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    2023 RACE REVIEW

    Carlos Sainz and Scuderia Ferrari won the Singapore Grand Prix on the Marina Bay street circuit. The Spaniard dominated the weekend from the very beginning, but today’s race was a very tense marathon, a 62 lap chess game that Carlos managed to perfection, once again proving that apart from being very quick, he also has a great tactical brain. This was Sainz’s second Formula 1 win.
    Track Temperature36 °C
    Humidity77 %
    Air Temperature29 °C
    Wind Speed1 km/h S
    • CARLOS SAINZ
    • Race Result1
    • Fastest Lap1:37.666
    • Pit Stop29.499 s
    • Race Time1:46:37.418
    • Gap from leader+0.0 s
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    • CHARLES LECLERC
    • Race Result4
    • Fastest Lap1:38.275
    • Pit Stop32.888 s
    • Race Time1:46:58.595
    • Gap from leader+21.177s
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    CARLOS SAINZ
    N. Pit Stop1
    Total laps62
    pit
    10
    20
    30
    40
    50
    60
    Total laps
    20
    62
    Percentage set used
    Hard
    32 %
    Medium
    68 %
    Charles Leclerc
    N. Pit Stop1
    Total laps62
    pit
    10
    20
    30
    40
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    60
    Race laps
    20
    62
    Percentage set used
    32 %
    Soft
    68 %
    “
    I am proud of what the team has achieved this weekend with everyone doing a really great job.
    We know we’ve been making progress and here in Singapore we managed to get everything out of the SF-23, thanks in part to the great work done in Maranello. We proved to be competitive in qualifying and today that was also the case in the race. Carlos produced a magisterial performance in the race, always in control of the situation, especially in the final laps when he intelligently ensured Norris had DRS to defend against Russell. But for traffic in the pit lane, Charles would probably have also finished on the podium. We are pleased to be the first team to have ended Red Bull’s winning streak and are happy to have picked up these points which keep us in the fight for second place in the Constructors’ championship. Now we move on to Suzuka, a very different sort of track, where we will do our utmost to continue this positive trend.
    “
    It has been an incredible weekend right from the start.
    The team deserves this win for the enormous work they have done both here and in Maranello and I’m proud to dedicate it to all of them and the tifosi. We executed the weekend perfectly on my side and I think we managed the final thrilling part to perfection, giving Lando (Norris) DRS and controlling the pace all race long. Of course, pitting earlier meant we had to make our tyres last for a longer stint and the final laps were on the limit, but I’m extremely happy we made it work. Tonight we celebrate, but from tomorrow we’ll start preparing Suzuka. Let’s keep it up.
    Carlos Sainz
    #Carlos55
    “
    I’m really happy for the team.
    So much work has been done in order to understand the car better in the past few weeks and today it paid off. Congratulations to Carlos who did a really good job all weekend. Our plan was for me to start on Softs and position myself ahead of George (Russell), which was the right choice and worked out well. Unfortunately, we lost some positions due to traffic during the pit stop under the Safety Car. Still, our race execution was good today so I’m happy. It’s great to see that we’ve made a step forward in terms of performance overall and hopefully we can confirm it next week in Japan.
    Charles Leclerc
    #Charles16
    CARLOS SAINZ QUALIFYING SESSIONS
    Q1 - SOFT TIRE
    1:32.339
    Q2 - SOFT TIRE
    1:31.439
    Q3 - SOFT TIRE
    1:30.984
    POSITION
    1
    GAP FROM LEADER
    +0.0
    CHARLES LECLERC QUALIFYING SESSIONS
    Q1 - SOFT TIRE
    1:32.406
    Q2 - SOFT TIRE
    1:32.012
    Q3 - SOFT TIRE
    1:31.063
    POSITION
    3
    GAP FROM LEADER
    + 0.079
    “
    It feels great to get pole position here on the streets of Singapore!
    Yesterday we already saw we were competitive and I think we’ve done a good job building up to qualifying. Q3 was super tight but we managed to pull off good clean laps and grab that P1! The race won’t be easy due to the degradation but it is key to stay focused today and prepare well for tomorrow. The team has been working flat out and we deserve a good result. We’ll definitely go for it!
    Carlos Sainz
    #Carlos55
    “
    We've looked quite strong all weekend and it's positive
    to see such good performance today. Usually, we've been strong in Singapore, so we know that we shouldn't get carried away. We've learned a few things at the last race and will try to take step forward using those learnings for the rest of the season. In Q3, I made a small error in turn 17, so it wasn't enough for pole, but we have great starting positions as a team and will work on putting some pressure on George (Russel) between us.
    Charles Leclerc
    #Charles16
    Carlos Sainz Practice sessions
    FP1 - POSITION: 2
    1:33.428
    FP2 - POSITION: 1
    1:32.120
    FP3 - POSITION: 1
    1:32.065
    Charles Leclerc Practice sessions
    FP1 - POSITION: 1
    1:33.350
    FP2 - POSITION: 2
    1:32.138
    FP3 - POSITION: 5
    1:32.381
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    • LocationMarina Bay
    • First GP2008
    • Circuit length5.063 km
    • Race Distance308.706 km
    • Laps62
    • Lap Record1:35.867Lewis Hamilton (2023)
    Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore

    The Singapore Grand Prix is one of the most atmospheric of the year. The race has always been held on the 5.065 km long Marina Bay circuit. It is famous mainly for always being run at night, starting at 8pm local time, the track lit as bright as day with floodlights. Marina Bay is a street circuit with many of the usual right angle bends and few straight sections. Brakes get a really hard time because it is hard to cool them, partly because even though the race is run at night, it is always very hot, making life hard on cars and drivers. The Safety Car usually has to put in an appearance because there are very few run off areas. This is also why the race often runs up to the regulation time limit of two hours. Scuderia Ferrari has won here twice, with Fernando Alonso in 2010 and with Sebastian Vettel in 2015.

    The first corner

    Especially at the start, this corner is very important. One must take care not to run off the track when trying to delay braking to get an advantage after the standing start.


    Turn 5

    Overtaking is difficult at Marina Bay, which is why turn 5 is very important. Drivers must tackle it as neatly as possible, quickly getting back on the throttle, so as to make use of the DRS to attack another driver.

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