All cars began on intermediate tyres with some sectors of the Marina Bay Street Circuit much dryer than others as the field embarked on two formation laps behind the safety car.
“The start was horrendous again, so that’s obviously something we need to improve on, because if you have something like that tomorrow that’s your race over … But we got a bit lucky with what happened with George … After that you just want to keep it a bit calm.
A couple of points of consolation for Russell.
️ Qualifying takes place after rain-delayed sprint race ️ Wolff tells critics: ‘watch Teletubbies not F1’ | Mail Philip But nothing can delay the portentous driver countdown, not even a down-pore … And we will not be off in seven minutes.