Perez holds off Leclerc to say 2022 F1 Singapore Grand Prix win

Crimson Bull Racing’s Sergio Perez claimed victory on Sunday on the 2022 Formulation 1 Singapore Grand Prix, regardless of a security automobile penalty and a relentless problem from Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc within the very moist circumstances.

Leclerc got here in second, 7.5 seconds behind Perez, whereas fellow Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz completed third, 15 seconds after the winner. Perez was given a 5-second penalty post-race however saved the win because of the enough hole over Leclerc.

Leclerc began the race within the pole place, with Perez additionally on the entrance of the grid. Leclerc suffered some wheelspin at first, which meant Perez was in a position to leap into the lead, a place he would maintain onto via to the tip of the race.

Behind them, Sainz made a superb transfer on the first nook to go Mercedes-Benz AMG’s Lewis Hamilton and declare third place. Additional again, Crimson Bull’s Max Verstappen suffered a poor begin, was compelled throughout the run-off space on the first nook, and dropped right down to twelfth in consequence.

The race featured a number of security automobile durations, each actual and digital, every time after a driver crashed into the limitations or stopped on observe. The primary was when Williams’ Nicholas Latifi and Alfa Romeo’s Zhou Guanyu tangled within the first sector. On the restart, Verstappen was seventh, caught behind Alpine’s Fernando Alonso, although Verstappen ultimately handed him on lap 21.

A digital security automobile interval arose on account of a crash by Williams’ Alex Albon and an influence unit failure for Alpine’s Esteban Ocon. In a digital security automobile interval, the race automobiles need to decelerate and preserve their positions, however no precise security automobile comes out on the observe. This was adopted by one other security automobile interval when AlphaTauri’s Yuki Tsunoda bumped into the barrier. It was throughout this era that Perez was famous by the stewards for getting too near the security automobile, for which he would later be given his penalty.

The security automobile ultimately left on lap 38, after which Perez managed to construct his hole with Leclerc, and the race ending by reaching the two-hour mark. Sainz took third, adopted by McLaren’s Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo taking fourth and fifth, respectively. Championship-leader Verstappen completed seventh, behind Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll.

Following the weekend’s motion, Verstappen’s tally within the 2022 Drivers’ Championship has grown to 341 factors. Leclerc is second with 237 factors and Perez is third with 235 factors. Within the Constructors’ Championship, Crimson Bull leads with 576 factors, versus the 439 of Ferrari and 373 of Mercedes.

The world championship stays in Asia because the Japanese Grand Prix is ready to get underway this weekend. Just like the Singapore race, the Japanese Grand Prix is being run for the primary time since 2019.

2022 Formulation 1 Singapore Grand Prix – Picture credit score: Getty Pictures

Beneath are the complete outcomes from the 2022 Formulation 1 Singapore Grand Prix:

1) Sergio Perez, Crimson Bull Racing
2) Charles Leclerc, Ferrari +2.595 seconds
3) Carlos Sainz, Ferrari +10.305 seconds
4) Lando Norris, McLaren +21.133 seconds
5) Daniel Ricciardo, McLaren +53.282 seconds
6) Lance Stroll, Aston Martin +56.330 seconds
7) Max Verstappen, Crimson Bull Racing +58.825 seconds
8) Sebastian Vettel, Aston Martin +60.032 seconds
9) Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes-Benz AMG +61.515 seconds
10) Pierre Gasly, AlphaTauri +69.576 seconds
11) Valtteri Bottas, Alfa Romeo +88.844 seconds
12) Kevin Magnussen, Haas +92.610 seconds
13) Mick Schumacher, Haas +1 lap
14) George Russell, Mercedes-Benz AMG +2 laps
NC) Yuki Tsunoda, AlphaTauri – DNF
NC) Esteban Ocon, Alpine – DNF
NC) Alex Albon, Williams – DNF
NC) Fernando Alonso, Alpine – DNF
NC) Nicholas Latifi, Williams – DNF
NC) Zhou Guanyu, Alfa Romeo – DNF