After a more than fiery return to Singapore, amidst the Red Bull scandal – budget cap and the principle of fire on Pierre Gasly's ATO3, the time has come to unbalance even at Fanta F1 with advice on who to line up this weekend. All the teams had to deal with the problem of jumping due to the conformation of the street circuit that doesn't go well with ground effect cars. Among the various teams that used the first day in Singapore to experiment we find Red Bull, Mercedes and Ferraris. The team from Maranello, called to answer to the Red Bull hegemony, he closed the day with positive impressions unlike the struggling Austrian team with Verstappen. The work on Charles' F1-75 remained in the pits for the first part of the FP2 has paid off.
Red Bull undercover
The only 8 laps completed by Verstappen are a wake-up call for Red Bull which can now be modulated on any type of circuit. A setup problem, knots to solve in a short time but still lenient with the Austrian team who worked a lot on the suspension and the third element. With these premises there would be room for only one protagonist, the Ferrari.
Red Bull - slower in finding the right balance for the weekend - was unable to test the race pace a little, but this is not part of the critical issues of the RB18 which must rather find perfection in putting together a flying lap. With their traction, the reds hope instead to be able to find a faithful ally on the Asian track. To complicate the situation in Red Bull there is also the unknown of Sergio Perez, still in difficulty.
Miscellaneous classification center
During the second practice session in Singapore, several teams surprised both positively and negatively. Among the positive surprises we find both Alpines, Bottas and Stroll who had closed the first practice session prematurely after contact with the walls. Among the negative ones instead McLaren, which has brought major updates at the moment without too many fruits, Mick Schumacher and the two AlphaTauri. At Williams, on the other hand, the apprehension about Albon's condition seems to have vanished who, on his return after having an appendicitis operation, is unable to do better than 16th place, however leaving his team-mate still behind, in P20. There will be many variables in Singapore starting from qualifying, where traffic and flags could decree unexpected sentences. Who to field at Fanta F1?
Here are our picks with a baseline of 102-103 credits.
Top drivers: Leclerc – Alonso – Ocon – Bottas – Stroll = 102 credits
Mixed team: Sainz – Russell – Bottas – Stroll – Schumacher = 103 credits
