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I predict that Bottas will be used as a massive roadblock in this race.

Well, if they do, I hope people won't judge Bottas as having a weak 2nd half of the season just because of his team compromising his results to help Hamilton. Although he did struggle here last year.

Something I do wonder though is if Bottas will be better than Hamilton next weekend in Russia. He's always been strong here. I think that could well be the case unless Mercedes force Bottas to slow down.

Looks like the form book may have changed here. Red Bull not so strong, Mercedes not so weak.

Well, if they do, I hope people won't judge Bottas as having a weak 2nd half of the season just because of his team compromising his results to help Hamilton. Although he did struggle here last year.

Something I do wonder though is if Bottas will be better than Hamilton next weekend in Russia. He's always been strong here. I think that could well be the case unless Mercedes force Bottas to slow down.

Some interesting stats:

- Sebastian Vettel is the record holder for most Singapore GP wins and poles (4 each), and has led the most laps in Marina Bay history (221). Vettel led the Singapore GP from start-to-finish in 2011, 2013 and 2015, with the 2013 race being a grand slam victory (led every lap from pole with fastest lap).

- Monza pole-sitter Kimi Raikkonen has never qualified on the front row in eight previous visits to Singapore, and has only outqualified a team mate twice here (2009, 2016).

- Daniel Ricciardo has finished on the podium at Singapore in all four of his previous visits with Red Bull – the only circuit on which he has achieved this – although he has never won at Marina Bay and he’s only ever led one lap here (in 2014).

- Pole position is vitally important here. In the last nine Singapore GPs the pole-sitter has won seven times, with the exceptions being 2012, when Lewis Hamilton’s McLaren broke down while he was leading the race from pole, and 2017, when Sebastian Vettel was hit within 150 metres of the start.

- The Safety Car has appeared in every Marina Bay F1 race ever held, with 12 laps of Safety Car running last season (more than 20% of the entire race). Furthermore, Lap 1 accidents have caused a Safety Car deployment in each of the last two years.

You could at least change a word here and there if you´re not providing a source?

A Yellow line has been painted outside the kerb on Turn 7 to prevent drivers taking advantage. If any driver were to touch the line during qualy, his time will be deleted. As for the race, if any driver touches the kerb more than thrice during the race, he'll be sown a black and white flag & the matter would be reported to the stewards.


Source - https://www.motorsportweek.com//admin/c ... 20line.jpg

https://www.motorsportweek.com/news/id/19896

A few notes on that timesheet:

Did Grosjean do an incredible lap or Magnussen do a stinker?
8-16 all within a second of each other...
I guess that Williams are now supplying the medical car.
[color=#FF0000]If Hartley or Ericsson are in F1 next year and Ocon isn't it's a bad show for the sport.[/color]

It's not bad for the sport because the sport does not owe Ocon and Mercedes anything, as everyone pays to play there's no free lunch out.

Redbull want Hartley in their car they are paying for it, Ericsson's sponsor wants him in the car they are paying as well, why should it be different for Ocon's sponsor Mercedes?

Stroll's father wants him in a team he bought one, also reports indicating Ferrari have allowed TR to sign Kyvat for 2019, so except Mercedes planning to pay Williams, it seems Ocon is out.

And you don't see how that situation is bad for the sport?

How exactly?

Are you advocating for other teams to help Mercedes develop Ocon? If Mercedes cant give him a seat then he is not fit to be there simples, when F1 has its own team you can then advocate for that.

Seems Redbull have come to the party as qualifying starts, Ferrari need to be wary.

Great driving from Seb to get around the slow cars. That was close.