An incredible weekend for Carlos Sainz in Singapore
The Ferrari driver managed to win the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix, after an exciting race. This is his second career victory.
In the cockpit of his Ferrari, as he triumphantly heads towards the podium, Carlos Sainz, the driver of the day, sings the famous song by Sade « “Smooth operator” », whose title has become his nickname since his time at the McLaren team several years ago.
The guy who knows how to do it, the manipulative strategist, rarely has Sainz embodied these descriptions so well, playing beautifully with Lando Norris against George Russell and Lewis Hamilton, slowing down his race and offering the use of DRS to his teammate to better block the Mercedes.
Carlos Sainz won everything in Singapore: pole position, victory, [and the Driver of the Day title](/f1/actualite/31678-carlos-sainz-elu-pilote-du-jour-singapour.html). « It was an incredible weekend. “I thank everyone at Ferrari,” declared the Spanish driver before going up to receive his award. “We made a good comeback after a difficult start to the season. All of Italy can be proud of Ferrari today.” »
While David Coulthard praised him for being a clever strategist, Carlos Sainz explained: “It was necessary to manage tire degradation and achieve a very long stint. It required acting flawlessly.”
With this success in the streets of the city-state, Carlos Sainz achieves his second victory in Formula 1. And confirms his good form displayed at Monza, with a third place, behind the Red Bulls.
