Mexican Sergio Perez, Team DriverRed BullSunday, in the 17th stage of the World ChampionshipsFormula 1held in Singapore, taking his second win this season after the Monaco Grand Prix.
The Mexican started second, but managed to snatch the lead from Charles Leclerc, Ferrari’s team driver, and maintained his position until the end of the race, after great control and the ability to avoid the pressure of the Ferrari driver, and third place returned to Spanish Carlos Sainz from the Ferrari team. Ferrari.
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The race started with a great delay, after it rained heavily on the circuit, which prompted the supervisors of this stage to take many decisions for the safety of the drivers, and thus reduce the duration of the race after the delay.
The race witnessed many accidents due to the difficulty of the circuit, as the safety car, in addition to the virtual security car, intervened on many occasions, although the excitement was absent from the stage.
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Dutchman Max Verstappen finished seventh after starting from eighth, and the world champion and general leader made a mistake at the end of the previous one that made him drop in the standings.
The Dutchman will wait for the next round, which will be held in Japan, to secure the world championship for the second season in a row, and it is almost certain, especially since the circuit is commensurate with the capabilities of his car, in addition to his team’s mistakes that prevented him from winning at this stage.
It is expected that the race order will witness modifications in the coming hours, as the International Federation is considering the possibility of imposing a penalty on the driver Perez for not respecting the distance behind the safety car.
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