The 2023 Singapore Grand Prix Thread

[cmlean]

This is the place to discuss everything related to the 16th round of the 2023 season taking place in Singapore between the 15th and 17th of September.

The event timetable for the Singapore Grand Prix.

Friday
1st Practice 17:30 local time - 09:30 GMT
2nd Practice 21:00 local time - 13:00 GMT

Saturday
Practice 17:30 local time - 09:30 GMT
Qualifying 21:00 local time - 13:00 GMT

Sunday
Race 20:00 local time - 12:00 GMT

[cmlean]

We have left Europe and the Asian and Americas road trip has begun.
Max Verstappen could wrap up his world drivers championship this weekend however it will more than likely occur in Japan. That would be more than suitable for the hierarchy at Honda however, as we all know, this is Formula 1 and things don't always go to plan.

[cmlean]

FP1 Results

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Pos	Time		Driver		Team
1	1:33.350	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari
2	1:33.428	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari
3	1:33.476	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing
4	1:33.522	Lando Norris	McLaren
5	1:33.540	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
6	1:33.695	George Russell	Mercedes
7	1:33.725	Sergio Perez	Red Bull Racing
8	1:33.974	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin
9	1:34.042	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri
10	1:34.066	Esteban Ocon	Alpine
11	1:34.568	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin
12	1:34.639	Pierre Gasly	Alpine
13	1:34.657	Alexander Albon	Williams
14	1:34.802	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo
15	1:34.887	Kevin Magnussen	Haas
16	1:34.894	Liam Lawson	AlphaTauri
17	1:34.985	Nico Hulkenberg	Haas
18	1:35.456	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo
19	1:35.474	Oscar Piastri	McLaren
20	1:35.778	Logan Sargeant	Williams

[cmlean]

FP2 Results

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Pos	Time		Driver		Team
1	1:32.120	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari
2	1:32.138	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari
3	1:32.355	George Russell	Mercedes
4	1:32.478	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin
5	1:32.585	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
6	1:32.711	Lando Norris	McLaren
7	1:32.812	Sergio Perez	Red Bull Racing
8	1:32.852	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing
9	1:33.017	Kevin Magnussen	Haas
10	1:33.105	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo
11	1:33.139	Nico Hulkenberg	Haas
12	1:33.285	Liam Lawson	AlphaTauri
13	1:33.361	Esteban Ocon	Alpine
14	1:33.390	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin
15	1:33.461	Oscar Piastri	McLaren
16	1:33.477	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri
17	1:33.575	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo
18	1:33.824	Pierre Gasly	Alpine
19	1:34.327	Logan Sargeant	Williams
20	1:35.558	Alexander Albon	Williams

[cmlean]

FP3 Results

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Pos	Time		Driver		Team
1	1:32.065	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari
2	1:32.134	George Russell	Mercedes
3	1:32.303	Lando Norris	McLaren
4	1:32.378	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing
5	1:32.381	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari
6	1:32.535	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
7	1:32.730	Oscar Piastri	McLaren
8	1:32.784	Sergio Perez	Red Bull Racing
9	1:32.896	Nico Hulkenberg	Haas
10	1:32.945	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri
11	1:32.970	Kevin Magnussen	Haas
12	1:32.979	Esteban Ocon	Alpine
13	1:33.051	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin
14	1:33.126	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin
15	1:33.351	Pierre Gasly	Alpine
16	1:33.357	Liam Lawson	AlphaTauri
17	1:33.370	Alexander Albon	Williams
18	1:33.540	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo
19	1:33.637	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo
20	1:33.708	Logan Sargeant	Williams

[cmlean]

Qualifying

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Pos	Time	Driver	Team
1	1:30.984	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari
2	1:31.056	George Russell	Mercedes
3	1:31.063	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari
4	1:31.270	Lando Norris	McLaren
5	1:31.485	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
6	1:31.575	Kevin Magnussen	Haas
7	1:31.615	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin
8	1:31.673	Esteban Ocon	Alpine
9	1:31.808	Nico Hulkenberg	Haas
10	1:32.268	Liam Lawson	AlphaTauri
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11	1:32.173	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing
12	1:32.274	Pierre Gasly	Alpine
13	1:32.310	Sergio Perez	Red Bull Racing
14	1:33.719	Alexander Albon	Williams
15	No Time	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri
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16	1:32.809	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo
17	1:32.902	Oscar Piastri	McLaren
18	1:33.252	Logan Sargeant	Williams
19	1:33.258	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo
20	1:33.397	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin

[cmlean]

Lance Stroll had a massive crash exiting the final turn in his Aston Martin bringing Q1 to a premature end.
He appears to be fine walking to the medical vehicle however his car will require major work just to get it onto the grid.
Red Bull had a day to forget with both drivers knocked out in Q2. Max Verstappen was also sent to the stewards for impeding. One instance is a given, the other, we will have to see.
With both Red Bulls starting mid field, this will be a race to watch!

[cmlean]

Race

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Pos	Driver		Team
1	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari
2	Lando Norris	McLaren
3	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari
5	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing
6	Pierre Gasly	Alpine
7	Oscar Piastri	McLaren
8	Sergio Perez	Red Bull Racing
9	Liam Lawson	AlphaTauri
10	Kevin Magnussen	Haas
11	Alexander Albon	Williams
12	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo
13	Nico Hulkenberg	Haas
14	Logan Sargeant	Williams
15	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin
DNF	George Russell	Mercedes
DNF	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo
DNF	Esteban Ocon	Alpine
DNF	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri

Next: Round of Japan '23
Date: 22nd-24th September

[cmlean]

What a race!
Carlos Sainz drove a perfect race by allowing Lando Norris to have DRS to defend them both against the pair of Mercedes.The final laps kept you on the edge of your seat with the Mercedes duo catching the leaders on fresher tyres following a late virtual safety car for the stricken Alpine of Esteban Ocon. Hard C3 compound tyres for the leaders had been on for over 40 laps. George Russell, after driving a fantastic race, missed his braking marker while on his final lap and ended in the barriers handing the final spot on the podium to his team mate Lewis Hamilton.
Lance Stroll didn't start following his Q1 crash.

[Tim]

What a race indeed!

It was thrilling to watch particularly the last 15 laps. Sainz appears to have sorted out whatever issue he had with the car. Lets see if he can have a consistent performance.

The reason for the surprise slump by Red Bull remains to be known, if the other teams are closer to them next week at Suzuka then the crackdown must have impacted them, otherwise it would just a one-off hiccup. It also remains to be seen if the reduced wind tunnel time for Red Bull due to them exceeding the budget cap in 21 will have an impact on them.

I was also surprised by the struggle of Aston Martin where Stroll was just nowhere and Alonso didn't have a good race pace. His late and long pit stop lost him any chance of points.

Just a week till Suzuka, lets hope for an exciting race