Daniel Ricciardo: “I actually benefit from the Marina Bay Road Circuit. It is one in every of my favorite tracks.
“I did not race right here final 12 months, so I am wanting ahead to being again. It is tremendous sizzling and humid, which is a further problem. Hopefully we will carry out higher than what we confirmed in Baku. We’re working arduous as a Staff to grasp this and enhance. I am excited to get again on this monitor and attempt to rating some factors.”
Yuki Tsunoda: “I am wanting ahead to a hassle free weekend in Singapore and as common, our first goal shall be to see if we will get into Q3, having come very shut in Baku. Singapore is a protracted and bodily very demanding race, not simply due to the warmth and humidity, which does not truly trouble me a lot, but additionally by way of the driving, as there is no time to relaxation on the stop-start monitor and you alter gear right here extra usually than at some other occasion. There’s almost all the time a Security Automobile interval so it’s a must to be able to take advantage of any alternative. You additionally should cope with very huge monitor evolution, as a lot as 3 seconds per lap from FP1 to Quali. However since final 12 months, after they eliminated among the gradual turns, it is extra enjoyable to drive.”
Alan Permane (Racing Director): “Singapore is an actual night time race and all the time a particular occasion on the System One calendar. It is one of the vital demanding races on the drivers and most focus is required for the longest period race of the season – it frequently runs shut to 2 hours. On high of this, there are sizzling and humid situations, together with 19 corners and shut proximity concrete partitions, able to punish the slightest of errors. The automobiles will run with close to most downforce for optimum efficiency and overtaking could be very tough, so there shall be explicit concentrate on Saturday night’s qualifying session, which can see the automobiles utilizing the softest tyre in Pirelli’s vary – the C5. The race throws up many strategic choices, with all three compounds being utilized in 2023 and a mixture of one and two stops throughout the sphere.”
