Despite being penalized for two safety car offences, Sergio Perez (Red Bull) went on to win the 17th round of F1, the Singapore Grand Prix. A good run at the end of the race had paid off.
On laps 10 and 36, when the Safety Car (SC) was deployed, Perez, who was leading the lap, breached Article 55.10 of the F1 Sporting Regulations, which states that the SC cannot exceed 10 car lengths away.
Under the first SC introduced following the collision between Guanyu Zhou and Nicholas Latifi, Perez said, “With the SC lights on, between the exit from turn 13 and turn 14, the distance is no more than 10 car kilometers of the SC. The maintenance was not
Perez explained at the hearing, according to the stewards, “It was very difficult to keep up with the SC as the tires and brakes were almost out of heat in very wet conditions.” Some allegations were accepted, and reprimands were given (driving / the first time this season).
An advance warning was issued for the infringement under the SC presentation on lap 36 which was introduced after the crash of Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri).
Race director Eduardo Freitas has warned Red Bull that Perez is not abiding by the 10-length rule between Turns 9 and 10. Perez committed an offense in Turns 13-14, despite being told by his team that he had done so.
Considering that this was the second offense during the race, and that the rule was not followed despite the warning, the stewards decided to take into account the fact that the incident on the 36th lap resulted in a penalty of 5 seconds and 2 penalty points ( a total of 2 points).) was awarded.
Perez allowed Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) to approach the race towards the end of the race, allowing him to enter the DRS range for a time, but after the race was told he could receive a time penalty, he upped the gear, Received the highest checker with a difference of 7.595 seconds.
As a result, he managed to keep the lead with a difference of 2.595 seconds, securing his second win of the season.
