Sainz’s victory in the press
“Ferrari enjoys, Formula 1 thanks”
September 18, 2023, 10:36 a.m
Formula 1 once again has a winner other than Max Verstappen. The Red Bull dominator only ends up next to the podium, while others take the glory. Above all, Carlos Sainz. The Ferrari driver takes only the second Grand Prix victory of his career. The press is enthusiastic.
Italy
“Tuttosport”: “Sainz, he is King Carlos in Singapore! Carlos Sainz sits on an armchair in the night in Singapore, soaked in champagne and sweat, and hugs the trophy like a father drinking a caña (traditional alcoholic drink in Argentina, ed. Red.), overwhelmed by the joy of a long ordeal. Two and a half hours earlier, the Spaniard and Ferrari made history when he ended a 434-day fast (of the Scuderia) and the winning streak of Max Verstappen and Red Bull.”
“La Republic”: “Let the trumpets sound, it’s a special Sunday. Ferrari wins the Singapore Grand Prix, Carlos Sainz wins. And in the most fantastic way possible and lets Formula 1 wake up from Red Bull dominance.”
“Corriere dello Sport”: “Carlos Sainz is the protagonist of the Singapore Grand Prix […] A great day for the Spaniard in Marina Bay, where for the first time in the current championship a team other than Red Bull with Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez wins.”
“La Gazzetta dello Sport”: “Ferrari enjoys, Formula 1 thanks. Maranello saves the season. It seems incredible that in a difficult season, the climax that broke Max Verstappen’s dominance was achieved thanks to a red car.”
Great Britain
“The Sun”: “Carlos Sainz won a thrilling Singapore Grand Prix while Max Verstappen’s winning streak came to an end. This was one of the closest finishes in Formula 1 for some time. At this point the top four cars were separated by just 1.4 seconds.”
“Daily Mail”: “The victory ended a run of 10 consecutive race wins for Max Verstappen and Red Bull’s unblemished record of 14 wins in 14 races this year. Their mysterious loss of form, however brief, showed how vivid the (formula 1-) Years could have been without the perfection of the dead man’s hand.”
“Mirror”: “Max Verstappen came into the weekend hoping for an eleventh win in a row, but Red Bull couldn’t get the car right at the Marina Bay Circuit. That opened the gates for the competition to grab some glory for the first time in 2023.”
“The Independent”: “Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz beats Lando Norris and Mercedes’ tactical games in a frenetic Singapore Grand Prix finale, ending Red Bull’s bid to become the ‘Unbeatables’.”
Spain
“Sports”: “Carlos Sainz rounded off a perfect weekend at the Singapore Grand Prix and dominated the race from start to finish without making a single mistake.”
“Marca”: “Being in the lead from start to finish, we succeeded [Carlos Sainz]”To take advantage of his only chance and withstand the final attack from the Mercedes drivers.”
“Ace”: “Sainz won like a boss and with a defense for history. He won without the fastest car in the final phase. But with a master class defense, in which (Lando) Norris helped him, he kept away the wild Mercedes with their fresher tires to keep.”
“El Pais”: “Carlos Sainz sets the pace in his surgical victory at the Singapore Grand Prix. The Spaniard masters a wonderful race that gives him the second triumph of his career and ends the streak of (Max) Verstappen and Red Bull.”
“Mundo Sports”: “Carlos Sainz took Ferrari’s first win of 2023 and was the one who broke Red Bull’s winning streak, which had won every race that year up to that point.”
France
“L’Equipe”: “It’s hard to find fault with Carlos Sainz’s performance. He was perfect in Singapore, building stone by stone in a weekend that ended with his second victory in Formula 1.”
Austria
“Kronen Zeitung”: “Verstappen’s series breaks – Sainz wins tire poker in Singapore – and wins”
“Small newspaper”: “Carlos Sainz took advantage of Red Bull Racing’s weakness in Singapore to take his second Formula 1 victory and end Max Verstappen’s record streak. The Ferrari driver from Spain decided an extremely exciting head-to-head race on Sunday in front of Lando Norris in the McLaren and Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton for himself.”
Switzerland
“View”: “This is balm for the soul of Ferrari. Carlos Sainz puts an end to the traditional team’s drought of success. After 25 races without a Ferrari victory, the Spaniard triumphed in Singapore at around 30 degrees for the second time in his career (after Silverstone 2022). Ferrari had to wait over 14 months for a victory. The last one came from Charles Leclerc in July 2022 in Austria, a week after Sainz’s first victory.”
“The New Zurich Times”: “Max Verstappen’s record streak is broken after ten victories – is it more than a blip? How long the change of color at the top of Formula 1 will last is questionable. Maybe just for this one race. But at least.”