The race itself was an entertaining race to watch, despite heavy rain that delayed the start for an hour that force the race only fifty-nine laps instead of sixty-one laps.
Charles Leclerc on pole for Sundays race ahead of Sergio Pérez and Carlos Sainz Jr. On Sunday race, Perez took the lead at the start ahead of Leclerc and never looked back; lead all of the laps and despite a five-second time penalty late on, it was Pérez day to win in this seasons Singapore Grand Prix for Sergio Pérez's second race win of the season.
While, Charles Leclerc finished in second place in the Ferrari, Leclerc was two and half seconds behind Pérez at the end.
Meanwhile, Carlos Sainz Jr. finished in third place in the other Ferrari to complete the podium, Sainz Jr. was ten seconds behind Pérez at the end of the fifty-nine lap race.
Now with five races to go, Max Verstappen only managing a seventh place finish,Charles Leclerc only managing a second place finish and Sergio Pérez winning in Singapore, Max Verstappen's lead of the F1 Drivers' Standings has been reduce from one hundred-sixteen points to one hundred-four points ahead of Charles Leclerc in the standings, while Pérez still third in the standings with one-hundred-six points behind Verstappen with five races to go.
Max Verstappen could win his second Drivers' Championship at Suzuka. If Verstappen wins the Japanese Grand Prix to guaranteed the championship.
While Red Bull still leads F1 Constructors' Standings, the gap is now reduce from one hundred and thirty-nine to one hundred and thirty-six points for Ferrari who are second in the Constructors' Standings with five races to go.
Highlights of the race below, enjoy.
Rate the Teams and Drivers
Mercedes - 5
Lewis Hamilton - 6 (finished ninth)
George Russell - 5 (finished fourteenth, two laps down, fastest lap)
Red Bull Racing - 8
Max Verstappen - 7 (finished seventh)
Sergio Pérez - 10 (race win)
Ferrari - 8
Charles Leclerc - 8 (pole, finished second)
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 8 (finished third)
McLaren - 9
Daniel Ricciardo - 9 (finished fifth)
Lando Norris - 10 (finished fourth)
Alpine - 7
Fernando Alonso - 9 (DNF, Engine)
Esteban Ocon - 6 (DNF, Engine)
AlphaTauri - 5
Pierre Gasly - 6 (finished tenth)
Yuki Tsunoda - 5 (DNF, Accident)
Aston Martin - 9
Sebastian Vettel - 8 (finished eighth)
Lance Stroll - 10 (finished sixth)
Williams - 4
Alexander Albon - 5 (DNF, Accident damage)
Nicholas Latifi - 4 (DNF, Collision damage with Zhou)
Alfa Romeo - 5
Valtteri Bottas - 6 (finished eleventh)
Guanyu Zhou - 5 (Collision with Latifi)
Haas - 5
Kevin Magnussen - 5 (finished twelfth)
Mick Schumacher - 5 (finished thirteenth, lap down)
Next stop Suzuka Circuit in a weeks time for the Japanese Grand Prix.
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