INSIDE STORY: Carlos Sainz's Smooth Operation | 2023 Singapore Grand Prix | Lenovo
Summary
TLDRThe Singapore Grand Prix unfolds with intense action as Carlos Sainz starts from pole position, fending off challenges from Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton. Mercedes’ George Russell battles to take the lead but faces setbacks, while Max Verstappen’s strategy falters. Sainz tactically supports Lando Norris by giving him DRS, defending against the Mercedes charge. In a dramatic finale, Russell crashes out, and Sainz claims victory with his strategic brilliance, breaking Red Bull's dominance. Ferrari’s smooth execution and thrilling on-track battles keep fans on the edge until the final moments.
Takeaways
- 🏁 The Singapore Grand Prix at Marina Bay is wide open, with four teams vying for victory.
- 😲 Max Verstappen starts from 11th on the grid, a major shock for the season.
- 🎯 Carlos Sainz secures his second consecutive pole position, his fifth career pole overall.
- 🚀 Charles Leclerc makes a strong start, overtaking George Russell and battling for second place.
- 🔄 Mercedes drivers engage in a close battle, with Hamilton and Russell fighting for position early on.
- 📊 Teams are managing tire strategies carefully, especially Max Verstappen who is on hard tires.
- ⚠️ Logan Sargeant's crash brings out the virtual safety car, prompting key pit stops and strategic shifts.
- 🚦 Russell and Hamilton fight hard against Ferrari and McLaren as the race nears its conclusion.
- 😱 George Russell crashes out on the final lap, ending his chances for a podium finish.
- 🏆 Carlos Sainz wins the Singapore Grand Prix, demonstrating strategic brilliance in defending against Mercedes and McLaren.
Q & A
What is the setting of the race in the transcript?
-The race takes place at the Marina Bay Street Circuit during the Singapore Grand Prix.
Which driver is highlighted for starting from 11th position?
-Max Verstappen is highlighted as starting from 11th, which is noted as one of the biggest shocks of the season.
Which team secured a 1-2 position at the start of the race?
-Ferrari secured a 1-2 position at the start of the race, with Carlos Sainz leading and Charles Leclerc in second place.
What was George Russell's position on the starting grid?
-George Russell started on the front row, marking his first time back in that position since the Australian Grand Prix.
What was the tire strategy for Max Verstappen during the race?
-Max Verstappen started on the hard tire, which was a different strategy compared to the cars ahead of him.
What tactical move did Carlos Sainz use to help Lando Norris during the race?
-Carlos Sainz slowed down to give Lando Norris DRS (Drag Reduction System), helping him defend against George Russell.
How did George Russell's race end?
-George Russell crashed into the wall on the last lap, ending his race while battling for the lead.
Who won the Singapore Grand Prix?
-Carlos Sainz won the Singapore Grand Prix, displaying tactical brilliance to secure the victory.
What was the reaction of Carlos Sainz after winning the race?
-Carlos Sainz expressed joy and pride, calling it a 'perfect weekend' and performing his signature 'smooth operation.'
How did the Mercedes drivers' strategy differ from their rivals?
-Mercedes drivers, including George Russell and Lewis Hamilton, opted for a two-stop strategy, using an extra set of medium tires, while their rivals stayed on a different strategy.
Outlines
🏁 Exciting Start to the Singapore Grand Prix
The Singapore Grand Prix begins with intense action at the Marina Bay Circuit, one of Formula 1's premier stages. Carlos Sainz takes pole position, followed closely by Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton. Max Verstappen, starting from 11th, is on a different tire strategy and has to work his way up. The Ferraris lead early, while Hamilton overtakes Norris. Mercedes faces internal team orders as George Russell pressures Hamilton, but the drivers are asked to swap positions. The race builds tension with strategies and tire management becoming critical as drivers temper their pace to conserve tires.
🚦 Mid-Race Strategy and Mercedes' Pressure
The race intensifies as the safety car period ends. Teams begin strategizing, with Mercedes pressuring the Ferraris and Sainz leading. George Russell starts attacking Max Verstappen, and the Red Bull struggles to match its usual dominance. With the midfield holding up drivers, tire management becomes a key concern. Mercedes debates a two-stop strategy while keeping an eye on their rivals. The race is in a delicate balance with Ferrari leading, but the field tightly packed as the clock ticks down. The threat of a virtual safety car looms, adding to the strategic complexity.
