The Dutchman Max Verstappen (Red Bull), outstanding leader of the championship, will have his first opportunity to leave mathematically resolved the revalidation of the world title of formula 1 this weekend at the Singapore Grand Prix: the seventeenth of the year, which will take place at the Marina Bay street circuit, home of the traditional night race; recovering after two years absent due to the pandemic.
Verstappen, 24, who had already left the World Cup almost resolved by scoring the last race before the holidays in Hungary, has not relaxed one iota after them. After winning three weekends in a row in Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium), before his passionate fans in Zandvoort (Holland) and in Monza (Italy), he raised his number of victories so far this season to eleven and now leads the World Cup with 335 points, 116 more than the Monegasque Charles Leclerc (Ferrari), in the absence of the last six tests of a contest that will close on November 20, in Abu Dhabi.
In free practice Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) set the fastest time, ahead of his teammate, the Monegasque Charles Leclerc, while Verstappen set the fourth time of the day. Fernando Alonso (Alpine) finished eighth in the time table, one place ahead of Mexican Sergio Pérez (Red Bull), third in the championship. Sainz improved by 324 thousandths to the Englishman George Russell (Mercedes) and by 339 to Verstappen.
Where to watch Formula 1 races
Those who are not lucky enough to be able to occupy a place in the stands can always settle for follow the excitement of the ‘Great Circus’ on television. One more year, those in charge of broadcasting Formula 1 in Spain are Dazn and Movistar+, which share emission. In principle, none of the grand prizes can be seen in the open.
If you don’t have access to these options, you can always follow the races live on our live stream.
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