Perez's F1 Win in Singapore Puts Verstappen's Party on Hold

Formula 1’s return to Singapore was delayed by a pre-race downpour, but once it began a peerless Sergio Perez of Red Bull who triumphed while reigning champions Max Verstappen and Mercedes both hit trouble.Sergio Perez had endured a difficult run of form in the build-up to the Singapore weekend but responded in fine form.

Verstappen was rapid during qualifying on a drying circuit but a misunderstanding on Red Bull’s behalf meant he had insufficient fuel in the RB18. Verstappen abandoned his penultimate push lap, believing he had enough for a final effort, but was then called into the pits two corners from the finish line while on course for a pole-winning time.Getty Images

“I think we are still 104 points in the lead, but it is just a very frustrating weekend,” said Verstappen. “I can of course say it doesn’t matter, we have five races left and we have a big lead, but I want to have a good weekend every single time and we had a really terrible weekend. It started, of course, yesterday with the big fuck up in qualifying.”A gap of 112 after this Sunday’s race in Japan will be sufficient for the Red Bull driver to be crowned champion.

Coming home with just two points marked Mercedes’ worst return of 2022 and dealt a substantial blow to its chances of challenging Ferrari for second in the championship.

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