F1 Grand Prix of Singapore 2018: Race Results
The F1 Singapore F1 2018 starts strong> with a magnificent result. The rain has not appeared nor has it been necessary for the race to be interesting. Lewis Hamilton has managed to control the situation from start to finish to turn his pole into a victory. Behind him has been Max Verstppen with the Red Bull, who in the outing lost position with the Ferrari of Vettel but a magnificent strategy of Red Bull has returned to the P2. So the first three have finished just as they were yesterday in qualifying, without surprises. That helps Hamilton to get out of here with 40 points of advantage, that is, almost 2 Vettel races.
A Vettel that was already off yesterday due to its classification in which I can not make the pole when everyone pointed to Ferrari as a favorite, has not been able to today with Max in the race, let alone approaching Hamilton. In addition, Ferrari has made a worse strategy than its rivals in the choice of tires. With that advantage that leaves Hamilton without having the best car, in this long race could have been given the final touch for the 2018 World Championship if nothing unusual happens. There are 6 races left and if all of them are won by Vettel and in all of them Lewis Hamilton was second or worse, the victory would be taken by Vettel by 2 points of advantage. Therefore, Vettel already depends on himself, but it is difficult ... It's a shame to have the best car of this season and something that Ferrari, the tifosi and the Italian press are not going to forgive ...
Insider, this year not only have the best car in Maranello , but they have managed to build the best Ferrari in decades. But the constant errors of Vettel are making it easy for Hamilton who is driving very well, without errors and positioning a car that is second in the top positions just when it should. And I think, that Leclerc could win the game next year to Vettel, if so, this 2018 is the only chance that Vettel would have to win with Ferrari. The situation is not pleasant for the German, baby Schumi seems to have uncovered when he does not have a car 2 seconds higher than the second as in his era Red Bull ...
Bad for the performance of Sergio Pérez , which in the end has not been sanctioned for literally pushing his partner Esteban Ocon against the wall and leave it out of the race with a Safety Car to remove the remains. In the camera when you see him in slow motion you can see how Sergio turns slightly to the right and the angle his car takes is much more straight than the cars that pass through that same curve before and after him, with the clear intention of provoking the accident of Ocon so that it does not happen to him. After that, not happy with the depressing maneuver, he has staged an even worse one. This time with Sirotkin who could not pass and when he has paired and once in parallel, his desperation has led him to take another swerve against the Russian. This maneuver has had consequences and also his car has been touched and has had to enter ... the difference is that Sirotkin's career has not ruined it too much but that of Ocon that could be the last yes.But both have achieved the maximum, Fernando has been 7th and Carlos 8th. A good race for them in the points to be a circuit where the engine does not matter as much and the lack of aerodynamic efficiency is not a big problem as there are no fast straights or curves, so they can put a lot of wing although it generates a lot of drag and mark decent times. Now it's time to rest for a weekend and after two weeks the action will return at the Russian GP.
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