(Photo by Dan Istitene - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images) SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE - OCTOBER 01: Second placed qualifier Sergio Perez of Mexico and Oracle Red Bull Racing looks on in parc ferme during qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Singapore at Marina Bay Street Circuit on Octoin Singapore, Singapore. But we didn't know how close it would be but yeah, to lose out by that bit, yeah, it's okay.
We knew that the car would be stronger than it was in Monza. LH: Yeah, we didn't know how close we would be this weekend. Q: But for the margins to have been as close as they were and for you to have kept us on your toes, it’s got to be a sign of the progress that your team has made. But nonetheless, I'm grateful to be on a second row and I'm grateful to the team for continuing to push and you know, we just keep our heads down and hopefully tomorrow will be a better day. But I just didn't have the grip on the last lap. But I really thought maybe just with a perfect lap, it was really hard to get that, we could be fighting for first place. I was pushing so hard, it was so, so close. Lewis HAMILTON: Well, firstly, hi everyone in Singapore. Talk us through what this track is like for you and how special it is. There was a moment when we thought you might have pole position, but it wasn't to be today. Q: Congratulations, Lewis, you kept us on your toes in that session. So it will be so important and crucial not to make any mistake and just progress with the race. SP: Yeah, I mean, it was so tricky to learn the conditions today, and tomorrow, again, it can be wet at any time. What do you think you have on them to get to them tomorrow? Q: Constantly changing conditions and as you mentioned the margins were so tight. My team did a fantastic job – the right calls out there and yeah, pretty happy and a solid job. But at the end of the day this is a great team result. It's quite disappointing to miss out on pole by two hundredths. I think there’s a good opportunity tomorrow already from the start to attack Charles and go for the win. What are you looking forward to the most tomorrow? Checo, your first front-row start here in Singapore. But overall I managed to do quite a clean lap. And even more when it's damp like that, there are some parts of the track that are wet, so you lose the rear. I mean, every qualifying on street tracks are super on the limit. Q: OK, the first question I asked you was to take us through this lap for everyone here and for everyone at home.ĬL: It was really, really special. But, yeah, if we do the perfect execution, I'm sure we can win. We don't have much data for the race run. We had a very limited amount of laps yesterday, for some issues, but we recovered well. What are the positive thoughts for tomorrow with the data you've collected so far?ĬL: Yeah, I'm very happy with today's result, especially considering the Friday that we've had. Q: It was a challenging start to the weekend for you this weekend. I did a mistake on my last lap, so I thought we wouldn't get pole, but it was just an off. We went for the soft at the very last minute. It's been a very, very tricky qualifying – Q1, Q2 with the inters, then in Q3, we didn't really know what to do. And it's great to see so many people attending the event. For everyone here and for everyone at home, take us through that lap.Ĭharles LECLERC: I didn't hear the end. Q: Congratulations, Charles, incredible lap there in front of this incredible crowd here in Singapore.
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