The Official 2018 Singapore Grand Prix Thread **SPOILERS**
Discussion
Date(s): Friday 14th September - Sunday 16th September 2018
Session Timings
Local
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Uk
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UK TV Time
Circuit
When was the track built?
The Marina Bay Circuit arrived on the scene in 2008. A street track with the city's famous skyline as its spectacular backdrop, the initial circuit plan by Herman Tilke was refined by KBR Inc, while the event has quickly established itself as one of the standouts on the F1 calendar.
When was its first Grand Prix?
In 2008, Singapore had the honour of hosting the first night-time race in F1 history. The Grand Prix – the 15th round of that season – proved a huge hit with the teams and drivers, while Renault’s Fernando Alonso claimed a controversial victory.
What’s the circuit like?
The 5.073km Marina Bay Circuit is one of the most physically demanding on the calendar, its bumpy street surface coupled with humid conditions giving the drivers plenty to think about. With 23 corners, they are working the wheel a lot, too, around the high-speed lap – the physical stress causing them to lose as much as 3kg over the course of a race. The circuit also boasts some of the most unique features of any track on the F1 calendar, including Turn 18, which actually sees the drivers pass underneath a grandstand.
Changes for 2018
Live Timing
https://www.formula1.com/en/f1-live.html
Lap times, PU component use, technical reports and Stewards' decisions for the weekend will appear here:
https://www.fia.com/events/fia-formula-one-world-c...
Tyres
For 2018 Pirelli will bring to Marina Bay three tyres from the softer end of their ‘rainbow’ of available colours.
These are the yellow-striped Soft, purple-striped Ultrasoft and new-for-2018 pink-striped Hypersoft compounds. This combination has not previously been seen at any race this season; the Hypersofts have been used only in Monaco and Canada.
Weather (looking wet)
http://www.myweather2.com/Motor-Racing/Singapore/S...
2017 Quailfying
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSkMBM3P7i8
Pole Lap
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhM_04gQQkk
Race Highlights A night race in the rain, what could possibly go wrong...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAOMOmsqpUY
The 2017 race: Lewis thanks his lucky stars
Singapore may have been celebrating its 10th F1 birthday, but Lewis Hamilton decided he would keep most of the presents for himself.
The 33-year-old Englishman claimed his third Marina Bay Street Circuit victory, his seventh of 2017 and the 60th of his Formula 1 career to move 28 points ahead of championship rival Sebastian Vettel.
Vettel’s Ferrari had started from pole position but the German’s race was over within a few hundred metres. As Red Bull’s Max Verstappen tried to force his way between Vettel and his Ferrari team-mate Kimi Räikkönen the Dutch driver found himself with nowhere to go: he and Räikkönen were out instantly, while Vettel spun into retirement just seconds later.
Never one to look a gift horse in the mouth, Hamilton brought his Mercedes through from the third row to take the race lead which would be his until the end of a race shortened to 58 laps.
Before the race Hamilton had said he needed a miracle and he was quick to acknowledge his good fortune. “God blessed me today for sure,” said the 32-year-old Briton. “I capitalised on the incident – who would ever have known that would happen?”
Daniel Ricciardo’s Red Bull gave chase but could never get within striking distance, leaving the Australian to come home second for the third year in a row at Marina Bay. “I can’t win the bloody thing!” said Ricciardo in jest, “But I’m trying!”
Third, rounding off a superb day for Mercedes, was Valtteri Bottas, the Finn helping propel Mercedes into a lead of more than 100 points from Ferrari in the constructors’ standings as the three-pointed star continued its relentless pursuit of a fourth consecutive double title success.
Hamilton was not the only driver to profit from the early chaos: Carlos Sainz, in his last year with Toro Rosso, took his best-ever finish in fourth place ahead of Sergio Perez’s Force India, Jolyon Palmer, dropped by Renault for 2018 to make way for Sainz, achieved his best F1 result in sixth, and Stoffel Vandoorne’s McLaren was eighth to give the Belgian his own highest finish.