⚖️ Final Battle for Victory: Sainz, Norris, and Mercedes
As the race nears its conclusion, the fight for the win heats up. Carlos Sainz leads, but he's tactically backing Lando Norris to give him DRS to defend against the Mercedes cars. George Russell is closing in on Norris while Lewis Hamilton looms behind, ready to strike. The top four cars are bunched up, and any mistake could decide the outcome. Russell makes a desperate attempt to pass Norris but fails, and in a dramatic turn, crashes into the wall, ending his race. Sainz's strategic brilliance secures him the victory, as the Ferrari driver holds off the competition in a thrilling finish.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Singapore Grand Prix
💡Carlos Sainz
💡Ferrari
💡George Russell
💡Lando Norris
💡Safety Car
💡Pit stop
💡DRS (Drag Reduction System)
💡Strategy
💡Tires
Highlights
Carlos Sainz takes back-to-back pole positions and leads the Singapore Grand Prix.
Charles Leclerc quickly moves into second place at the start, giving Ferrari a 1-2 lead.
Lewis Hamilton overtakes Lando Norris and positions himself in third, setting up a competitive race.
Max Verstappen, starting 11th, faces tough competition, with Ferrari and Mercedes fighting for the lead.
Mercedes opts to invert positions between George Russell and Lewis Hamilton to enhance race strategy.
Carlos Sainz leads the race with Max Verstappen on a different tire strategy, staying competitive.
Virtual Safety Car triggers a wave of pit stops, leaving Max Verstappen with an uncertain position in the race.
Ferrari’s strategy with Carlos Sainz benefits from a well-timed pit stop during the VSC.
George Russell makes a bold move on Charles Leclerc to take third place, setting himself up for a potential win.
Carlos Sainz skillfully manages his lead by giving Lando Norris DRS to defend against George Russell.
A strategic battle between Ferrari, Mercedes, and McLaren emerges, with Lando Norris holding off the Mercedes duo.
Carlos Sainz’s tactical awareness helps him maintain the lead, keeping Norris and the Mercedes drivers at bay.
George Russell crashes into the wall on the final lap, ending his chances of a podium finish.
Carlos Sainz wins the Singapore Grand Prix with tactical brilliance, marking his first victory at this race.
Ferrari celebrates a masterful weekend, with Carlos Sainz earning praise for a perfect strategy execution.
Transcripts
radio check loud and clear safety C in
this lap available box now box box this
box
confirm one of formula one's greatest
stages is set welcome to the Singapore
Grand Prix it is wide open at Marina Bay
and you can make a case for four teams
taking the checkered flag in 2 hours
time Max is sfen 11th the biggest shock
of the season so far Russell returns to
the front row for the first time since
the Australian Grand Prix it is a
back-to-back poll position for Carlos
sence the fifth poll in his
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career and the Singapore Grand Prix is
go good launch off the line by the P3
man charl Clair is trying to take second
place Carlos holds the lead charl Clair
doeses take second place and Lewis
Hamilton is all over the RO he had got
past Lando Norris but he rejoins does
norrris get back ahead of him that's the
question no Hamilton takes that third
place on the road does he give the
position to his teammate the two
Mercedes side by side it's a Ferrari one
two at Marina Bay George Russell will
want that place back Howton was all over
the
road so he going to let me back past
or give that face back let me
know so we will invert the positions
again so we'll give place to George
right behind
himar just managing the uh the
P you can just tell there's some
management going on here because look at
how closely lined up all the cars are
and the last car on the group is BAS a
group of 18 cars 17 cars and Bas 417 but
this really suits for slapping down to
the ground he's on the hard Tire he's on
a different Str to all of these cars
ahead of him yeah anyone who picks right
now is going to come out right behind
Bas what you are doing is good and Bas
412 the back I think it's a good
strategy for them at the moment they've
just got to keep those tires alive and
that's why they're just everyone's just
tempering the pace Target Gap to sign we
need 3 seconds at the moment it's 1.0
cop try to slow
down so I could go forever at I have
more than a second in
that's that's good and George we expect
the Ferraris to open up a 3se second gap
between themselves they'll start
watching you back been told yeah it
