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Sport is also Formula 1 which is arriving in Asia this weekend. The 15th Grand Prix of the season is at the Marina Bay circuit in Singapore. We know that Max Verstappen and his Red Bull team are dominating this season with 14 victories in 14 races, but it could be that this Sunday finally marks the end of Red Bull’s invincibility.
Formula 1 is coming to Singapore. This weekend, the Austrian team is not making it and we are not going to lie, it is not to displease us. A Max Verstappen who ranks regularly, 11th place while his teammate Sergio Pérez is in 13th place. So here is the opportunity for their opponents to achieve a victory.
“A good step forward” for Ferrari
Starting with the Ferrari of Carlos Sainz who will start in pole position for the second time in a row. George Russell will accompany him on the first row and Charles Leclerc ranks 3rd. A performance from Ferrari praised by their director Frédéric Vasseur on Canal+. “This one was a little more unexpected because it wasn’t the circuit on which we felt the best… I’m very happy for Carlos and for Charles to have both cars in the top 3, it’s is a good step forward. Afterwards, winning, we’ll see. There are a lot of laps to do,” he says.
Behind, Lando Norris with his McLaren will start 4th ahead of Lewis Hamilton, Kevin Magnussen and Fernando Alonso. Esteban Ocon, who celebrates his 27th birthday today, will start from 8th place ahead of Nico Hülkenberg and Liam Lawson.
A very demanding circuit
The drivers will set off at 2 p.m. on one of the most demanding circuits of the season where the risk of accidents is greater than normal since each of the 13 editions of the Grand Prix has been punctuated by an intervention by the safety car.