With the race ending at the two-hour limit after 58 of the scheduled 61 laps, only 12 cars finished, the lowest in Singapore’s first decade as a Grand Prix venue. Hamilton sweetened his day even further with a new lap record of 1 minute 45.008 seconds and summed it all up in one sentence.
“I needed it to rain,” he said, “and as soon as it began to rain I knew where I would finish.”
Session Timings
Local
|https://thumbsnap.com/hF3TWnLt[/url]
Uk
|https://thumbsnap.com/9h0z3MvA[/url]
UK TV Time
Session | Day | Sky F1 | Channel 4 | Session Start | Local Time |
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Drivers Press Conference | Thursday | 11.00 | |||
Practice 1 | Friday | 09.15 | 09.25 | 09.30 | 16.30 |
Practice 2 | Friday | 13.15 | 13.10 | 13.30 | 20.30 |
Practice 3 | Saturday | 10.45 | 10.55 | 11.00 | 18.00 |
Qualifying | Saturday | 13.00 | 14.00 | 14:00 | 21.00 |
Race | Sunday | 11.30 | 12.00 | 13.10 | 20:10 |
Circuit
When was the track built?
The Marina Bay Circuit arrived on the scene in 2008. A street track with the city's famous skyline as its spectacular backdrop, the initial circuit plan by Herman Tilke was refined by KBR Inc, while the event has quickly established itself as one of the standouts on the F1 calendar.
When was its first Grand Prix?
In 2008, Singapore had the honour of hosting the first night-time race in F1 history. The Grand Prix – the 15th round of that season – proved a huge hit with the teams and drivers, while Renault’s Fernando Alonso claimed a controversial victory.
What’s the circuit like?
The 5.073km Marina Bay Circuit is one of the most physically demanding on the calendar, its bumpy street surface coupled with humid conditions giving the drivers plenty to think about. With 23 corners, they are working the wheel a lot, too, around the high-speed lap – the physical stress causing them to lose as much as 3kg over the course of a race. The circuit also boasts some of the most unique features of any track on the F1 calendar, including Turn 18, which actually sees the drivers pass underneath a grandstand.
Changes for 2018
Live Timing
https://www.formula1.com/en/f1-live.html
Lap times, PU component use, technical reports and Stewards' decisions for the weekend will appear here:
https://www.fia.com/events/fia-formula-one-world-c...
Tyres
For 2018 Pirelli will bring to Marina Bay three tyres from the softer end of their ‘rainbow’ of available colours.
These are the yellow-striped Soft, purple-striped Ultrasoft and new-for-2018 pink-striped Hypersoft compounds. This combination has not previously been seen at any race this season; the Hypersofts have been used only in Monaco and Canada.
Weather (looking wet)
http://www.myweather2.com/Motor-Racing/Singapore/S...
2017 Quailfying
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSkMBM3P7i8
Pole Lap
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhM_04gQQkk
Race Highlights A night race in the rain, what could possibly go wrong...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAOMOmsqpUY
The 2017 race: Lewis thanks his lucky stars
Singapore may have been celebrating its 10th F1 birthday, but Lewis Hamilton decided he would keep most of the presents for himself.
The 33-year-old Englishman claimed his third Marina Bay Street Circuit victory, his seventh of 2017 and the 60th of his Formula 1 career to move 28 points ahead of championship rival Sebastian Vettel.
Vettel’s Ferrari had started from pole position but the German’s race was over within a few hundred metres. As Red Bull’s Max Verstappen tried to force his way between Vettel and his Ferrari team-mate Kimi Räikkönen the Dutch driver found himself with nowhere to go: he and Räikkönen were out instantly, while Vettel spun into retirement just seconds later.
Never one to look a gift horse in the mouth, Hamilton brought his Mercedes through from the third row to take the race lead which would be his until the end of a race shortened to 58 laps.
