He has finally done it! Sebastian Vettel finally picked up his first race win of the season. He performed the undercut to perfection to snatch the lead. While teammate Charles LeClerc was furious, Vettel was ecstatic to finally step on top and actually keep the win.
Sebastian Vettel survived a few safety car stints and controlled his restart every time. Meanwhile, Charles LeClerc was complaining on the radio about the unfairness of it all. The Young Monegasque driver chased after Vettel for much of the race, until he gave up in the closing stages.
Rounding out the podium after the Ferrari 1-2 was Max Verstappen in the Red Bull Honda. Mercedes duo, Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas could only muster 4th and 5th as they were completely outclassed by the scarlet missiles.
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Naturally, Twitter went ballistic when Sebastian Vettel finally shoved the gorilla off his back. It was his first victory since the 2018 Belgian Grand Prix, more than a year ago. To be precise, it took 392 days for Vettel to make his much awaited return to the top step.
Everyone at the start: Come on, safety car
Now: Please no more safety cars!— WTF1 (@wtf1official) September 22, 2019
Vettel favourite for the title then?
— Pablo Elizalde (@EliGP) September 22, 2019
BREAKING: Sebastian Vettel wins in Singapore!
It's his first F1 race win since Spa in 2018
And Ferrari secure the first 1-2 finish in the history of the event#F1 #SingaporeGP pic.twitter.com/hd0VfEKJTw
— Formula 1 (@F1) September 22, 2019
392 days later, Sebastian Vettel is a Formula 1 race winner again!! His fifth Singapore Grand Prix victory! #F1 #SingaporeGP
— Luke Smith (@LukeSmithF1) September 22, 2019
5̶2̶ ̶W̶i̶n̶s̶
Make that 53 😉Super #Seb5 is back 🤩 Ci voleva!#essereFerrari 🔴 #SingaporeGP pic.twitter.com/6wtJoBD0f4
— Scuderia Ferrari (@ScuderiaFerrari) September 22, 2019
It was also worth noting that when the top 6 pitted, Alfa Romeo’s Antonio Giovinazzi found himself in the lead.
Congratulations to @alfaromeoracing and @Anto_Giovinazzi – this is the first time since 2015 anyone besides @MercedesAMGF1, @ScuderiaFerrari and @redbullracing have led a lap! #F1 #SingaporeGP
— RaceFans (@racefansdotnet) September 22, 2019
Tough break for Leclerc but he's got a whole career of excellence ahead of him. I think (as @LauraLeslieF1 says) Ferrari pulled the best team strat #SingaporeGP
— Chain Bear (@chainbear) September 22, 2019
Vettel said on Thursday he would box his way out of his crisis and yes he really meant what he said.
Finally after more than year, after 392 days, another victory. Grande Seb, well deserved 👊🏻#SingaporeGP
— tami. (@Vetteleclerc) September 22, 2019
Neither Mercedes on the podium #SingaporeGP pic.twitter.com/u7P6njKpZv
— WTF1 (@wtf1official) September 22, 2019
Hamilton extends his lead by one point #SingaporeGP
— Chain Bear (@chainbear) September 22, 2019
Tyre Management World Championship?
Front runners 12-13 seconds per lap slower than qualifying. No one should be accepting this outcome.#F1
— Mark Gallagher (@_markgallagher) September 22, 2019
Kinda hoping Leclerc picks up the #1 board and puts it in front of his car now. For the lols.
— Pablo Elizalde (@EliGP) September 22, 2019
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It's been a while! Congrats Seb! #SingaporeGP pic.twitter.com/gdnfgTBG3T
— WTF1 (@wtf1official) September 22, 2019
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"Hey, Lawrence, you want a discount on next year's engines? Here's what we need…" #SingaporeGP pic.twitter.com/ZwiAqNJSyG
— Veloce Esports (@VeloceEsports) September 22, 2019
