Did you predict a non-Red Bull win? Or a McLaren podium? Or points for AlphaTauri? How many of your pre-race predictions for the 2023 Singapore Grand Prix were correct? Find out below!
1. WILL RED BULL TAKE POLE AND WIN?
1. Will Red Bull take pole position and win the 2023 #SingaporeGP? #LightsOutF1Predictions #F1
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YOUR PREDICTION: YES
CORRECT ANSWER: NO
Red Bull neither took pole nor won the 2023 Singapore Grand Prix, ending their 15-race winning streak. Max Verstappen was the team’s top qualifier and finisher. Neither Red Bull driver reached Q3 for the first time since the 2018 Russian Grand Prix, with Verstappen qualifying 11th. In the race, Verstappen finished fifth while team-mate Sergio Perez came home eighth.
2. WHO’LL RECORD THE BEST QUALIFYING RESULT – ASTON MARTIN, MERCEDES, FERRARI OR McLAREN?
2. Which of the following teams will record the best qualifying result at the 2023 #SingaporeGP?#LightsOutF1Predictions #F1
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YOUR PREDICTION: McLAREN
CORRECT ANSWER: FERRARI
Ferrari received only 19% of the vote in this pole but came out on top in qualifying. After topping all three practice sessions, Ferrari were fastest in qualifying by 0.072 seconds, with Carlos Sainz securing his fifth career pole.
3. WHERE WILL THE TOP McLAREN DRIVER FINISH?
3. Where will the best-placed McLaren driver finish at the 2023 #SingaporeGP?#LightsOutF1Predictions #F1
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YOUR PREDICTION: ON THE PODIUM
CORRECT ANSWER: ON THE PODIUM
As almost 40% of voters predicted, the top McLaren driver finished on the podium. In his upgraded McLaren, Lando Norris finished as runner-up in the 2023 Singapore Grand Prix, finishing less than a second behind race winner Carlos Sainz. Oscar Piastri also impressed, driving from 17th to seventh.
4. WILL ALPHATAURI SCORE ANY POINTS?
4. Will AlphaTauri score any points at the 2023 #SingaporeGP?#LightsOutF1Predictions #F1
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YOUR PREDICTION: NO
CORRECT ANSWER: YES
Only a third of voters expected AlphaTauri to pick up points this weekend. On only his third Formula 1 outing, Liam Lawson recorded the first points of his career with an impressive drive to ninth place.
5. WHEN WILL THE FIRST SAFETY CAR OUTING OCCUR?
5. How many laps before the Safety Car or VSC is deployed for the first time in the 2023 #SingaporeGP?#LightsOutF1Predictions #F1
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YOUR PREDICTION: BEFORE LAP 10
CORRECT ANSWER: BETWEEN LAP 10 AND 30
The Safety Car made its first appearance in the 2023 Singapore Grand Prix as a result of debris scattered onto the circuit by Logan Sargeant’s front wing following a scrape with the wall.
Let us know how you got on with this race’s predictions! There’ll be more predictions to be made ahead of the next Grand Prix. Follow Lights Out on twitter to take part: @LightsOutF1Blog!