, once again, to Harry Hamilton, but in vain. Ultimately, the Briton drove with about eight seconds ahead of the Dutchman to the finish line and celebrated the 69. Grand Prix victory of his career. Vettel came in first almost 30 seconds after Verstappen.
Vettel: “We had no Chance”
“Overall, we were not fast enough. We wanted to be aggressive. But this has not worked. After that, I had a different race than the other, because I had other tires,” said Vettel after the race in an Interview in the target area, the led Ex-mate, David Coulthard. To drive “but again the Box was not an Option, because you’d lost too much time.”
For the outcome of the world Cup, the result of Singapore from the Ferrari point of view, is a further setback: “It doesn’t help.” said Vettel with the shoulders. “When I think of the race today, I need to say: So as we drove, we had no Chance. I’ve said before, we can only beat ourselves. And this weekend, we haven’t shown everything we have in the package.”
The next opportunity to make it better, Vettel and the Scuderia Ferrari in two weeks: On 30. September will continue in Sochi, the Grand Prix of Russia.
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TARGET: Hamilton wins with a large margin ahead of Verstappen. Vettel is third, Bottas holds Raikkonen is Fourth.
Lap 59 of 61: Nothing’s more: Hamilton is driving as little as 6.5 seconds ahead of Verstappen, 24 (!) Seconds behind Vettel. The German has a soothing lead of eleven seconds on Bottas.
Round 57 of 61: Without that, it is crucial for the outcome of the race would be: Raikkonen attacked Bottas and trying to get into the DRS Zone to pass. However, the gap is too large. The “red Finn” remains behind his silver.
Round 55 of 61: Still there are no signs that the tyres of Hamilton and Verstappen is crucial to reduce. On the contrary, The two leaders are now driving a little faster and let Vettel even further behind.
Round 50 of 61: the Front of the Grand Prix not much to nothing of an exciting race. Vettel is still third and now has more than eleven seconds behind Hamilton. It should stay that way, lose the Ferrari driver, a further ten meters in the championship standings.
Round 47 of 61: Now get Sirotkin a 5-second penalty, because he is the attacking Hartley on the track when pushed. The Russian completed stop the punishment immediately at the Pit.
Round 45 of 61: A sign of life by the outgoing Ex-world champion: Fernando Alonso drives the McLaren to the fastest lap of the race. The Spaniard, who is leaving formula 1 at the end of the season, is currently Seventh.
Round 44 of 61: Grosjean gets a 5-second penalty, because he, in fact, in spite of the blue flag has no place and Sirotkin pressed.
Round 43 of 61: the Front, the situation has been re-equalized: Hamilton is 3.6 seconds ahead of Verstappen, who, in turn, 4.3 seconds in front of Vettel.
Round 41 of 61: Perez completed a pit drive-through penalty for his crash with Sirotkin a penalty.
Round 39 of 61: The incident will be investigated: Grosjean and Sirotkin could be because of Ignoring the blue flag will be punished.
On lap 38 of 61: Hamilton is Lapping stopped, because Grosjean and Sirotkin, in spite of blue-flag a wild duel supply. Verse is fall at the rear of the Mercedes. Vettel has also caught up.
Round 34 of 61: Perez remains of the scrap producer of the day: When trying to Sirotkin to pass, he drives the Russians into the car and allows it to splinters. The Mexicans must be in the Box. Hulkenberg benefits and pushes on rank 13.
Round 33 of 61: What has happened to Nico Hulkenberg in the Renault? Unfortunately, he is only 15., even though he was gone from tenth place into the race. But he is faster than the driver in front of him. The are Perez and Sirotkin.
Round 31 of 61: After the first half of the race, the big question is whether Hamilton and Verstappen with their tyres until the end. You should still have to once in the Box, would have also, Raikkonen and Ricciardo chances of victory. That Vettel have to do it again, is already a done deal.
Round 27 of 61: Ricciardo is coming as the last driver from the top group to the Box and gets a ultra-soft tires. He also wants to drive the race, apparently with only one Stop to the end. The front of Hamilton in front of Verstappen and Vettel is now.
Round 26 of 61: It started slightly to rain.
