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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Exactly. F1 today makes the CART cars of the late 90s look absolutely awesome, specially given the fact they did race in many temporary tracks that were way tighter and worse than this. And let's not even mention IMSA GTP and some of the tracks they raced. F1 today get's uneasy if the track has some creases on it.
Indeed. I wonder how today’s drivers would deal with the old Detroit street circuit or, worse, Dallas in 1984.

The problem is the modern F1 car, which is too heavy and too long. Not good on tight street circuits.
 
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It was the same for Mercedes when Vettel and Ferrari made so many mistakes. Remember Singapore 2017.
You just should drop the stupid idea that Max is a good driver and the others just have good cars ;)
But I know you can't :)
actually, it is more than stupid to infer that Verstappen isn't a good driver.
 
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But you can't say it was a walk in the park for Max. He has only achieved a few pole positions this year. LeClerc has much more. So there haven't been many races where Max has been the leader from start to finish. Hamilton had many wins that way in the years he became champion.
Let's face it, of Hamilton's 7 titles, four of them were pretty much a dead cert (with Bottas) and the 2008 one was really lucky and also with a poor team-mate.
 
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I think countries with two (or more) circuits should alternate venues if possible. Zandvoort / Assen. Hockenheim / Nurburgring. Imola / Monza / Mugello ... you get my meaning. :coffee:
Agree, and USA: Miami, COTA and Las Vegas.
 
It's pathetic. They now wait and lose an hour off the race time which also means it won't go full distance aswell as the track being conveniently dry by the time the race starts
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.
 

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