We might have expected Fernando Alonso, Lewis Hamilton, or Charles Leclerc, but it’s Carlos Sainz who is the first driver to bring down Red Bull this season.<\/p>\n
\nCARLOOOOOSSSS SAAIIINNZZZ \ud83c\udfc6 WHAT. A. WIN! \ud83d\udc4f#SingaporeGP<\/a> \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddec pic.twitter.com\/cj1kXtaobs<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 Scuderia Ferrari (@ScuderiaFerrari) September 17, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The Spanish driver prevails just ahead of his great friend Lando Norris, who also had an outstanding race and achieves his best result in Formula 1.<\/p>\n
\nCARLANDO. \ud83e\udd47\ud83e\udd48#SingaporeGP<\/a> \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddec pic.twitter.com\/CnSyjJTNgC<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 McLaren (@McLarenF1) September 17, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
If the battle at the front was impressive, other exploits came to enhance the Singapore night even more. Indeed, for only his third Grand Prix, young Liam Lawson had the luxury of outperforming both Red Bulls in qualifying and scoring his first points in the race. A future regular driver in 2024?<\/p>\n
Liam Lawson, P9, scored his first points in F1 today after only 3 races with AlphaTauri! \ud83d\udcaa<\/p>\n
After achieving his first Q3 yesterday, all on a track he was discovering, HATS OFF SIR! \ud83d\udc4f #F1 #SingaporeGP pic.twitter.com\/R92IXrk8ha<\/p>\n
\u2014 Off Track (@OffTrack_FR) September 17, 2023<\/p>\n
Another driver stood out, but he was nonetheless poorly rewarded. After what can be described as the most beautiful battles and overtakes of the Grand Prix with Fernando Alonso and Sergio P\u00e9rez (no less), Esteban Ocon unfortunately had to retire, once again let down by his mechanics. A very unpleasant surprise on his 27th birthday.<\/p>\n
\nDisappointment for Esteban who had provided some excitement, it seemed like a gearbox failure from the onboard camera (to be confirmed). #SingaporeGP<\/a> #F1<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/TylIcxujLE<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 Au Rupteur (@AuRupteur) September 17, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
While he was on track to secure a podium and possibly being the fastest driver this Sunday, George Russell made an irreversible mistake in the last lap of the Grand Prix by hitting the wall. An error that will definitely haunt him for quite some time.<\/p>\n
\nGeorge Russell’s mistake on the last lap \ud83d\ude2c#F1<\/a> #SingaporeGP<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/4BvunVGkie<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 Off Track (@OffTrack_FR) September 17, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
With this first relative underperformance, Max Verstappen sees a record of Michael Schumacher fly away along with the one of 100% podium finishes in a single season.<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udcca With his 5th place in Singapore, Max Verstappen will not equal the record of 100% podium finishes in a season in 2023 (M. Schumacher \/ 2002). \u274c #F1 | #SingaporeGP \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddec pic.twitter.com\/2aZ31mBMzV\u2014 Turn One #SingaporeGP \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddec (@Turn_OneF1) September 18, 2023<\/p>\n
A welcomed underperformance on the Scuderia’s side, teasing just a bit with their Austrian garage neighbor…<\/p>\n
\nCiao @redbullracing<\/a> \ud83d\udc4b\ud83c\udffc we had a sticker idea for your cooler \ud83d\ude0f #SingaporeGP<\/a> \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddec #F1<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/RJ1CwCa9DE<\/a><\/p>\n