looks like they a sacrifice the work any
option to do so we'll keep on top of it
but best thing we can do right now just
keep on top of these two
Ferraris now it's just one big Formula 1
Train I think
is so got to sign in front 1.2 Target
three got to signs Target
three yeah we see that Gap now is 2 and
1/2 seconds between SS CL and CH is
opening 2.4 behind and we need five
seconds in five laps there's currently
no Gap stop
into let me know what our best this race
what I need to do so we need to keep the
pressure on these
Ferraris what the behind
Charles is 3.5 behind his Target 5
seconds russle is 5.5 seconds to was R
left 397 97 rle is 2.2 from Char then
Lando 396 so the p is
good there is Logan Sergeant off the
road so we got double
y or not window
open stay out stay out risky box yeah
this must be a virtual where they're
going to have to carbon and Grand Prix
tires is not a good
combination
okay box box box box yeah packing
up he hung back there forcing the
Mercedes to have to drive slowly as well
so this could benefit the McLaren
actually just St it stays out he stays
out everyone else
picks and then it's a race to the safety
car line
good job good job save the critically SS
leads the race but staffen didn't manage
to take the lead so all of that strategy
has gone out of the window for Max he
didn't pit he still has to and he
doesn't have clear air that's huge So
currently P3 on the road as I'm sure you
can see the Steen on that hard tire from
the start yeah that's unlucky there for
Ferrari and lir but they still have one
car out front and the best news for
science is that he's got the staffen
behind him safety car in this lap safety
car in this lap what do you think is the
plan for this the plan is to keep the
pack uh together so don't pull away be
doable his Marx behind on used the hard
back to racing conditions right behind
the St here's an attack from Russell
yeah def really struggling oh Russell's
all over the road does he get a nose to
the inside Russell gets just happen nice
job mate Red Bull right now a shadow of
them former themselves in
2023 he will keep the par up he cannot
do two stops Russ canot do two stops
yeah he's managing a lot he's very slow
he's trying to back it up okay Russell
1.3 behind Lando left time 40.3 then you
got Hamilton 396 P4 then Charles P5 395
then the St and 414 slowing the old
field down so we want to do the St and
space or what
Target 40.3 just keep keep an eye on
these tires go to
the dri he just big time Russell's got
to just attack now hasn't he I want to
this wi yeah we understand we're on the
same page mate will go to two stops but
right now they cannot do it and Midfield
lap time
39.6 so chance is P5 around 5 seconds
then there is a 5 Seconds Gap to Max and
another 5 Second to Cho and the Midfield
is hold up by Cho
behind yeah I tell you he just together
with Fernando same lap time 30.8 let me
know when you think it's good to I still
have one second of faing science
reporting he still has a second of pace
in
hand if you can 40.0 40.0 but keeping R
behind obviously that's a long
so 20 laps to go you're doing his
mega no
no and he will park up his out double
yellow turn 1 2 3 safety car window
could be a safety car the losing the
four position good we are in are we
doing opposite can anyone gamble on a
pit stop so VC VSC Bo opposite I want to
go for the win box opposite you
confirm box opposite confirm box
opposite
I want a box opposite confir just let us
let us control this box
opposite
St and the Mercedes drivers have elected
to give up track position at a street
circuit and to make moves to try and
fight for victory in Singapore so VC
ending Strat seven and we want to PO end
po the Mercedes had an extra set of the
medium tires compared to their Rivals
around them they have elected to use it
and remember why Carlos SS was backing
up Russell they didn't want to allow
this Mercedes onto this tire the
Mercedes are going to have to use a lot
of the life of those new medium tires to
bring themselves onto the back of lir
how about L Norris never won a Grand
Prix never won a Grand Prix one second
off the lead it is brilliantly poised
Target time to win the race I don't know
size looking 366 currently now we're
seeing some Pace it's Russell charging
SS already smashed his best lap of the
race in as
well need2 can till the end oh that's
not what you want to hear you want to
hear it's all good it's all kushy you're
on for a win 14 laps to go find a little
bit
more 13.5 behind
13.5 Charles and Norris and Charles left
