F1 Singapore Grand Prix: Is Lewis Hamilton no longer the best wet weather driver?
Five losers from Singapore
Lewis Hamilton
During the V6 hybrid era, Hamilton was unstoppable whenever there was wet weather, winning every rain-affected race from 2014 to 2018 (let’s not forget some of his sensational wins for McLaren either), wit🐼h his streak finally ending at the 2019 German Grand Prix.
At the 2020 Styrian Grand Prix, Hamilton put together one of the best laps of his career to ta𒈔ke pole by over 1.2s in treacherous conditions.
However, since then, Hamilton has made a numbe♓r of notable mistakes when the heavens🥂 have opened.
He crashed at Imola in 2021 while also making a costly error into t♔he pit lane when looking to switch to slicks at Sochi.
His performances in 2022 in the wet have also been underwhelming as he finished a lowly 13th at Imola, eighth in Monaco before making another error 🎃in Singa𓃲pore.
Perhaps we’re being too harsh on the seven-time champion, pa꧂rticularly as the Mercedes W13 struggles to fire its tyres up in the rain.
Hamilton still remains one of F1’s best drivers - in the dry or wet - but as of late, more and more errors are starting to creep in, whiꦉch is natural given the length of his career and the incredible consistency he has shown up until this point.
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen
The champion-elect described his weekend in Singapore 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:as “terrible” - an understatement.
Even after he aborted his final lap in Q3, which cost him pole position, it would have been foolish to write Verstappen off from recoജvering to finish on the podium, or even winning, given what he’s achieved on track this year.
B💞ut it was one of those days for the reigning champion.
Whether he was stuck behind traffic in the form of Fernando Alonso or maki♌ng uncharacteristic mistakes, it was simply a rare🐷 off weekend for the Dutchman.
Ultimately,𝓰 it all stemmed from Red Bull’s blunder in qualifying, b𒀰ut Verstappen takes the blame on race day.
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell
That was the worst ꦏweekend of George Russell’s F1 care♉er.
He was knocked out in Q2, although a po💟wer unit-related issue played a role in that.
As a result, Mercedes decided to give him a new engine on race day, forcing him to start from the pit lan🍒e.
He took to the escape road while trying to overtake 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Valtteri Bottas into Turn 7 before a clumsy collision with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Mick Schumacher into Turn 1.
It’s fair to say that Russell was lucky to escape a penalty for the contact with ꦫSchumacher. ܫ;
Alpine
Alpine endured a disastrous Singapore Grand Prix as 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fernando Alonso and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Esteban Ocon retired prematurely.
Alonso was out after 21 laps while running inside the six ahead of Verstapp🍌en, whꦏile Ocon never looked like he was going to score points before his DNF.
They’ve now dropped behind McLaren in the race for fourth in the F1 constructors' 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:standings despite, on balance, having t🤡he quicker 🥀car this year.
Haas
It was another dismal day for Haas in Singapore as their 🐎pointless streak continues, stretching back to the Austrian Grand Prix in July.
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Kevin Magnussen picked up front wing damage again, resulting in a black and orange flag for the 🍸third time this year.
Schumacher’s race was ruined by R♈ussell, although a points finish was always💛 looking unlikely.
The season started with such promise for Haas, but now they look set to finish ninth i🍨n the constructors’ standings behind Aston Martin and AlphaTauri.
Winners from Singapore
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Sergio Perez
Was the 2022💜 F1 Singa𒆙pore Grand Prix the best drive of Sergio Perez’s career?
His recovery from th💧e back of the grid at Sakhir 2020 was mighty, but given how tough the conditions were, combined wi🃏th the length of the race, it’s a fair argument to make.
Pere🎶z has established himself as a street circuit specialist during his time with Red Bull with wins in Baku (2021) and Monaco (earlier this year) Singapore is anoꦅther one to his collection.
The Mexican has been under immense pressure in recent weeks du𓂃e to the wiꦬdening gap in pace between him and Verstappen.
A timely reminder that 🦄Perez🌸 is still capable of winning races.
McLaren
It was a big day for McLaren as they moved ahead of Alpine for 🧔the race for fourth in the constructors’ standings.
Helped by Alpine’s double DNF, McLaren gambled on a Safety Car duri♒ng the intermediate to slick period, and they were right to do so.
Yuki Tsunoda’s shunt at Turn 10 resulted in a Safety Car on Lap 36♕, allo൲wing both McLaren drivers to make a cheap pit stop.
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lando Norris remained ahead of Verstappen, while 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Daniel Ricciardo jumped into fifth ahead of the Aston Martins.
They’re n🐓ow f𒐪our points clear of Alpine with five to go.
Aston Martin
Aston💝 Martin enjoyed their best weekend of ⭕the season, with both cars finishing inside the top eight.
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lance Stroll finished sixth after benefitting from the Safety Car, which allowed him to jump teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Sebastian Vettel.
Vettel finished eighth after l𝓀osing out toܫ Verstappen on the final lap.
The result moved Aston Martin up to seventh in the standings with five races ago - a remarkable turnaround given their lack oꦺf competitiveness in the first part of the year, especially compared to Haas, who they are ahead of now.
While qualifying pace continues to be their main downfall, Aston Martin have consistently fought for points th🦂is season.
Despite having significant backing from owner Lawrence Stroll and the Aston Martin brand bringing additional p🍌ressure, their ability to score points and execu🃏te strong Sundays is reminiscent of their days as Force India.
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