Ferrari finally returns to victory in Formula 1. Carlos Sainz is managed to interrupt Red Bull's long sequence of victories with a truly masterful race. Spanish, therefore, has become won the Singapore GP, obtaining victory number 243 for the Prancing Horse. Behind him, Norris and Hamilton.
TACTICAL MASTERPIECEIt was already clear that Sainz could say anything about him. seen since the beginning of the weekend given that the Spaniard had obtained pole position. The driver from Maranello showed great composure during all the most important phases of the GP. The tactical choicesthey proved to be spot on and contributed in a fundamental way to the success of the Prancing Horse.
At the start, Sainz is managed to maintain first position with teammate Leclerc behind him, the only one at the start with the Soft compound. From that moment on, the Spaniard kept a pace that was not particularly fast, a choice made to keep the group compact and prevent his rivals from evaluating the two-stop strategy and to preserve the tyres.
On lap number 20, Logan Sargeant went off the track triggered the Safety Car which led both Maranello drivers to take advantage of the neutralization to carry out the only scheduled tire change. Both were fitted with Hard tyres, but Leclerc had to delay the restart by a few seconds because Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes closed in on him stop in front.
This delay in the pits caused him to lose position to Russell and Norris. At the restart Charles tried to overtake the McLaren driver, but was unable to do so. the flank to Hamilton's attack. On lap 44 a Virtual Safety Car allowed the Mercedes to enter the pits for a second stop in which they mounted new Medium tires for a final part of the race that was all about attacking.
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The finale is It was creepy. Russell and Hamilton therefore began to recover at a great pace, reaching and overtaking Charles and continuing until they also caught the duo of Carlos and Norris with five laps to go. At that point there is It was the great tactical masterpieceby Sainz. The Spaniard, in fact, let Norris get closer until he entered the DRS area, protecting him from Russell's attacks until the checkered flag. George is then ended up out on the last lap, leaving third place to Hamilton and allowing Leclerc to gain the 12 points for fourth place.
Ferrari's success is arrived at the same time as a rather troubled weekend for Red Bull with Verstappen not being able to compete. went beyond fifth position. Carlos Sainz, after this incredible result, commented:
&` It was an incredible weekend right from the start. The team deserves this victory for the enormous work done both here and in Maranello and I am proud to be able to dedicate this success to all of them and to our fans. We managed the weekend perfectly and, despite the thrilling laps at the end, I had everything constantly under control, giving Lando DRS and managing the pace throughout the race. Obviously changing the tires early meant having to make our Hards last for a longer stint. long and is not It was easy to keep George (Russell) at a safe distance. However, we did it very well even if in the end I was at the limit with wear. I'm very happy with what we managed to do. Tonight we celebrate, but from tomorrow we start preparing Suzuka.
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