Before the race Hamilton had said he needed a miracle and he was quick to acknowledge his good fortune. “God blessed me today for sure,” said the 32-year-old Briton. “I capitalised on the incident – who would ever have known that would happen?”
Daniel Ricciardo’s Red Bull gave chase but could never get within striking distance, leaving the Australian to come home second for the third year in a row at Marina Bay. “I can’t win the bloody thing!” said Ricciardo in jest, “But I’m trying!”
Third, rounding off a superb day for Mercedes, was Valtteri Bottas, the Finn helping propel Mercedes into a lead of more than 100 points from Ferrari in the constructors’ standings as the three-pointed star continued its relentless pursuit of a fourth consecutive double title success.
Hamilton was not the only driver to profit from the early chaos: Carlos Sainz, in his last year with Toro Rosso, took his best-ever finish in fourth place ahead of Sergio Perez’s Force India, Jolyon Palmer, dropped by Renault for 2018 to make way for Sainz, achieved his best F1 result in sixth, and Stoffel Vandoorne’s McLaren was eighth to give the Belgian his own highest finish.
With the race ending at the two-hour limit after 58 of the scheduled 61 laps, only 12 cars finished, the lowest in Singapore’s first decade as a Grand Prix venue. Hamilton sweetened his day even further with a new lap record of 1 minute 45.008 seconds and summed it all up in one sentence.
“I needed it to rain,” he said, “and as soon as it began to rain I knew where I would finish.”
Edited by Deesee on Monday 10th September 12:00
Thanks for the OP
Really looking forward to this race, I think we will some Mercedes damage limitation and Red Bull trying everything to claim a win. (Will they leave Ricciardo out in the cold and favour Max though?)
Expecting Vettle to do something daft and Magnussen to do something dangerous.
Quali:
1) MV
2) SV
3) DR
Race:
1) MV
2) KR
3) SV
Really looking forward to this race, I think we will some Mercedes damage limitation and Red Bull trying everything to claim a win. (Will they leave Ricciardo out in the cold and favour Max though?)
Expecting Vettle to do something daft and Magnussen to do something dangerous.
Quali:
1) MV
2) SV
3) DR
Race:
1) MV
2) KR
3) SV
Ferrari and Vettel in particular really need to pull their socks up at this one in order to start clawing back the points their performance deserves.
Hamilton should at best be a theoretical 5th here behind the red and blue cars however does anyone know what’s happening with engine penalties yet?
Hamilton should at best be a theoretical 5th here behind the red and blue cars however does anyone know what’s happening with engine penalties yet?
LaurasOtherHalf said:
Ferrari and Vettel in particular really need to pull their socks up at this one in order to start clawing back the points their performance deserves.
Hamilton should at best be a theoretical 5th here behind the red and blue cars however does anyone know what’s happening with engine penalties yet?
Units used to date, Red bull have the freshest units (one race old) of the front runners.Hamilton should at best be a theoretical 5th here behind the red and blue cars however does anyone know what’s happening with engine penalties yet?
https://maxf1.net/en/2018-f1-power-unit-elements-u...
High downforce circuit for Mercedes, I can't wait to see Red Bull think they can get away with on the rear wing!!!!
Dani Ric/Max for me (if clean), can see Merc pulling an unexpected 2 stop (assuming minimal safety car activity), to keep the scuderia on there toes.
Deesee said:
LaurasOtherHalf said:
Ferrari and Vettel in particular really need to pull their socks up at this one in order to start clawing back the points their performance deserves.
Hamilton should at best be a theoretical 5th here behind the red and blue cars however does anyone know what’s happening with engine penalties yet?
Units used to date, Red bull have the freshest units (one race old) of the front runners.Hamilton should at best be a theoretical 5th here behind the red and blue cars however does anyone know what’s happening with engine penalties yet?
https://maxf1.net/en/2018-f1-power-unit-elements-u...
High downforce circuit for Mercedes, I can't wait to see Red Bull think they can get away with on the rear wing!!!!
