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Fantasy Formula 1 - Singapore GP Preview
1:47 AM on September 15th, 2014 by Nathan Susanto

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You can trace the origins of street racing in Singapore back to when the Southeast Asian island city-state was still part of the Malayan federation. The Orient Year GP, as it was billed in 1961, took place at the Thomson Road Circuit. In 1962 it was rebranded the Malaysian GP, but independence in 1965 saw the race become the Singapore GP and it continued until 1973.

Those initial contests were Formula Libre events and it wasn't until the 21st century when the idea of Formula 1 in Singapore arose. A deal was struck in 2007 and the republic's streets were ready for racing the following year. The event became Formula 1's first night race. Singapore's time zone (UTC+8) meant that the race began at 12 PM GMT, the same scheduled start as grands prix in Europe, making it convenient for the sport's largest fan base.

The 2008 race, won by Fernando Alonso, has subsequently been shrouded in controversy. A year afterwards it was discovered Renault had asked Alonso's then teammate, Nelson Piquet Jr., to deliberately crash to trigger a safety car period. The Enstone team (currently known as Lotus F1) was given a suspended ban for race fixing.

The Marina Bay Street Circuit, which passes city landmarks and crosses the Singapore River, is said to be tougher on the drivers than Circuit de Monaco and it's been criticized for its bumpy nature. The much maligned Singapore Sling chicane was removed ahead of the 2013 event after numerous complaints from drivers.

The 2014 Formula 1 season heads out for the Asian Swing this weekend, beginning with round 14 on the streets of Singapore on Sunday, September 21st. Lewis Hamilton bounced back from his non-finish in Belgium with victory at Monza to close to within 22 points of championship leader Nico Rosberg, who crossed the line second in Italy to earn Mercedes another 1-2 finish. Both of the main championship contenders have had strong displays in Singapore in the past, though Sebastian Vettel will be seeking his fourth successive win around Marina Bay.

During the 2013 event in Singapore, Sebastian Vettel produced one of the most dominant displays of his career. The Red Bull driver earned pole position and despite Nico Rosberg getting a better start on race day Vettel quickly took control. He gained a comfortable cushion before Daniel Ricciardo's crash brought out the safety car. However, when the safety car came back in, Vettel quickly pulled away from the field once again and he won by over half a minute from Fernando Alonso and Kimi Räikkönen.

Remember to make your game picks in the 2014 Fantasy Formula 1 thread before the deadline of Saturday, September 20th at 9 AM ET, when qualifying begins. Here we run down some Singapore GP facts and season stats.



Race Info
Grand Prix Singapore GP
Round 14 of 19
Circuit Marina Bay Street Circuit
Location Marina Bay
Circuit Type Street circuit
Circuit Length 3.147 mi (5.065 km)
Circuit Direction Counter/Anti-Clockwise
Turns 23 (14 Left, 9 Right)
Lap Record 1:48.574, Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing), 2013
Race Length 191.897 mi (308.828 km)
Laps 61
2013 Polesitter Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing)
2013 Winner Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing)
Timetable
Free Practice 1 Friday, September 19th at 6 AM ET - 7:30 AM ET
Free Practice 2 Friday, September 19th at 9:30 AM ET - 11:00 AM ET
Free Practice 3 Saturday, September 20th at 6 AM ET - 7 AM ET
Fantasy Deadline / Qualifying Saturday, September 20th at 9 AM ET
Race Sunday, September 21st at 8 AM ET



Marina Bay facts:
  • The polesitter has won four of the six races in Singapore.
  • One polesitter retired from first due to gearbox failure and another suffered a botched pit stop whilst leading.
  • There's never been an on-track overtake for the lead at Marina Bay.
  • Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel have both secured two poles in Singapore.
  • The 2012 event was the first one where the podium didn't have a driver that started from the front row.
  • Five out of six podiums have featured at least one driver that started from behind the front two rows.
  • Sebastian Vettel has won the last three Singapore GP.
  • Red Bull (3) is the only team to have won more than once in Singapore.
  • Red Bull (6) has the most Marina Bay podium finishes.
  • Red Bull (2010 & 2011) is the only team to achieve a double podium finish at a Singapore GP.
  • The most positions gained at Marina Bay is 16 by Felipe Massa in 2010.
  • Four of the six races at Marina Bay have had at least five retirements.
  • There have been no first lap retirements so far in five Singapore events.
  • The safety car has been deployed at all six Singapore GP.
  • The 2012 race reached the two-hour limit after two safety car periods and so ended two laps prematurely.



