The Dutch driver was never able to win at the Marina Bay circuit, but he was also unable to set pole position or set the fastest lap.
Max Verstappen He is the best driver today. Champion the last two seasons, he will go for his third straight title, that will come sooner or later: added 364 points and far surpassed Sergio Pérez, his immediate pursuer with 219, and the only Mexican number Fernando Alonso (170) and Lewis Hamilton (164) They have a mathematical chance of taking first place.
This Sunday the Singapore Grand Prix and the Dutch pilot will have three marks to break: in the street circuit of Marina Bay never took a victory, but neither did it set pole position or record the fastest lap of the race.. This triple challenge, not impossible, This will mark another step in the wonderful era of MadMax, that accumulates 10 consecutive victories, 12 overall and 14 podiums.
Singapore, Verstappen’s pending account
Since joining the circuit, The Singapore Grand Prix has been run 13 times, together Sebastián Vettel as leading winner (five times), Lewis Hamilton with four, Fernando Alonso with two, Nico Rosberg and Checo Pérez with one each. Max Verstappen would only get two podiums: he was second in 2018 and third in 2019.
The last race, in 2022, did not leave a good memory for the Dutch driver. Due to a mistake by Red Bull Racing, his team, on fuel, started in eighth place, and the race ended in seventh.. The other bad experience happened in 2017, where He started second behind Sebastian Vettel, but contact with Kimi Raikkonen at the start led to the abandonment of all three drivers.
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