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Sport newsSergio Pérez passed polesitter Charles Leclerc at the start and resisted race-long pressure from the Ferrari driver to take a hard-earned victory at the Singapore Grand Prix. Following the race he was summoned to the stewards and handed a reprimand and a five-second time penalty for safety car infringements, but with a 7.5s gap to Leclerc, kept his win. With Leclerc crossing the line second,  third place went to Carlos Sainz in the other Ferrari. Championship leader Max Verstappen finished seventh. The Dutchman rose steadily through the order after a poor start but then was forced to battle back from 14th after a late-race lock-up.After the start was delayed by over an hour due to torrential rain in the build-up to the race, Pérez seized the lead as soon as lights went out. The Mexican got better traction off the line and powered past Leclerc as they raced towards the first corner.Further back Verstappen bogged down at the start and dropped to P12. The championshiop leader was soon making his way back through the field, however, and he was soon past Magnussen, Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll and AlphaTauri’s Yuki Tsunoda to claim P9.The Safety Car then made its first appearance of the evening, when Williams’ Nicholas Latifi and Alfa Romeo’s Zhou Guanyu tangled in the first sector and with the Chinese driver’s car stuck just off track in Turn 5, the race was quickly neutralised.When the Safety Car left the track Checo controlled the restart well to hold the lead ahead of Leclerc and Sainz, while further back Verstappen passed Vettel and then AlphaTauri’s take seventh place.The Dutchman’s next target was Alpine’s Fernando Alonso, but the Spaniard defended well and Verstappen found himself bottled up behind the Alpine driver for the next 10 laps. He was freed on lap 21, however, when Alonso suffered and engine failure and steered his Alpine up an escape road. Verstappen swept past to take sixth place.The VSC was then deployed when Alex Albon crashed and a power unit failure sidelines Esteban Ocon in the second Alpine, Lewis Hamilton then hit the barriers at Turn 7. The Briton was able to carry but fell back between fourth-placed Lando Norris and Verstappen in sixth.It was the cue for Leclerc to pit and the Ferrari driver took on medium tyres but the stop was slow. Pérez pitted from the lead and after taking on medium tyres he was able to comfortably rejoin in the lead. The Mexican was followed to the pit lane by Sainz and then Verstappen who also fitted medium tyres.However, the race was again neutralised just after the Dutchman’s stop when Yuki Tsunoda hit the barriers in Turn 10 and the Safety Car was released.It was then that Pérez was noted by the stewards for potentially dropping too far off the course car as he led ahead of Leclerc, Sainz and Norris. After the race the Mexican driver was handed a repirmand and a five-second for falling more than 10 car lengths behind the Safety Car. The stewards said they “do not accept that the conditions were such as to make it impossible or dangerous for PER to have maintained the required less than 10 car length gap, but ut added that they ” took into account the wet conditions and the difficulties highlighted by PER as mitigatory circumstances for this incident.” In the second decision, the stewards said that the Red Bull driver had ignored a warning from race direction to close the gap and as such was handed the five-second penalty. The SC left the track at the end of lap 38 and once again Checo controlled the restart perfectly. Further back Verstappen lined up an attack on Norris but when he made the move, he locked up badly and was forced down an escape road. He was able to continue but dropped to P8 and after pitting to shed flat-spotted tyres for new softs he rejoined in P14. Leclerc then began to close in on Pérez. The Mexican was soon on the radio complaining that he was suffering with driveability both under braking and out of corners but despite the setback he doggedly held off the Ferrari driver and with 17 minutes left in the time limited race, Leclerc, managing his tyres, backed off and Pérez broke DRS.Pérez continued to pull away at the front and as the two-hour mark was reached, he completed the final lap with 7.5s seconds in hand.Leclerc was left with second place ahead of Sainz, while Norris claimed a solid fourth place ahead of McLaren team-mate Daniel Ricciardo. Lance Stroll was sixth for Aston Martin and Verstappen passed the second Aston of Sebastian Vettel on the final lap to claim seventh. Behind Vettel, Hamilton finished ninth and the final point on offer went to Pierre Gasly.2022 FIA Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix – Race 1 Sergio Pérez Red Bull 59 2:02’15.2382 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 59 2:02’22.833 7.5953 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 59 2:02’30.543 15.3054 Lando Norris McLaren/Mercedes 59 2:02’41.371 26.1335 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren/Mercedes 59 2:03’13.520 