2013 Singapore GP Qualifying Results
Rank
Driver Team
Q1
Q2
Q3
Grid
1.
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull Racing
1:45.376
1:42.905
1:42.841
1
2.
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes
1:45.208
1:43.892
1:42.932
2
3.
Romain Grosjean
Lotus
1:45.851
1:43.957
1:43.058
3
4.
Mark Webber
Red Bull Racing
1:45.271
1:43.272
1:43.152
4
5.
Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes
1:44.196
1:43.920
1:43.254
5
6.
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
1:45.658
1:44.376
1:43.890
6
7.
Fernando Alonso
Ferrari
1:45.115
1:44.153
1:43.938
7
8.
Jenson Button
McLaren
1:45.009
1:44.497
1:44.282
8
9.
Daniel Ricciardo
Toro Rosso
1:45.379
1:44.407
1:44.439
9
10.
Esteban Gutiérrez
Sauber
1:45.483
1:44.245
No Time
10
11.
Nico Hülkenberg
Sauber
1:45.381
1:44.555
-
11
12.
Jean-Éric Vergne
Toro Rosso
1:45.657
1:44.588
-
12
13.
Kimi Räikkönen
Lotus
1:45.522
1:44.658
-
13
14.
Sergio Pérez
McLaren
1:45.164
1:44.782
-
14
15.
Adrian Sutil
Force India
1:45.960
1:45.185
-
15
16.
Valtteri Bottas
Williams
1:45.982
1:45.388
-
16
17.
Paul di Resta
Force India
1:46.121
-
-
17
18.
Pastor Maldonado
Williams
1:46.619
-
-
18
19.
Charles Pic
Caterham
1:48.111
-
-
19
20.
Giedo van der Garde
Caterham
1:48.320
-
-
20
21.
Jules Bianchi
Marussia
1:48.830
-
-
21
22.
Max Chilton
Marussia
1:48.930
-
-
22


107% Time:
1:51.489






Qualifying Notes
Red Bull had two cars in the top-4.
Mercedes had two cars in the top-6.
Ferrari had two cars in the top-10.
Esteban Gutiérrez elected not to set a time in Q3.



2013 Singapore GP Race Results and Drivers' Fantasy Points
Rank
Driver Team Retirement
Q.P.
R.P.
C.F.
L.L.
M.L.
F.L.
TOTAL
1.
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull Racing

5
40
1
1
2
1
50
2.
Fernando Alonso
Ferrari

1
38
1
0
0
0
40
3.
Kimi Räikkönen
Lotus

0
36
1
0
0
0
37
4.
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes

3
34
1
0
0
0
38
5.
Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes

1
32
1
0
0
0
34
6.
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
1
30
1
0
0
0
32
7.
Jenson Button
McLaren

1
28
1
0
0
0
30
8.
Sergio Pérez
McLaren

0
26
1
0
0
0
27
9.
Nico Hülkenberg
Sauber

0
24
1
0
0
0
25
10.
Adrian Sutil
Force India

0
22
1
0
0
0
23
11.
Pastor Maldonado
Williams

0
20
1
0
0
0
21
12.
Esteban Gutiérrez
Sauber

1
18
1
0
0
0
20
13.
Valtteri Bottas
Williams

0
16
1
0
0
0
17
14.
Jean-Éric Vergne
Toro Rosso

0
14
1
0
0
0
15
15.
Mark Webber
Red Bull Racing
Engine
1
12
1
0
0
0
14
16.
Giedo van der Garde
Caterham

