Any chance of Alonso on the podium in Singapore?

“There are always accidents and events happening here in Singapore, so the podium is not too far away. Why not dream it up?” Fernando Alonso said after a brilliant qualifying session in complex and very delicate conditions. The Spaniard will start from his 5th position today (2pm) in Singapore. Is an Oviedo podium really possible? It’s no surprise that Fernando has his eye on the drawer eager to say goodbye to Alpine at this track before going to Aston Martin. And as you well remember, on this city track, due to the extreme conditions that the riders have to endure (a lot of heat and humidity on the track won’t give you a break), the championship The toughest. A ‘safety car’ could change the race in an instant on a track where the walls are so close that no mistakes are allowed.

We don’t say it, but the statistics show. There have been 12 races (13 this Sunday) since we started in Singapore in 2008. A total of 20 “safety cars” came out during these 12 appointments. Majority of exits with constant contact. However, for Fernando Alonso, who started 5th, and Carlos Sainz, who started 4th, to improve their positions thanks to the safety car, An event should happen right in front of you. Otherwise, it’s luck that determines whether “safety” benefits them.

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The clearest example is what happened at the last GP at this track in 2019.There are up to three ‘safety cars’ in that race, But none of them affected the head. In that race, Leclerc, who started from pole position, was robbed of victory by Ferrari’s strategy with Vettel, who started third. They didn’t stop, they didn’t slow Hamilton’s pace, they kept Charles for an extra lap, and they threw an ‘undercut’ to Vettel that would ultimately prove decisive. ‘Seb’ did not qualify. Charles vented his anger on the radio because he picked up his two wins over Lewis and his partner.

On the other hand, the three safety cars that came out arrived after the pit stops of all the leading drivers, so they did not move the leading tree.

rain

To all of this we must add that there is a good chance of rain at the race. Intermittent rain can change everything from one moment to another.Nothing is taken for granted in Singapore.

Otherwise

Apart from all these factors, it should be noted that Singapore is the hardest track to overtake after Monaco. His fifth starting for Fernando Alonso His position allows him to put a good number of points within reach and strategy will be the key to the position change. In that sense, we could see a completely different race at this track, just as it has been said that anything can happen in Singapore. Carlos Sainz warned: “I think it’s a circuit where everything happens or nothing happens.”. that is Or boring races due to many “safety cars” or no overtaking. So let’s see what we can find tomorrow. “