58.2826 Lance Stroll Aston Martin/Mercedes 59 2:03’16.568 1’01.3307 Max Verstappen Red Bull 59 2:03’19.063 1’03.8258 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin/Mercedes 59 2:03’20.270 1’05.0329 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 59 2:03’21.753 1’06.51510 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri/Red Bull 59 2:03’29.814 1’14.57611 Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo/Ferrari 59 2:03’49.082 1’33.84412 Kevin Magnussen Haas/Ferrari 59 2:03’52.848 1’37.61013 Mick Schumacher Haas/Ferrari 58 – 1 lap14 George Russell Mercedes 57 – 2 laps     Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri/Red Bull 34 – Retirement     Esteban Ocon Alpine/Renault 26 – Retirement     Alex Albon Williams/Mercedes 25 – Retirement     Fernando Alonso Alpine/Renault 20 – Retirement     Nicholas Latifi Williams/Mercedes 7 – Retirement     Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo/Ferrari 6 – Retirement FIA Formula One World ChampionshipF1SEASON 2022SportCircuit1SportFIA Formula One World ChampionshipCircuitSEASON 2022F101Sunday, October 2, 2022 – 6:47pmSunday, October 2, 2022 – 6:47pm

Sport newsCharles Leclerc took pole position in a wet-dry qualifying session for the 2022 FIA Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix, as championship leader Max Verstappen finished eighth after being told to abandon his final lap.Heavy rain earlier in the afternoon and evening meant that Q1 began with the track still damp in many areas, making intermediate tyres the choice for all drivers.After being forced to back out of his first flying lap due to yellow flags Verstappen’s second tour of 1:54.395 vaulted him to top spot. That was beaten by Leclerc who posted a lap of 1:54.222, while Sergio Pérez in the second Red Bull improved to 1:54.404, a time that handed him P3.After dropping down the order as track improvements handed rivals an advantage Verstappen jumped back to P1 late in the session with a final lap of 1:53.057, a tenth clear of Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton and a second ahead of third-placed Leclerc.There was no place in Q2 though for Valtteri Bottas and the Alfa Romeo driver was eliminated in P15 ahead of McLaren’s Daniel Riccardo, Alpine’s Esteban Ocon, who complained of brake issues, and the Williams pairing of Alex Albon and Nicholas Latifi.  At the start of Q2 Leclerc topped the timesheet with an opening flying lap of 1:52.343, while Verstappen slotted into second place, 0.380s behind the Ferrari man. Hamilton then edged ahead of Verstappen by three hundredths of a second, while Pérez eased through in P4 ahead of Alpine’s Fernando Alonso. Carlos Sainz claimed his Q3 berth with sixth place in the second Ferrari, while AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly and Yuki Tsunoda progressed in seventh and eight places respectively. Lando Norris went through in P9 and the final place in the top-10 shootout went to Haas’ Kevin Magnussen. The major casualty of Q2 was George Russell, the Mercedes driver being eliminated in P11, just six hundredths of a second behind Magnussen. Also ruled out at the end of the middle segment were Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll in 12th followed by the second Haas of Mick Schumacher, the second Aston of Sebastian Vettel and Alfa Romeo’s Zhou Guanyu. At the start of Q3 the conditions had improved enough to make slick soft tyres the right choice and Hamilton led the way early on with a lap of 1:53.082. However, with the track improving in leaps and bounds Hamilton, Leclerc and Fernando Alonso all took turns at the top, while Verstappen set the pace in the first sector before consistently losing time in the still damp sections of the final sector.It was Leclerc who held his nerve best in the closing moments and the Ferrari driver claimed pole in the final minute with a lap of 1:49.412. Pérez slotted into second and though Hamilton threatened to challenge Leclerc after a purple first sector the Mercedes drievr lost time elsewhere and took third place.Carlos Sainz took fourth ahead of Alonso, Lando Norris and Pierre Gasly and then came Verstappen. The championship leader also looked like he was on course to beat Leclerc’s time after he delivered a purple first sector but a big slide in Turn 18 at the end of the lap forced him to back out. He made it across the line in time for a final flyer but in the third sector his team told him to abandon the lap and pit as he was in danger of running out of fuel. Had he not been able to provide a fuel sample for testing he would be dropped to the back of the grid. In the end he was forced to settle for P8. Kevin Magnussen qualified ninth and Tsunoda finished in 10th place.2022 FIA Formula Singapore Grand Prix – Qualifying1 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:49.4122 Sergio Perez Red Bull 1:49.434 0.0223 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:49.466 0.0544 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 1:49.583 0.1715 Fernando Alonso Alpine 1:49.966 0.5546 Lando Norris McLaren 1:50.584 1.1727 