2022 F1 Singapore Grand Prix preview: Race makes return

Spherical 17 of the 2022 Formulation One World Championship takes us this weekend to Singapore and its Marina Bay Circuit for the primary time since 2019.

The Singapore Grand Prix is without doubt one of the highlights of the season because the excessive warmth and humidity make it an actual problem for each automobile and driver, one thing that is not helped by the race’s lengthy two-hour length.

The race can also be well-known for being run at evening, with visibility across the winding road circuit made potential by a sequence of 1,600 lamps. They shine so brilliant drivers typically don tinted visors to scale back the glare.

Like Monaco, speeds do not get very excessive as a result of Singapore’s brief straights, tight corners and bumpy floor, a mix that however makes the race one of many trickiest to reach on the superb automobile setup. The nice half is it offers among the slower groups a greater probability.

Changeable climate can be a difficulty in Singapore, with the present forecast calling for stormy situations throughout each Saturday’s qualifying and Sunday’s race. Peak temperature is anticipated to achieve round 85 levels in the course of the race, which is milder than most years.

Pirelli’s tire nominations embrace the softer C3 because the White exhausting, C4 because the Yellow medium, and C5 because the Crimson tender. There is a new observe floor this 12 months, and groups can even must concern themselves with the excessive diploma of observe evolution, in addition to the same old road furnishings comparable to manholes and white strains that may alter grip ranges.

Going into weekend, Crimson Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen leads the 2022 Drivers’ Championship with 335 factors. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc is second with 219 factors and Crimson Bull’s Sergio Perez is third with 210 factors. Within the Constructors’ Championship, Crimson Bull leads with 545 factors, versus the 406 of Ferrari and 371 of Mercedes-Benz AMG.

Primarily based on the present standings, Verstappen may doubtlessly take the title in Singapore if he wins the race and scores a bonus level for quickest lap, although Leclerc must end ninth or decrease. The earlier winner in Singapore was Sebastian Vettel, driving for Ferrari.