2022 Formula One Singapore Grand Prix

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F1's 10 teams and 20 drivers will be racing under the lights in Singapore this weekend with many midfield battles still to play out.

Max Verstappen's dominant season, which will likely end up as the winningest season in F1 history, has him as the favourite to win under the lights in Singapore.

Short of a statistical miracle, both the drivers and constructors' championships are concluded in Verstappen and Red Bull's favour for 2022. An early-season threat from Ferrari was quickly thwarted by Red Bull, and Christian Horner's team and number one driver have been comfortably in front of the rest of the field since.

Behind Red Bull in the constructors' championship are Ferrari and Mercedes. After the first few races of the season it seemed like the struggle for pace from Mercedes would see them fade from contention with the top teams after nearly a decade of dominance, but they now sit just 35 points behind Ferrari.

Alpine and McLaren are also close in the standings, with the two teams separated by 18 points. A podium finish from either team this weekend could swing the battle significantly with only a handful of races remaining.

The Sebastian Vettel farewell season has just six remaining races including Singapore. The four time F1 champion will run his final races in Japan, the United States, Mexico, Brazil and Abu Dhabi after this weekend before hanging up his racing gloves.

A mix of clouds, rain, and maybe even a thundershower could lead to interesting conditions this time out in Singapore.

Will this be the weekend Verstappen clinches his championship? Will Mercedes catch Ferrari in the standings before the season ends? Who do you think might get a surprise podium finish in Singapore? Let us know in the comments below.

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I have been obsessed with sim racing and racing games since the 1980's. My first taste of live auto racing was in 1988, and I couldn't get enough ever since. Lead writer for RaceDepartment, and owner of SimRacing604 and its YouTube channel. Favourite sims include Assetto Corsa Competizione, Assetto Corsa, rFactor 2, Automobilista 2, DiRT Rally 2 - On Twitter as @simracing604

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better, so we'll not have 2 hours of boredom and extra long nap time.
They should reduce at least 10/15 laps minus this GP from the total count.
Shame it's back, the only good thing covid did was put it out of F1 calendar for 2 years.
Would have been better in the wet, if people crash, they crash they need to stop with all this "gotta be as safe as possible" rubbish otherwise give it another 10 years and motorsport won't exist.
 
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Maybe we need a "asphalt manufacturer" in F1, one that can deliver track surfaces suitable to have racing starts in the wet. Pinnacle of Motorsports, right? :coffee:
 
of course! it is also a street circuit in the rain today. Where you can't get the car off the track quickly either. do you ever watch formula 1 or today for the first time?
The cars are right at an escape road. Don't make a habit of watching the farce that is f1 tbh only watching it to pass time until the proper motorsport (British superbikes) is back on :thumbsup:
 
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judging by your post you don't particularly like max we know...enjoy your british super bikes
Where did I mention him in that post exactly? And what does it have anything to do with the fact f1 is the dreariest form of motorsport going?
 
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Is it true that F1TV is going create a new segment called F1 Court TV where they try all the infringements in the race? The drivers will plead their case and guest jurors like Bernie Ecclestone and Flavio Briatore make the decisions.
 
I think everyone agrees if you have the money you can get a GP. Just like to see some discretion in those they choose. A lot on the schedule IMO, not worth the time to watch.
 
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"How many corners do you want this track to have?" "Yes." I think this might be even more boring/annoying race to watch than Monaco. Apart from being a street circuit, whoever "designed" this track should be fired immediately. 3 DRS zones yet pretty much impossible to overtake and billion of super slow corners. Just garbage.
 

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