Round 25 of 61: It looks more and more after that, as Ferrari, Vettel gambled. Either he comes in a little earlier and gets back Ultrasofts, with whom he is about to lose time, or he goes longer on the slow Ultrasofts, and then shifts to Hypersofts not hold, however, for a very long time. The residue on Hamilton remains constant at slightly more than seven seconds. The third variant would be yellow tire, which had not reared Vettel this weekend, but still.
Round 23 of 61: Raikkonen switches his tires and now gets yellow Tires. He falls back behind Vettel and Bottas.
Round 19 of 61: Clear criticism of Vettel by radio: “We were late again. The tires will not hold for long. There is no Chance.” At the front Raikkonen is currently in front of Ricciardo, who were not still in the Box.
Round 17 of 61: Vettel overtakes Perez, but now five seconds behind Hamilton. Verstappen goes to the Box, he, too, gets soft tires. When you go Out, he stays ahead of Vettel. Not at all good for the Germans.
Round 16 of 61: Hamilton responds with his pit stop. He gets unlike Vettel yellow tire, so the soft. Two positions, before the German is back on track. Perez is located between the two championship favorites.
Round 15 of 61: Vettel comes in the Box and gets a set Ultrasoft tire. Before the change he was about 2.5 seconds behind Hamilton. Too much for a Undercut? Vettel is after the Stop of the Seventh.
Round 13 of 61: Hamilton is now a little more Gas and moves to a new fastest lap: 1:45,5 – nine seconds slower than yesterday in Qualifying, what a lot about the pace told. The Briton is almost two seconds ahead of Vettel. Apparently, his message of the condition of the tires was “fake news”…
Round 12 of 61: The Ferrari-Box allocated to Vettel, Hamilton is Worried about his tires. Vettel’s response: “I don’t believe it!”
Round 10 of 61: The two Leading, play a little accordion: is Vettel in the DRS window in there, sometimes he is not. Can’t settle to Hamilton. Vettel’s gap to Verstappen is a little larger than a second.
Round 7 of 61: Vettel drives almost exactly a second behind Hamilton. The DRS-window are re-opened, the Chance for the Germans would be there. But he must also look back on Verstappen.
Round 5 of 61: Now it went faster: The Safety Car is in, Hamilton dictated the restart and stays in front of Vettel.
Round 4 of 61: The Safety Car will probably be a while yet to stay on the outside before cleaning up. Winner of the start was Vettel, in the right place, Pierre Gasly wins three places and is now in Twelfth place.
Round 2 of 61: Sergio Perez apologises by radio with his Team, after his team-mate Esteban Ocon shot down. The field spins behind the Safety Car, and waits for the clean-up begin to work.
START – Hamilton is best way, Vettel is short in addition to Verstappen, then pulls back. The two Force India to collide and for Ocon, the race is already finished. A couple of corners Vettel Vestappens Red Bull grabs and pushes in on the top two. The Safety Car comes out. Breathe!
14:10 PM: The riders go on the warm up lap.
14:09 PM: we Hope, therefore, that it this time without the Vettel-Crash runs out, so that the decision on the track or in the pits, and not by accident. However, In all ten of the previously held Singapore Grand Prix, the Safety Car had to at least once on the track. A miracle should not be the case today.
At 14:07: conditions for success, Vettel’s are a cool head and patience. The 31-Year-old had the least deficits In Monza he wanted to squeeze in the first round at overtaking Hamilton over again and lost the race. In the past year in Singapore, collided with Vettel right after the Start with his team-mate Kimi Raikkonen and the Chance of victory was gone.
At 14:04: In the world championship standings, could be another Triumph of Hamilton’s almost a little bit of the air out. The Briton leads before today’s race, with 256 points, ahead of Vettel, with 226. A victory for the Ferrari drivers after the home defeat of Monza, therefore, actually a Must. But two cars, a heavy mortgage. The Starting Line-Up:
14:02 p.m.: That was quite a shock for Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel in Qualifying yesterday. Counterparty to Lewis Hamilton set an impressive best time. “This round was just magical. It felt as if I had not a single curve to better driving,” said the world champion afterwards. He was almost three and a half seconds faster than the former Qualifying-winner Vettel in the past year. Hamilton is on Pole, Vettel only on rank three. And the starting place is in Singapore already almost half the battle to victory, normally. But what this season is normal?
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