Sebastian Vettel emerged as the surprise winner of the Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday night (Sept 22), after he pipped Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc to the chequered flag for his first win this season.
Max Verstappen of Red Bull finished third in the 12th edition of the night race at the Marina Bay Circuit.
Vettel, 32, had started the race from third but benefited after a Ferrari strategy that called for him to pit slightly earlier than his teammate.
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Ferrari's Vettel ends long wait for victory with Singapore Grand Prix triumph
Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel ended his year-long drought without a win at the Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday (Sep 22), mastering a hazy circuit to claim a record fifth triumph in the city.
The German's victory was also his third in a row this season for Ferrari.
The four-time world champion, whose last victory was in Belgium in August 2018, took the chequered flag 2.641 seconds ahead of Monegasque team mate Charles Leclerc, who had started on pole position for the third race in a row.
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Lewis Hamilton Instagram: F1 star on not giving a 'f***' amid Singapore Grand Prix loss
Lewis Hamilton on not giving a 'f**k' amid Singapore Grand Prix loss (Image: GETTY)
LEWIS HAMILTON took to Instagram ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix today to advise fans not to “give a f**k about what people think”, as the F1 star finished in fourth place in the race.
Lewis Hamilton, 34, shared some words of wisdom with his 12.8 million Instagram followers today before competing in the Singapore Grand Prix. The British F1 champion shared a photo of himself looking focused in his Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport racing gear. He defiantly told fans in the caption: “Don’t ever be afraid to be yourself, change for no one, give zero f**ks what people think and focus on being the best YOU you can be. “Only you will know who and what that is. Sending you all positivity.”
The racing driver went on to finish in fourth place in the Grand Prix, losing out to Ferrari rival Sebastian Vettel, 32. Fans took to the comments section of Lewis’ post to share their thoughts about his advice.
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Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel wins Singapore Grand Prix for record 5th time, but not without controversy
Sebastian Vettel emerged victorious at the Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday night, Sep 22. He was the surprise winner and not without controversy.
This result ended Vettel’s 13-month win drought. This was the 32-year-old’s first win this season.
Vettel edged out Ferrari team mate Charles Leclerc. Max Verstappen of Red Bull finished third. The 2019 night race at the Marina Bay Circuit was the 12th edition.
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Haze could worsen on F1 race day as more hotspots detected
Singapore has hosted a Formula One night race since 2008. (File Photo: AFP/STR)
The haze could worsen on race day at the Formula One Singapore Grand Prix, after 100 more hotspots were detected in Sumatra on Saturday (Sep 21).
The National Environment Agency (NEA) said in a media advisory that a total of 755 hotspots were detected in Sumatra, a significant jump from the 655 hotspots found on Friday.
Many of the hotspots were detected in the central and southern provinces of Sumatra.
related: Haze situation will be monitored during F1 race weekend: STB
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Haze set to persist in Singapore over F1 weekend
Haze conditions are forecast to worsen over the weekend
The Singapore Formula One race is likely to be shrouded in hazy skies over the weekend as hotspot activities continue in southern Sumatra.
The National Environment Agency (NEA), in a joint media briefing with the Health and Manpower ministries on Friday (Sept 20), said that the dry weather set to persist over southern Sumatra, coupled with gradually weakening prevailing winds forecast to blow from the south-east or south, will bring a heavier bout of haze over the next two days.
The 24-hour Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) reading may range between the high end of the “moderate” range and the low end of the “unhealthy” range.
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Haze levels will range between moderate and unhealthy
Haze seen along the Singapore River on 19 September 2019. (PHOTO: Dhany Osman/Yahoo News Singapore)
Authorities say that haze levels are expected to remain between the high end of the Moderate range and the low end of the Unhealthy range over the weekend, when the Formula One races take place at Marina Bay.
For the moderate range, the 24-hour Pollutants Standard Index (PSI) reading is from 51 to 100. If the PSI is between 101 and 200, the haze level is in the Unhealthy range.
Haze conditions entered the Unhealthy range twice in the past week, and PSI levels reached as high as 154 on early Thursday morning.
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Singapore resigned to haze-shrouded F1 race as polluted air returns
The Singapore Formula One race is likely to be shrouded in hazy skies this weekend as hotspot activities continue in southern Sumatra. According to the World’s Air Pollution: Real-time Air Quality website, the Central Business District’s air quality scale at 4pm today stood at an “unhealthy” 158.
The National Environment Agency (NEA), in a joint media briefing with the Health and Manpower ministries, said that the dry weather set to persist over southern Sumatra, coupled with gradually weakening prevailing winds forecast to blow from the south-east or south, will bring a heavier bout of haze over the next two days.
The 24-hour Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) reading may range between the high end of the “moderate” range and the low end of the “unhealthy” range.
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Air quality hits unhealthy level again, on second day of F1 weekend
The haze that lifted on Friday returned on Saturday (Sept 21), the second day of the Formula 1 weekend.
The 24-hour Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) reading was 94 to 103, within the moderate to unhealthy range, at 2pm on Saturday. The highest reading was recorded in the southern part of Singapore.
A PSI reading of zero to 50 indicates good air quality while a reading of 51 to 100 is in the moderate range, and a reading of 101 to 200 is considered unhealthy.
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