The circuit of Marina Bay over the years it has been the scene of several twists and turns. From crashgate 2008 until recently victory in 2023 by Carlos Sainz, which interrupted – at least for one race – the Red Bull domination. Between curiosities and new records achieved, here is the Singapore GP in 10 stats.
Lando Norris back on pole position
Under the street lights of Singapore, Lando Norris gets the sixth seasonal pole position. The Englishman, on previous occasions in which he started from first place, has not never succeeded to complete the first lap maintaining the lead of the group. In Singapore he not only achieved the feat of a perfect start – thus putting an end to that negative record – but also wins the victory with edge di 20.945 s from second-placed Verstappen.
At Marina Bay the McLaren he hadn't taken a pole position since 2012, the year in which Lewis Hamilton – in his last year with the Woking team – set the fastest time in the qualifying session. Among the curious statistics of the Singapore GP, it is also worth highlighting the one regarding the Safety Cars.
For the first time ever in the history of this track a race was held race without the entrance to the track of the Safety car. Max Verstappen he instead finished this race in second position. This means that Marina Bay remains the only circuit on the calendar where the Red Bull driver has never stood on the top step of the podium.
Ferrari sets negative record at Marina Bay
Un difficult saturday, That of the two red ones, as also underlined by the Team Principal Vasseur. A mix of mistakes and bad luck prevented Ferrari from showing its potential during qualifying, obtaining ninth and tenth positions. Saturday's is the Scuderia Maranello's worst qualifying in Singapore since 2009. In fact, that year Kimi Raikkonen and Giancarlo Fisichella started from 13th and 18th place on the grid respectively.
The comeback in the race, on the other hand, sweetened what could have been a bitter weekend. With the fifth place obtained by Charles Leclerc and the seventh by Sainz, Stops but one positive streak. For the first time since 2017 Ferrari fails to get on the podium of Marina Bay.
Instead, it is about the 200th GP of the Ferrari driver's career Carlos SainzLast year, on this very circuit, the Spaniard won theonly victory of the non-Red Bull season.
Among the statistics of the Singapore GP a new milestone for Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton reaches another milestone: in Singapore the English driver reached the top 350 races in Formula 1. The number #44 thus moves into second place among the drivers with the most GPs contested, ahead of him Fernando Alonso leads the rankings with 395. This is not the only record that Hamilton has grabbed during the weekend.
The Mercedes driver manages to qualify in third position. He thus maintains his personal record intact, in fact it has always been qualified Top 5 in all 15 Singapore Grands Prix. Daniel Ricciardo Instead, aboard his RB, he crossed the finish line in 18th position, but achieved the fastest lap.
The Australian snatches the additional point for the fastest lap from the hands of his former teammate, Lando Norris. The one obtained by Ricciardo last Sunday was the first fast lap since he conquered it in 2021 together with the victory of the Monza GP.
