LIVE - Formula 1: alone in the world, Verstappen races towards a first success in Singapore

At a time when Esteban Ocon is perhaps competing in his last races in F1, he who will leave Haas at the end of the year, another Frenchman could replace him in the paddock, in the person of Victor Martins. F3 champion ahead of a certain Isack Hadjar in 2022, the 25-year-old Frenchman is an endurance driver at Alpine, where he evolved within the young talent sector, and a reserve driver at Williams this Singapore weekend.

A team with which he dreams of playing in the future, as he confided to the media: “I am ready if it arises. But it will be depending on how F1 moves, it could be very fast. We know how it works: you have to be there, present.”

On the French side, Isack Hadjar will have to whip and have fun to get back up the peloton after his flight from the pits, the Ile-de-France native suffering a penalty for changes to his Red Bull. He could cross paths with Esteban Ocon, 12th at the wheel of his Haas, or even Pierre Gasly, 7th on the grid with the firm intention of picking up points in the top 10.

Subscriber to the scoumoune since the start of the year, George Russell experienced a new misadventure this Saturday, making a mistake while he had taken control of the sprint, which allowed Kimi Antonelli to score new valuable points, increasing his lead in the world championship to 89 points with six races remaining. A chasm, especially since the Italian, 4th on the grid, has a good chance of increasing his lead, his teammate starting from the back of the grid due to a change to his engine unit.

Very prominent during the sprint (Hamilton 2nd and Leclerc 3rd) and during qualifying on Saturday, with two places at the forefront (Leclerc will start 2nd in front of his teammate), the Scuderia must now pass the test of reliability, to maintain the race pace at the test, especially on the demanding Marina Bay track, which has regularly been lacking for the Italian team since the start of the season.