Red Bull suffered the most at Marina Bay where they lost their winning streak and hopes of a perfect season.
Mexican Czech Perez He had a bittersweet celebration on his 250th race Formula 1 Finished in eighth place Singapore Grand Prix, In a night race his car was damaged from the first lap and he did not have the rhythm to compete.
One of these Jalisco It had a solid start right from the start. Yuki Tsunoda As he tried to outrun the arrival from Jalisco, mid-battle the Japanese damaged the left side of the Mexican’s endplate, affecting the RB19’s aerodynamics. The punishment was worse for Yuki as he suffered a puncture and retired on the first lap.
Czech attacked Liam Lawson to twelfth place, but wing damage hit him at one point Oscar Piastre. Perez defended his position and quickly regained his position. However, Czech et Red bull They were not in attack mode, but in conservative mode with a hard tire and waiting for their rivals to stop in the pits so that they could push the pace on a clean track, however …
The leaders pitted as the safety car appeared on lap 21, which saw Szeko move up to fourth, but due to a pit stop. That safety car ended the race program Red bull.
With the restart of the race, the Mexican became an easy target due to the used tires against the new tires of his rivals. Lando Norris He took Guadalajara to fourth, while Hamilton relegated Perez to sixth on the same lap.
Half a turn later Charles Leclerc It filled the glasses for the man from Guadalajara and he could only see the Monaco move him up to seventh place.
An overview of Sergio Perez As the night progressed in the circuit it became more and more disheartening Marina Bay. Fernando Alonso Tried to surpass that Red bullBut he managed to secure the position and keep the Iberians at bay.
A new fight between Czech Perez, Esteban Ocon And Fernando Alonso He appeared on lap 37 for seventh place. Czecho begged to pit, but Hugh Bird asked him to stay on track, his tires disappearing with every kilometer.
The tires went flat and on lap 40 he lost three positions in half a lap. Ocon, Alonso et al Pierre Casely They beat him with a low effort, and this marked his entry into the pits to install the medium tyre. This situation forced him back to his last position.
Yellow flags appeared on lap 43 and Ocon abandoned Turn 2, which again allowed Perez to climb to thirteenth, which he held on to without falling back due to the problems encountered by his pursuers.
Sergio Perez He made one last attempt and overtook on the 52nd lap Guanyu Zhou Shortly thereafter he moved up to eleventh Nico Hulkenberg. All this with the end plate broken and without a rhythm to fight for a better performance.
He managed the account with three laps to go Alex Alban And in the final stage he achieved the same Liam Lawson. He dropped another point in the last round George Russell At the end of the curve, add three units to the World Drivers’ Championship.
It was a bittersweet night for Perez, who climbed eight places, but couldn’t cap off what should have been a celebratory weekend.
