Post Race Analysis: Singapore GP

With so many different race strategies, we have analysed lap times to get a better picture of the raw pace of each car. We have compared the best lap time for each driver when on the same tyre compound and broken down the race into ‘stints’ to compare cars on similar fuel loads.

Stint 1

Every driver apart from Adrian Sutil started on the super-softs and the first stint went to form. Sebastian Vettel led from lights to flag, with Fernando Alonso his closest challenger in the first stint and throughout the race.

Stint 2

The start in divergence of tactics, with half the field opting for another set of super-softs. Five of the top six finishers chose the medium tyre compound but of those on the super-softs, Kimi Raikkonen was quickest. Jenson Button was the outlier showing little pace at all.

Stint 3

After the safety-car period the majority of midfield drivers tried to get to the finish on their set of mediums, with varying degrees of success. Paul Di Resta was going best until his crash but otherwise the drivers are in the order you would expect.

Summary
Another dominant performance from Sebastian Vettel but he may have been flattered by the margin of victory. In the first stint there wasn’t much between him and Fernando Alonso and circumstances rather than raw pace helped him win the race by more than 32 seconds.

Vettel is 8/11 (Ladbrokes) to win in Korea but with the championship all but settled he can afford to drive more conservatively, with race victories no longer imperative.