0
10
1
0
0
0
11
17.
Max Chilton
Marussia

0
8
1
0
0
0
9
18.
Jules Bianchi
Marussia

0
6
1
0
0
0
7
19.
Charles Pic
Caterham

0
4
1
0
0
0
5
20.
Paul di Resta
Force India
Accident
0
2
1
0
0
0
3
Ret.
Romain Grosjean
Lotus
Pneumatics
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
Ret.
Daniel Ricciardo
Toro Rosso
Accident
1
0
0
0
0
0
1



2013 Singapore GP Teams' Fantasy Points
Team Drivers
Q.P.
R.P.
C.F.
L.L.
M.L.
F.L.
TOTAL
Red Bull Racing
(Sebastian Vettel/Mark Webber)
3
26
2
1
2
1
35
Ferrari
(Fernando Alonso/Felipe Massa)
1
34
2
0
0
0
37
McLaren
(Jenson Button/Sergio Pérez)
0
27
2
0
0
0
29
Lotus
(Kimi Räikkönen/Romain Grosjean)
0
18
0
0
0
0
18
Mercedes
(Nico Rosberg/Lewis Hamilton)
2
33
2
0
0
0
37
Sauber
(Nico Hülkenberg/Esteban Gutiérrez)
0
21
2
0
0
0
23
Force India
(Paul di Resta/Adrian Sutil)
0
12
2
0
0
0
14
Williams
(Pastor Maldonado/Valtteri Bottas)
0
18
2
0
0
0
20
Toro Rosso
(Jean-Éric Vergne/Daniel Ricciardo)
0
7
0
0
0
0
7
Caterham
(Charles Pic/Giedo van der Garde)
0
7
2
0
0
0
9
Marussia
(Jules Bianchi/Max Chilton)
0
7
2
0
0
0
9



Race Notes
Classified finishers Top-20 drivers.
Two classified finishers Mercedes, Ferrari, McLaren, Sauber, Williams, Red Bull, Marussia,
Caterham, Force India.
Race leaders Vettel (Red Bull).
Laps led Vettel (1-61).
Fastest lap Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) on lap 46 (1:48.574).
Miscellaneous Safety car (24-30).

Mark Webber retired on lap 61/61 but was classified (+1 lap).

Paul di Resta retired on lap 55/61 but was classified (+7 laps).



Points and Bonus Points Key
Q.P.
Qualifying Points
R.P.
Race Points
C.F.
Classified Finisher(s) Bonus Point(s)
L.L.
Lap Led Bonus Point
M.L.
Most Laps Led Bonus Points
F.L.
Fastest Lap Bonus Point



