World Champion Max Verstappen has to start the Singapore Grand Prix from 8th place on the grid. In our live ticker you can follow whether the Dutchman wins his second title.
Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen was no longer able to attack at the end of the Singapore qualifying: he was on course for pole position in the first two sections of the track, then the Dutchman received the instruction from the Red Bull Racing command center to take his foot off the accelerator – otherwise he might have run out of fuel or the law enforcement officers would have found too little fuel in the tank after the final practice session, which would have meant being pushed back to the end of the field.
The starting position for the 31-times GP winner is now very difficult. Of course, the 25-year-old won from 7th place on the grid in Monza, from 10th place in Hungary and even from 14th place in Belgium. But on the street circuit in Singapore it is much more difficult to get past an opponent.
What do the statistics say? Eight out of twelve Singapore GPs have been won from pole. Victory has been taken twice from P3 (oddly never from P2), plus there was a win from P5, and the scandalous 2008 GP was won by Fernando Alonso from P15 – but only because his Renault stablemate Nelson Piquet died had received instructions to drive into the wall so that Alonso could be washed to the top. It was one of the biggest scandals in Formula 1 history.
Verstappen remains calm: “Of course it would be nice to become world champion in Singapore, but I don’t want to think too much about the world title.”
If Max wins in Singapore and gets the extra point for the fastest race lap, Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) can only finish eighth at most, Verstappen’s teammate Sergio Pérez at most fourth. If Verstappen wins without the fastest race lap, Leclerc can be a maximum of ninth, Pérez a maximum of fourth and not drive the fastest race lap.
You can find out how far Max can advance in Singapore from 1.20 p.m. in our popular live ticker. We have summarized the most important dates of the television stations for you.
Qualifying, Singapur
01. Charles Leclerc (MC), Ferrari, 1:49,412 min
02. Sergio Perez (MEX), Red Bull Racing, 1:49.434
03. Lewis Hamilton (GB), Mercedes, 1:49,466
04. Carlos Sainz (E), Ferrari, 1:49.583
05. Fernando Alonso (L), Alpine, 1:49.966
06. Lando Norris (GB), McLaren, 1:50.584
07. Pierre Gasly (F), AlphaTauri, 1:51.211
08. Max Verstappen (NL), Red Bull Racing, 1:51,395
09. Kevin Magnussen (DK), Haas, 1:51.573
10. Yuki Tsunoda (J), AlphaTauri, 1:51,983
11. George Russell (GB), Mercedes, 1:54,012
12. Lance Stroll (CDN), Aston Martin, 1:54,211
13. Mick Schumacher (D), Haas, 1:54,370
14. Sebastian Vettel (D), Aston Martin, 1:54,380
15. Guanyu Zhou (RC), Alfa Romeo, 1:55,518
16. Valtteri Bottas (FIN), Alfa Romeo, 1:56,083
17. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS), McLaren, 1:56.226
18. Esteban Ocon (F), Alpine, 1:56,337
19. Alex Albon (T), Williams, 1:56,985
20. Nicholas Latifi (CDN), Williams, 1:57,532
The Singapore GP on TV
Sunday October 2nd
09.00: Sky Sport F1 – Box Box Box: Red Bull Racing’s first win
09.30: Sky Sport F1 – Qualifying Kompakt
10.15: Sky Sport F1 – Qualifying Kompakt
10.30: Sky Sport F1 – F1: Team Haas NASCAR
11.30: Sky Sport F1 – Radio Rewind – GP Belgien 2022
12.00: Sky Sport F1 – Radio Rewind – GP Italien 2022
12.30: Sky Sport F1 – Pre-race reports
12.40: ORF 1 – Formel-1-News
1.20 p.m.: SRF 2 – Start of coverage of the race
1.25 p.m.: ORF 1 – Start of coverage of the race
14.00: Singapore Grand Prix
15.45: Sky Sport F1 – Analysis and Interviews
16.20: ORF 1 – Motorhome
16h30: Sky Sport F1 – Post-Race Press Conference
17.00: Sky Sport F1 – Ted’s Notebook
17.30: Sky Sport F1 – Race Replay
19.30: Sky Sport F1 – Ted’s Notebook
20.30: Sky Sport F1 – race compact
20.30: Sky Sport F1 – Radio Rewind: GP Italien 2022
21.00: Sky Sport F1 – Race Replay