Sergio Perez (MEX) Red Bull Racing RB18.

F1 Singapore Grand Prix - Sergio Perez wins in the wet!

Sergio Perez of Red Bull wins the F1 Singapore Grand Prix but "under investigation" for Safety Car infringement
Max Verstappen denied the 2022 title today.
Lewis Hamilton makes contact with the wall

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02 Oct 2022

14:37

Hamilton is now running 0.9s behind Sainz for third.

14:36

Verstappen is now hunting down Alonso for sixth.

He's running 0.5s behind the Alpine driver.

14:35

The incident between Zhou and Latifi is being investigated. Probably one for after the race given both drivers have DNFd.

14:33

Verstappen finally gets through Vettel and then overtakes Gasly.

He's up to seventh now!

14:31

The race is back underway in Singapore on Lap 11!

14:30

Lap 1 at Marina Bay...

Sergio Perez (MEX) Red Bull Racing RB18 leads at the start of the race. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 17, Singapore — Sergio Perez (MEX) Red Bull Racing RB18 leads at the start of the race…

14:29

Order under the Safety Car: Perez, Leclerc, Sainz, Hamilton, Norris, Alonso, Gasly, Vettel, Verstappen, Tsunoda, Stroll, Ricciardo, Schumacher, Ocon, Bottas, Russell, Albon, Magnussen.

14:28

Replays show Russell taking to the escape road after trying to overtake Bottas... explains why he lost five seconds before the Safety Car.

14:27

LAP 7/61

Contact between Zhou and Latifi

Zhou is out of the race. Latifi limps back to the pits with a puncture #SingaporeGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/lI0AwJwbRP
— Formula 1 (@F1) October 2, 2022

14:25

Safety Car deployed to recover Zhou's car.

14:24

Contact between Latifi and Zhou - looks to be the Williams driver's fault.

Zhou is out!

14:23

Zhou is out of the race!

Latifi is going slow with a puncture - contact, perhaps?

14:21

Norris reports: "As you can tell, it's not drying up very quickly."

14:20

The order on Lap 6: Perez, Leclerc, Sainz, Hamilton, Norris, Alonso, Gasly, Vettel, Verstappen and Tsunoda.

14:18

On Lap 5, Verstappen has closed up to the back of Vettel for eighth.

14:16

Leclerc is running consistently 0.9s off Perez at the front of the field.

Sainz is 5.8s off the lead in third.

14:15

Hamilton reports over team radio: "I told you about these tyres. In future you need to listen to me. No grip."

14:13

Replays show Verstappen making a shocking start - he nearly went into anti-stall.

He cut Turn 1 on Lap 1 to avoid contact with Stroll.

14:12

Verstappen is now up to 10th with Magnussen struggling with damage and then overtaking Stroll.

14:11

Order on Lap 1: Perez, Leclerc, Sainz, Hamilton, Norris, Alonso, Gasly, Vettel, Tsunoda, Stroll, Magnussen, Verstappen, Ricciardo, Schumacher, Ocon, Bottas, Latifi, Zhou, Russell and Albon.

14:10

Verstappen is down to 12th on the opening lap! A poor Lap 1 for the reigning champion.

14:10

Perez leads unti Turn 1 ahead of Leclerc, Sainz and Hamilton.

A lot of mayhem further down the order though.

14:08

Time for the F1 Singapore Grand Prix!

We're now underway at the Marina Bay Street Circuit...

14:08

Leclerc lines up on his grid spot... here we go!

14:06

The formation lap is underway...