Singapore GP 2008 - 2013 and This Season's Statistics
List
Driver/Team
TM
This
Races
Poles
Avg Start
Avg Finish
Best
Top-10
Top-5
Wins
FP/Race
A
Sebastian Vettel
RBR
Race
6
2
2.67
2.33
1
6
6
3
43.17
Season
13
0
6.15
8.23
3
10
7
0
27.85
A
Lewis Hamilton
MER
Race
6
2
2.67
9.50
1
4
4
1
28.17
Season
13
5
3.67
5.46
1
10
10
6
36.77
A
Nico Rosberg
MER
Race
6
0
6.33
5.67
2
5
4
0
33.33
Season
13
7
1.85
3.08
1
12
12
4
42.46
A
Fernando Alonso
FER
Race
6
1
6.50
2.33
1
6
6
2
41.50
Season
13
0
6.77
6.31
2
12
7
0
31.38
A
Kimi Räikkönen
FER
Race
4
0
10.25
8.50
3
3
1
0
26.75
Season
13
0
10.23
9.77
4
9
1
0
24.00
A
Jenson Button
MCL
Race
6
0
7.17
4.83
2
6
4
0
34.33
Season
13
0
9.08
8.08
3
9
3
0
27.62
B
Daniel Ricciardo
RBR
Race
3
0
15.67
16.67
9
1
0
0
10.33
Season
13
0
4.62
4.58
1
11
9
3
33.23
B
Romain Grosjean
LOT
Race
3
0
10.00
16.00
7
1
0
0
11.33
Season
13
0
14.31
14.92
8
2
0
0
12.85
B
Pastor Maldonado
LOT
Race
3
0
11.00
14.67
11
0
0
0
15.00
Season
13
0
17.70
15.67
12
0
0
0
10.46
B
Kevin Magnussen
MCL
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
13
0
8.31
10.00
2
8
1
0
23.69
B
Nico Hülkenberg
FI
Race
3
0
11.33
11.00
9
2
0
0
21.33
Season
13
0
10.08
8.31
5
11
4
0
26.85
B
Sergio Pérez
FI
Race
3
0
13.00
9.33
8
3
0
0
24.33
Season
13
0
11.62
10.33
3
8
1
0
21.00
B
Adrian Sutil
SAU
Race
5
0
15.00
12.40
8
3
0
0
18.00
Season
13
0
15.69
15.85
11
0
0
0
11.23
B
Esteban Gutiérrez
SAU
Race
1
0
10.00
11.00
12
0
0
0
20.00
Season
13
0
15.83
16.46
12
0
0
0
9.69
B
Jean-Éric Vergne
TR
Race
2
0
14.00
17.00
14
0
0
0
8.50
Season
13
0
10.77
14.08
8
4
0
0
15.15
B
Daniil Kvyat
TR
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
13
0
10.69
13.38
9
5
0
0
16.46
B
Felipe Massa
WIL
Race
5
1
6.50
8.80
6
4
0
0
27.00
Season
13
1
8.15
11.54
4
6
3
0
21.38
B
Valtteri Bottas
WIL
Race
1
0
16.00
13.00
13
0
0
0
17.00
Season
13
0
6.85
6.00
2
12
7
0
32.31
B
Jules Bianchi
MAR
Race
1
0
21.00
18.00
18
0
0
0
7.00
Season
13
0
18.00
16.23
9
1
0
0
10.46
B
Max Chilton
MAR
Race
1
0
22.00
17.00
17
0
0
0
9.00
Season
13
0
19.31
16.77
13
0
0
0
9.46
B
Kamui Kobayashi
CAT
Race
3
0
15.00
16.00
13
0
0
0
11.00
Season
12
0
19.33
16.75
13
0
0
0
8.46
B
Marcus Ericsson
CAT
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
13
0
21.00
18.08
11
0
0
0
6.62
TM
Red Bull Racing
RBR
Race
6
2
4.83
6.92
1
8
7
3
33.50
Season
13
0
5.38
6.48
1
21
16
3
31.46
TM
Mercedes
MER
Race
4
0
7.13
10.38
4
5
4
0
24.00
Season
13
12
2.72
4.27
1
22
22
10
41.46
TM
Ferrari
FER
Race
6
2
7.09
7.67
1
9
4
1
25.67
Season
13
0
8.50
8.04
2
21
8
0
28.54
TM
Lotus
LOT
Race
2
0
9.00
9.25
3
3
1
0
24.50
Season
13
0
15.78
15.28
8
3
0
0
11.77
TM
McLaren
MCL
Race
6
2
4.92
7.67
1
10
6
1
31.33
Season
13
0
8.69
9.04
2
17
4
0
26.46
TM
Force India
FI
Race
6
0
14.18
13.17
4
5
1
0
17.50
Season
13
0
10.85
9.28
3
19
5
0
24.38
TM
Sauber
SAU
Race
6
0
11.08
12.58
6
5
0
0
18.67
Season
13
0
15.76
16.15
11
0
0
0
10.77
TM
Toro Rosso
TR
Race
6
0
13.50
14.33
5
2
1
0
14.50
Season
13
0
10.73
13.73
8
9
0
0
15.85
TM
Williams
WIL
Race
6
0
10.75
11.17
2
5
1
0
21.83
Season
13
1
7.50
8.77
2
18
10
0
27.85
TM
Marussia
MAR
Race
2
0
21.50
15.75
12
0
0
0
12.50
Season
13
0
18.64
16.50
9
1
0
0
10.54
TM
Caterham
CAT
Race
2
0
19.50
17.25
15
0
0
0
9.50
Season
13
0
20.20
17.62
11
0
0
0
7.85



