Lewis back out in 9th !!
F1 2019 season
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8th. And four cars have to pit.
Cheers. Still has work to do to get a podium.
Yeah, Merc called that just in time (poor Bottas). Guess it all comes down to whether the Ferraris and Max hit the cliff which seems unlikely.
Yeah the fresher boots could help Lewis at the end.
Yeah, has to catch and pass Verstappen. Gonna be tough, will need some luck/tyre dropoff.
Yeah, that was harsh on Bottas but the right call for the team, Bottas' ceiling in this is fourth.
I'd say not so much on this track. Mercedes must have been thinking safety car as much, if not more than fresh tires.
Is Lewis saving his tyres ? he does not look to be pushing hard, maybe saving them for a big push towards the end.
Surely got to be a safety car.
Edit: There it is, was way too slow.
Edit: There it is, was way too slow.
no SC ?
SC is out.
Is this the break Lewis needed ?
10 laps too late for that. Might actually hurt him against Vertsappen, cuts the gap but saves the tyres and that was the issue for him. Vettel is the big loser.
Have to agree , 3rd is his best today I think.
Poor from Russell. Grosjean gave him space at the turn and he didn't reciprocate at the exit.
Was my read as well, Grosjean did nothing wrong. Shame because I was looking forward to another excuse to laugh at him/Haas.
I think Maldonado crashing at Valencia led to Schumi’s only podium of his 2nd career. Can’t remember anything else other than the Webber crash
This restart will be interesting , well I thought it would be , just boring in the end
Stroll 
The track has always been desultory but we've seen accidents down the years that have spiced things up.
another SC , race in danger of not going full distance?
In this case the accident made it worse. And now another safety car, yay.
Deathly dull race but Singapore always puts on decent fireworks at the end.
Looks like Lewis is settling for 4th !!
Interested to hear from Mercs after this. The lack of pace from both restarts and the strategy must be one if the worst I’ve seen.
Bit of action at the death now.
Torpedo is back
Yeah, the restarts have been shocking for them, guessing a tyre-warming issue. And now we get another chance to demonstrate it with another safety car.
10 laps left less than 15 mins , not going full distance
They were probably screwed either way to be fair, undercut wouldn't have been possible with their tyre warm-up issues and with Hamilton in a Ferrari sandwich they were always going to be vulnerable on strategy. Probably should have pitted Bottas earlier though.
Their failure to appreciate track position is puzzling. Asking miracles from Lewis.
Such a tough race, Singapore. I'm actually feeling quite dehydrated!!
shocking race, one of the worst this season.
Leclerc has every right to be miffed. To do that to him on such a track is just wrong.
There's hardly a race goes by where Norris doesn't impress.
Race to forget really. Lucky win for Vettel with the strategy and the numerous safety cars but I guess he'll point out that Leclerc screwed him over in Monza. Means we should get a classic awkward cooldown room at least.
Yeah, the fireworks is good after race like this.
I love him, he's a great character. Would love him and Max in a team together.
I hope he stays at McLaren but I'm just being sentimental. There's a certain ease about his modus operandi which is borderline obscene. It's as if he's driving karts with his mates. He's my driver of the season.
I enjoyed that race.
Pit strategy's were very interesting. Safety car was on for a bit too long but decent action throughout the field.
Not many people expected three wins a row for Ferrari a few weeks ago
Pit strategy's were very interesting. Safety car was on for a bit too long but decent action throughout the field.
Not many people expected three wins a row for Ferrari a few weeks ago