When the Singapore GP comes around, there's no point in making predictions on the eve of the weekend. Anything can happen at the Marina Bay circuit, and the facts and statistics prove it, revealing just how surprising this Grand Prix can be.
At the Marina Bay circuit all the plans are blown away
“The Singapore GP is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get.” It's easy to invoke Forrest Gump to describe how unpredictable this race is. If the season is going one way, Marina Bay often tells a different story. With McLaren's dominance and Verstappen's excellent form lately, no one would have bet on George Russell and Mercedes, authors of a masterpiece weekend. The 2023 case was even more sensational, with Red Bull winning 21 of 22 races and seeing the chance of a sweep slip away in Singapore. There, Ferrari, disappointing up to that point, managed to prevail thanks to a sumptuous performance by Carlos SainzCuriously, the Reds managed to assert themselves again in 2015, thanks to Sebastian Vettel, in a season almost entirely dominated by Mercedes.
Singapore GP Statistics
In 16 editions of the Singapore GP, we have seen 8 different winners, of which only 2 have managed to achieve at least two consecutive victories: Vettel with 3 consecutive victories between 2011 and 2013, and Hamilton with 2 in 2017 and 2018. Since 2018, we have not seen anyone repeat this feat in Singapore; from the following year onwards, a different driver has always won. In fact, no one has managed to take the throne from the "King" of this GP, Vettel, who leads the roll of honour with 5 victories, followed by Hamilton, stuck at 4, then Alonso with 2 and the others at 1. Before this weekend, a certain balance reigned in the roll of honour of the teams, with Red Bull, Mercedes and Ferrari leading with 4 victories each, but thanks to Russell, the German team rises to 5. McLaren follows with 2 and Renault with 1. As we know by now, Singapore is an atypical track and often produces results that are not at all in line. with the rest of the season. What will happen next year?
di Mauro Cafasso