Recent Form Table
List
Driver/Team
TM
Last 4 Races
Poles
Avg Start
Avg Finish
Best
Top-10
Top-5
Wins
FP/Race
A
Nico Rosberg
MER
1,4,2,2
3
1.25
2.25
1
4
4
1
45.00
TM
Mercedes
MER
3,3,DNF,1
4
3.67
4.38
1
7
7
2
39.00
1,4,2,2
B
Daniel Ricciardo
RBR
6,1,1,5
0
5.75
3.25
1
4
3
2
39.00
TM
Red Bull Racing
RBR
4,7,5,6
0
5.25
4.38
1
8
5
2
38.75
6,1,1,5
B
Valtteri Bottas
WIL
2,8,3,4
0
3.50
4.25
2
4
3
0
36.75
A
Sebastian Vettel
RBR
4,7,5,6
0
4.75
5.50
4
4
2
0
33.75
A
Lewis Hamilton
MER
3,3,DNF,1
1
6.33
6.50
1
3
3
1
33.50
TM
Williams
WIL
DNF,5,13,3
0
4.50
7.50
2
6
5
0
31.25
2,8,3,4
A
Kimi Räikkönen
FER
11,6,4,9
0
12.25
7.50
4
2
1
0
28.25
A
Jenson Button
MCL
8,10,6,8
0
8.50
8.00
6
4
0
0
28.00
TM
Ferrari
FER
5,2,8,DNF
0
9.00
8.13
2
6
3
0
27.75
11,6,4,9
TM
McLaren
MCL
8,10,6,8
0
7.50
9.38
6
6
0
0
26.50
9,12,12,10
A
Fernando Alonso
FER
5,2,7,DNF
0
5.75
8.75
2
3
2
0
26.50
B
Felipe Massa
WIL
DNF,5,13,3
0
5.50
10.75
3
2
2
0
23.00
B
Kevin Magnussen
MCL
9,12,12,10
0
6.50
10.75
9
2
0
0
22.50
B
Sergio Pérez
FI
10,DNF,8,7
0
11.75
11.00
7
3
0
0
21.25
TM
Force India
FI
7,DNF,10,12
0
12.13
11.63
7
5
0
0
20.50
10,DNF,8,7
B
Jean-Éric Vergne
TR
13,9,11,13
0
11.50
11.50
9
1
0
0
20.25
B
Nico Hülkenberg
FI
7,DNF,10,12
0
12.50
12.25
7
2
0
0
18.75
TM
Toro Rosso
TR
13,9,11,13
0
10.88
12.50
8
2
0
0
18.50
DNF,14,8,11
B
Daniil Kvyat
TR
DNF,14,8,11
0
10.25
13.50
8
1
0
0
16.00
B
Adrian Sutil
SAU
DNF,11,14,15
0
14.25
14.75
11
0
0
0
13.25
B
Pastor Maldonado
LOT
12,13,DNF,14
0
17.67
15.00
12
0
0
0
12.75
TM
Sauber
SAU
DNF,11,14,15
0
15.13
15.63
11
0
0
0
11.75
14,DNF,15,20
B
Jules Bianchi
MAR
15,15,18,18
0
17.50
16.50
15
0
0
0
10.00
B
Esteban Gutiérrez
SAU
14,DNF,15,20
0
16.00
16.50
14
0
0
0
9.75
TM
Marussia
MAR
15,15,18,18
0
18.75
17.13
15
0
0
0
9.50
17,16,16,DNF
TM
Lotus
LOT
DNF,DNF,DNF,16
0
16.50
17.25
12
0
0
0
8.00
12,13,DNF,14
B
Max Chilton
MAR
17,16,16,DNF
0
20.00
17.75
16
0
0
0
7.75
B
Kamui Kobayashi
CAT
16,DNF,DNR,17
0
19.00
17.00
16
0
0
0
6.50
TM
Caterham
CAT
16,DNF,DNF,17
0
20.29
18.63
16
0
0
0
6.25
18,DNF,17,19
B
Marcus Ericsson
CAT
18,DNF,17,19
0
21.33
19.00
17
0
0
0
5.25
B
Romain Grosjean
LOT
DNF,DNF,DNF,16
0
15.75
19.50
16
0
0
0
3.25

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