Before the 2019 Singapore Grand Prix weekend began, I posted five prediction polls on the Lights Out twitter account. How many of the questions did you get right? Find out below!
1. WHICH TEAM WILL WIN?
1. Which team will win the 2019 #SingaporeGP? #LightsOutF1Predictions #F1
— Lights Out ●●●●● (@LightsOutF1Blog) September 19, 2019
YOUR PREDICTION: MERCEDES
CORRECT ANSWER: FERRARI
Was that the most unexpected victory of the season so far? Only 13% of you believed that Ferrari would win the Singapore Grand Prix, but they did – and they scored a 1-2 finish! While Charles Leclerc provided the pace on Saturday, a masterful strategy and a great drive secured Sebastian Vettel his first win in over a year. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen completed the podium, while the Mercedes drivers finished fourth and fifth.
2. WILL THERE BE A SAFETY CAR?
2. Will there be a Safety Car period in the 2019 #SingaporeGP? #LightsOutF1Predictions #F1
— Lights Out ●●●●● (@LightsOutF1Blog) September 19, 2019
YOUR PREDICTION: YES
CORRECT ANSWER: YES
The Singapore Grand Prix continued its tradition of featuring a Safety Car period in every race. The 2019 event featured no less than three Safety Car outings!
3. WHERE WILL ALBON FINISH?
3. Where will Alex Albon finish in the 2019 #SingaporeGP? #LightsOutF1Predictions #F1
— Lights Out ●●●●● (@LightsOutF1Blog) September 19, 2019
YOUR PREDICTION: 4TH OR 5TH
CORRECT ANSWER: 6TH TO 10TH
It always looked set to be a difficult weekend for Alex Albon, who had no previous experience of the Marina Bay Circuit. And while he did struggle and suffered a crash in Friday Practice, he improved over the weekend and did, arguably, the best he could have done in the circumstances. He qualified sixth and finished where he started.
4. WHERE WILL THE BEST PLACED MCLAREN QUALIFY?
4. Where will the best placed McLaren qualify for the 2019 #SingaporeGP? #LightsOutF1Predictions #F1
— Lights Out ●●●●● (@LightsOutF1Blog) September 19, 2019
YOUR PREDICTION: 6TH OR 7TH
CORRECT ANSWER: 6TH OR 7TH
Lando Norris set a blistering lap in Q2, but a mistake in Q3 meant that it was up to Carlos Sainz to get the most out of the McLaren. Sainz qualified in seventh place. It marked their best qualifying position at the circuit since both cars qualified in the top four in 2012.
5. WILL THERE BE MORE 2020 DRIVER ANNOUNCEMENTS?
5. Will there be any more 2020 driver announcements over the course of the 2019 #SingaporeGP weekend? #LightsOutF1Predictions #F1
— Lights Out ●●●●● (@LightsOutF1Blog) September 19, 2019
YOUR PREDICTION: NO
CORRECT ANSWER: NO
There were a few bits of driver news ahead of the race weekend, with Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen confirmed at Haas for 2020 and Robert Kubica announcing he was leaving Williams at the end of the year But that was it for the driver announcements in Singpaore!
Let us know how you got on with this race’s predictions! There’ll be more at the next race, follow us on twitter to take part: @LightsOutF1Blog!