time 385 8.5 okay okay so don't put too
much stress because it's quite
understood yeah sorry about that if
George Russell can clear the Scarlet
Ferrari ahead he's got a chance to win
this race
what is quite low
388 and uh Russell is 7.5 behind and
here we go with George with the DRS now
down to seven a little bit too far back
surely and that'll just hold him back
Lewis will get within a second of
Russell unless George can start putting
some moves up and George Russell is
close now ah he's got an opportunity
this is his first real run on the
Ferrari driver ahead he will know it go
to the outside line says charlot Clair
but then it's the Up and Under attempt
from George Russell George Russell's got
a chance now to win this Grand Prix cuz
he's fought his way by and he's taken
third place now Russell pass Char and
land the 1.4 behind you and Russell is
the car behind 6 seconds it's really in
the balance now Russell will get there
he's going to get there before the last
lap Russell is 5.7 behind
caros signs's hope for victory here is
called Lando Norris it's all about
whether the McLaren driver can fight to
keep these two behind Okay so can SS
back into Norris to give Norris DRS to
help him defend from Russell is that the
next curve
ball cop is 1.1 1.4 now Russell 2.7 as
he gets close if he can get DS suggested
L8 behind with DRS r no
DRS cop that scien is trying to give
Norris DRS guys are
finished it wor time there is a massive
moment coming here either Russell is
going to get by Norris or Hamilton is
going to have a chance to be the lead
Mercedes anyone battling who isn't
battling against Carlos signs could hand
the Spanish driver the victory trophy
four laps remain in science is reporting
his tires are finished I'll leave you to
this the top four are nearly glued
together all of the catching has been
done by George Russell it's now passing
to try and win the Grand Prix Norris is
struggling to turn the car as well
Russell's going to have a chance here
now this is where George Russell was
able to set up the move before he's
really close this time Russell having
the defensive shape thrown but now
there's an opportunity to stand on the
power the two British drivers go wheel
tohe George Russell trying to fight his
way by will that be the inside line now
Norris gets his elbows out and that
could have won the race for Carlos signs
good job from Lando there 1.5 y terrifi
k off this is on the limit for the
podium places for the win Norris no
longer has DRS to try and
defend up still go Lando be 1.2 and
Lando Norris now he's got the DRS he's
got the DRS there signs dropping back to
try and help them Russell's defending
from Hamilton now and that's costing him
and Hamilton the inside oh my word
suddenly the pendulum looked like he was
swinging Mercedes way it's gone back to
Ferrari two laps to go andando with the
r one second behind Russell is close
Norris will have the DRS but Russell is
closed can he shift the McLaren offline
I don't think he can he's too far back
George needs to pick up the face if you
can up towards turn 14 this is another
chance right this is everything for
George Russell and leis Hamilton is
gaining Russell has taken so much from
his medium compound of tires this is it
this is it for the Grand Prix win if
Mercedes are going to claim it Red
Bull's Invincible run is over but which
team will be lifting the trophy will it
be Ferrari will it be McLaren will it be
Mercedes it looks like the two Mercedes
are going to have a battle on the final
Podium place on the last lap be St five
overtake the final lap and 1.1 and last
lap used Patrick Lando Norris does not
have DRS now now look how close Russell
is but SS's tactical awareness May well
have won in this Grand Prix still
pushing the wi Russ off George Russell
into the wall and out of the ring race
and the Battle For the Win is
over oh no
no what what
a oh my goodness rle in the wall at 10
head down you Corners to
the the wall keep trying mate keep
trying is this the last
time Formula 1 at its absolute finest
Carlos signs tactical Brilliance Carlos
signs the winner of the Singapore Grand
Prix and B one baby b
one conratulations
what a mega job you did there what a
smart race you know what this is my
first smooth operation in
Kate
smoo that was perfect guys perfect
weekend come on you need it a of action
there to protect from the
merch and enjoy the fireworks and the
podium Ricky we want Singapore my friend
great
cry
the1 say it again and the pit Lane and
P1 again again P1
P1
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