Dani Ric/Max for me (if clean), can see Merc pulling an unexpected 2 stop (assuming minimal safety car activity), to keep the scuderia on there toes.
Can't see anybody other than Vettel on pole as he is so good around Singapore and has the car to do it IMO. Ferrari have an electrical power deployment advantage, superior traction and seem to work well on all tyre compounds.
It's very difficult to call it between Raikkonen, the Red Bulls and the Mercedes. I can't imagine Mercedes will arrive once again without having made significant inroads on their Singapore pace, however it's not likely to suddenly become their specialist circuit- especially as there is still a question mark over whether they can perform over a qualifying lap on the Hyper Softs.
Red Bull should be a threat for anything up to the number two spot but their poor reliability continues and Verstappen, unless fully reformed, is overdue an unforced crash.
Qualifying
-Vettel
-Raikkonen
-Verstappen
Race
-Vettel
-Hamilton
-Raikkonen
It's very difficult to call it between Raikkonen, the Red Bulls and the Mercedes. I can't imagine Mercedes will arrive once again without having made significant inroads on their Singapore pace, however it's not likely to suddenly become their specialist circuit- especially as there is still a question mark over whether they can perform over a qualifying lap on the Hyper Softs.
Red Bull should be a threat for anything up to the number two spot but their poor reliability continues and Verstappen, unless fully reformed, is overdue an unforced crash.
Qualifying
-Vettel
-Raikkonen
-Verstappen
Race
-Vettel
-Hamilton
-Raikkonen
LaurasOtherHalf said:
I always think it's an unattractive thing to view as well though a customer has been a couple of times and apparently it's a cracking venue to visit.
I agree on the unattractiveness. I know they run it at night to aid the timings for global TV, but as a result all we get to see is concrete and streetlights. It could be anywhere in the world.Deesee said:
... can see Merc pulling an unexpected 2 stop (assuming minimal safety car activity), to keep the scuderia on there toes.
Looking at the tyre choices I'd have thought Ferrari the most likely to be going for a 2 stop. I think Merc will be hoping the SC gods look kindly on them.Gaz. said:
LaurasOtherHalf said:
Has there ever been a genuinely good race at Singapore?
Crashes, and the odd bit of cheating but I'm struggling to recall one? I always think it's an unattractive thing to view as well though a customer has been a couple of times and apparently it's a cracking venue to visit.
It looks great during the day, lots of trees & parks. FP1 and F2 are quite something during daylight.Crashes, and the odd bit of cheating but I'm struggling to recall one? I always think it's an unattractive thing to view as well though a customer has been a couple of times and apparently it's a cracking venue to visit.
2008 was good, even before we knew of the cheating, 2009 was good, 2010 was good, 2012 was ok, Vettel was on fire in 2013, 2017 was good. Can't remember 2011, 2014, 2015 or 2016 but if they're on this week I'll rewatch them.
Jabbah said:
Deesee said:
... can see Merc pulling an unexpected 2 stop (assuming minimal safety car activity), to keep the scuderia on there toes.
Looking at the tyre choices I'd have thought Ferrari the most likely to be going for a 2 stop. I think Merc will be hoping the SC gods look kindly on them.I was thinking that, perhaps the next couple of races, could decide the championships.
But then I looked at the 7-race calendar and I now don’t think it’s going to happen.
This time last year you could look at the venue and think either Ferrari, or Mercedes. This year we have no clues other than Seb’s propensity to make the odd cock-up.i thought that Merc would have it in the bag now based on their reliability, but think they now might actually be more vulnerable.
But based on the general form of both teams/drivers, I now think that it could go all the way.
Yippee!
But then I looked at the 7-race calendar and I now don’t think it’s going to happen.
This time last year you could look at the venue and think either Ferrari, or Mercedes. This year we have no clues other than Seb’s propensity to make the odd cock-up.i thought that Merc would have it in the bag now based on their reliability, but think they now might actually be more vulnerable.
But based on the general form of both teams/drivers, I now think that it could go all the way.
Yippee!
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