Race 2019 F1 Singapore Grand Prix Full Race Replay
Race 2019 F1 Singapore Grand Prix Full Race Replay
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Race Info
Date 22 September 2019
Official name Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix 2019
Location Marina Bay Street Circuit
Marina Bay, Singapore
Course Temporary street circuit
Course length 5.063 km (3.146 miles)
Distance 61 laps, 308.706 km (191.821 miles)
Formula One Singapore Grand Prix 2019 What to Watch
Singapore's Marina Bay Circuit is well-known for its ability to surpass. Which is the better course of action in this situation—going for the overtaking or the undertake? To determine which choice could be ideal for the top drivers, let's examine the race from the previous year.
Pit stop laps are shown by the vertical lines. Vettel's lap number was 14. Lap 15 for Hamilton. Lap 17 for Verstappen.
From beginning to end, Lewis Hamilton was the clear winner of the 2018 Singapore Grand Prix. After Max Verstappen lost his position after the first lap, Sebastian Vettel was able to secure the vital second position. Seb maintained these places until lap 14, when he pulled over for fresh tires. Everything for the Scuderia altered at this point.
Sebastian applied the medium compound (then known as ultra soft) and went for an aggressive undercut. The plan was to move quickly enough for Lewis to pass Seb after his pit stop. In actuality, this concept absolutely backfired. Sebastian lost time not just against Verstappen but also against Lewis, finishing behind Checo Pérez.
From lap 14 to lap 16, Vettel had three sluggish laps. Since it takes longer to enter and exit the pits than it does to keep racing around the track, the first two are to be expected. But the third one shouldn't have occurred. Lap 16's time of 1:49.336 was a result of leaving the pits behind Checo.
Vettel's line is comparable to Hamilton's and Verstappen's. As anticipated, they both completed two slow laps before picking up their typical race pace.
The difference between each driver and the race leader is shown in the chart. In this instance, Hamilton was only three laps behind Verstappen and had a delta of 0 for the majority of the race.
What's the outcome for Seb? He made a bad strategic choice that cost him the second place he had earned at the start of the race. When you consider the gap between him and the leader at the end of the race, it was a double blow.
Max had a more measured approach, coming to a stop after Hamilton and Vettel. He was unable to take first place against Lewis, thus the overcut did not work for him either, but it was sufficient to take Vettel's second position.
Singapore's undercut is hazardous.The team must be very certain that they won't be stranded behind a slower driver after exiting the pits, although an undercut attempt can be effective.
The tires' lifespan must be the second factor taken into account. Vettel attempted a forceful undercut on the medium tires, but they simply couldn't hold up until the very end of the race. They must have hoped that either (1) Hamilton would not have enough to pass Seb by the end of the race, or (2) a safety car would emerge in the final 15 laps.
In order to prevent issues at the end of the race, I believe that the safest course of action is to run a one-stop race, starting with the soft compound and stopping for the hard tires.