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri 1:51.211 1.7998 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:51.395 1.9839 Kevin Magnussen Haas 1:51.573 2.16110 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri 1:51.983 2.57111 George Russell Mercedes 1:54.012 4.60012 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1:54.211 4.79913 Mick Schumacher Haas 1:54.370 4.95814 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin 1:54.380 4.96815 Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo 1:55.518 6.10616 Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo 1:56.083 6.67117 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren 1:56.226 6.81418 Esteban Ocon Alpine 1:56.337 6.92519 Alex Albon Williams 1:56.985 7.57320 Nicholas Latifi Williams 1:57.532 8.120 FIA Formula One World ChampionshipF1SEASON 2022SportCircuit1SportFIA Formula One World ChampionshipCircuitSEASON 2022F101Saturday, October 1, 2022 – 6:38pmSaturday, October 1, 2022 – 6:38pm

Sport newsCharles Leclerc topped the timesheet in the final practice session ahead of qualifying for the 2022 FIA Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix, beating championship leader Max Verstappen by half a second as heavy rain meant that just half an hour of running was possible at the Marin Bay Street Circuit.With the rainfall making conditions treacherous the session was started on time but the pit exit remained closed as race control monitored the situation. The rain began to recede and after half an hour conditions were good enough for the green lights to be turned on and for running to commence.AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly was the first driver on track and the Frenchman ventured out on the blue-banded full wet Pirelli tyres. Almost ten minutes later Verstappen joined the action on intermediates and when the Red Bull driver immediately jumped to the top of the order, the green-banded tyres became the defauly choice for the rest of the session.Verstappen was briefly headed by Gasly, but the Red Bull driver then began to take chunks out of his own best time eventually working his way down to 1:59.456, making him the first man under the 2m barrier.Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc then improved to 1:58.899 and then found another huge chunk of time in the final stages to claim P1 with a lap of 1:57.782. The proved too much for Verastappen who settled for second with a time of 1:58.308, while third place went to Carlos Sainz, who finished a full second off his Ferrari team-mate’s pace. Alpine’s Fernando Alonso finished fourth ahead of Serio Pérez in the other Red Bull and he was followed by Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll and Alpine’s Esteban Ocon.Sebastian Vettel was eighth in the other Aston Martin, George Russell was ninth for Mercedes and McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo rounding out the top 10.2022 FIA Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix – Free Practice 31 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:57.782 11 154.7502 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:58.308 0.526 12 154.0623 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 1:58.848 1.066 12 153.3624 Fernando Alonso Alpine/Renault 1:59.429 1.647 9 152.6165 Sergio Pérez Red Bull 1:59.526 1.744 11 152.4926 Lance Stroll Aston Martin/Mercedes 2:00.373 2.591 11 151.4197 Esteban Ocon Alpine/Renault 2:00.911 3.129 9 150.7458 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin/Mercedes 2:01.007 3.225 11 150.6259 George Russell Mercedes 2:01.010 3.228 10 150.62210 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren/Mercedes 2:01.036 3.254 13 150.58911 Kevin Magnussen Haas/Ferrari 2:01.089 3.307 13 150.52312 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 2:01.220 3.438 8 150.36113 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri/Red Bull 2:01.245 3.463 15 150.33014 Mick Schumacher Haas/Ferrari 2:01.502 3.720 13 150.01215 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri/Red Bull 2:01.679 3.897 14 149.79416 Lando Norris McLaren/Mercedes 2:01.791 4.009 13 149.65617 Alexander Albon Williams/Mercedes 2:01.907 4.125 13 149.51318 Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo/Ferrari 2:02.066 4.284 11 149.31919 Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo/Ferrari 2:02.599 4.817 11 148.67020 Nicholas Latifi Williams/Mercedes 2:03.510 5.728 10 147.573 FIA Formula One World ChampionshipF1SEASON 2022SportCircuit1SportFIA Formula One World ChampionshipCircuitSEASON 2022F101Saturday, October 1, 2022 – 1:54pmSaturday, October 1, 2022 – 1:54pm

Sport newsCarlos Sainz led a Ferrari 1-2 in second practice for the 2022 FIA Formula 1 2022 Singapore Grand Prix with the Spaniard finishing two tenths of a second ahead of team-mate Charles Leclerc. Mercedes’ George Russell was third ahead championship leader Max Verstappen who completed just eight laps, while Leclerc only managed 14. At the start of the session Alfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas was first out on track and he established the early benchmark of 1:45.839s on medium tyres, before he was beaten by Russell and then by the other Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton. Sainz then took over in P1 with a lap of 1:43.710, set on medium tyres, before Hamilton snuck back ahead with a 1:43.668 a few minutes later. As the session reached the 20-minute mark Sainz moved back to the top of the times with a lap of 1:43.237.  There had been no sign of the Red Bulls in the opening third but at last Verstappen appeared, on hard tyres. He immediately jumped to fifth place with a lap of 1:44.645 before heading straight back to the pitlane, where he’d remain until the final minutes of the session, sliding back towards the lower midfield as better times came in. The champion’s team-mate Sergio Pérez then joined the fray, on the C5 soft compound tyres. His first flying lap was not good, however, and he ended up in eighth place. He dropped to 14th as rivals improved but his next lap of 1:43.906 boosted him back to P8 again. Sainz then bolted on soft tyres and he improved on his P1 time, establishing a new benchmark at 1:42.751. Leclerc then finally took to the track on medium after spending a long time in the garage as his team worked on the floor of his car. He ran just 0.1s slower than Sainz’s best. The Spaniard had more in the tank, however, and he improved to 1:42.587, with Leclerc slotting into second 0.295s back on used mediums. Russell dropped to third and Hamilton to fourth. Leclerc then moved to softs and posted a time that kept him second but 0.208s down.With four minutes of the session left on the clock, Verstappen finally reappeared, on softs, and he slotted in fourth behind Russell’s best soft-tyre effort from earlier in the session.That pushed Hamilton and Alpine’s Esteban Ocon back to fifth and sixth in the final order, with Bottas and Alpine’s Fernando Alonso seventh and eighth, as Pérez finished a troubled ninth. Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll rounded out the top 10. There was trouble for Pierre Gasly, with the French driver being forced to jump out of his AlphaTauri when being wheeled back into his garage as flames burst from the car’s airbox.2022 FIA Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix – Free Practice 21 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 11:42.587 23 177.6712 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 11:42.795 0.208 14 177.3123 George Russell Mercedes 11:42.911 0.324 26 177.1124 Max Verstappen Red Bull 11:42.926 0.339 8 177.0865 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 11:43.182 0.595 22 176.6476 Esteban Ocon Alpine/Renault 11:43.412 0.825 23 176.2547 Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo/Ferrari 11:43.431 0.844 26 176.2218 Fernando Alonso Alpine/Renault 11:43.520 0.933 23 176.0709 Sergio Pérez Red Bull 11:43.906 1.319 13 175.41610 Lance Stroll Aston Martin/Mercedes 11:43.982 1.395 21 175.28811 Lando Norris McLaren/Mercedes 11:44.013 1.426 16 175.23512 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin/Mercedes 11:44.249 1.662 24 174.83913 Kevin Magnussen Haas/Ferrari 11:44.422 1.835 22 174.54914 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri/Red Bull 11:44.469 1.882 22 174.47015 Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo/Ferrari 11:44.524 1.937 25 174.37916 Alexander Albon Williams/Mercedes 11:45.144 2.557 25 173.35017 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri/Red Bull 11:45.211 2.624 11 173.24018 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren/Mercedes 11:45.447 2.860 18 172.85219 Mick Schumacher Haas/Ferrari 11:45.623 3.036 23 172.56420 Nicholas Latifi Williams/Mercedes 11:46.553 3.966 25 171.058   FIA Formula One World ChampionshipF1SEASON 2022SportCircuit1SportFIA Formula One World ChampionshipCircuitSEASON 2022F101Friday, September 30, 2022 – 5:00pmFriday, September 30, 2022 – 5:00pm

Sport newsWith Norbert Kiss securing his fourth series crown during the penultimate round held at Le Mans’ Bugatti Circuit last weekend, there are still major battles set to commence across Saturday and Sunday.Plus, the Hungarian ace will be looking to add to his 14 wins this season and improve his impressive record of winning at least one race in each of this season’s events.Also looking for silverware in Spain will be six-time title-winner Jochen Hahn, who currently leads the running for second overall. There are only 12 points apart between Hahn and his challenger Sascha Lenz.Behind the top three in the standings, 2017 champion Adam Lacko, who didn’t make it onto the podium at Le Mans, will be eager to finish the season on a high.There will be several other drivers to watch at Jarama, especially local ace Antonio Albacete, who on many occasions has proved to be a strong performer on home soil.2021 ETRC Jarama winners:Race 1: Norbert KissRace 2: André KursimRace 3: Norbert KissRace 4: Téo Calvet FIA ETCR eTouring Car World CupETRCTruckSEASON 2022SportCircuit1SportFIA ETCR eTouring Car World CupCircuitSEASON 2022ETRCTruck00Friday, September 30, 2022 – 4:57pmFriday, September 30, 2022 – 4:57pm