Teams Ratings | Red Bull performs unevenly, Ferrari disappoints

Red Bull Racing | 7

Red Bull could be very pleased with Perez. The driver grabbed the lead at the start and did not relinquish it to Charles Leclerc, despite hard work from the Monegasque. On the other hand, the team went badly wrong with Verstappen on Saturday and did not manage to make up for the situation a day later. It was therefore a learning weekend for the Austrians.

Ferrari | 8

Ferrari hoped to capitalise on Verstappen's inferior weekend but proved barely able to do so. With second and third place for Leclerc and Carlos Sainz respectively, they did take two podium finishes, making up only two points on their rival in the constructors' championship. Red Bull thus showed that it does not need Verstappen up front to beat Ferrari.

Mercedes | 4

For Mercedes, the weekend went even more dramatically than for Ferrari and Red Bull. The German formation was convinced beforehand that it would have a chance of winning in Singapore but fell far short of that. George Russell decided to replace his engine after a poor qualifying session and finished outside the points, while Lewis Hamilton got no further than P9. The racing tem are therefore best to start focusing on 2023.

McLaren | 9

McLaren actually rebuilt their confidence in Singapore for the final phase of the season. With Lando Norris finishing fourth, they benefited greatly from the absence of Verstappen and Mercedes. Daniel Ricciardo, however, was a bigger surprise. The Australian has struggled all season with his McLaren but suddenly managed to finish fifth last weekend. It is a result McLaren can move forward with.

Alpine | 4.5

Alpine's weekend was turbulent. For instance, Fernando Alonso seemed to be fast on his way to a nice result for quite some time but had to drop out before the end of the race due to engine problems. That the same thing happened to Esteban Ocon should give Alpine cause for thought. The formation will have to find out in the garage what the problem was, as it threw away expensive points in Singapore.

AlphaTauri | 6

Yuki Tsunoda experienced his fifth retirement of the season on Sunday. The Japanese driver could not prevent his car from hitting the wall hard and having to pull over early. That Pierre Gasly still managed to secure a point was cold comfort for AlphaTauri. As a result, it can best look forward to next weekend, when Tsunoda has his first home race in Japan.

Aston Martin | 9

For Aston Martin, the Singapore GP was the best weekend of the entire season. The British team not only finished with Sebastian Vettel as well as Lance Stroll in the points, but also saw the latter driver close to the top five. The 12 points that Aston Martin eventually managed to grab are very welcome, as this puts it back over Haas F1 in the constructors' championship.

Alfa Romeo | 6

In qualifying, Alfa Romeo saw Valtteri Bottas drop out as early as Q1, after which Guanyu Zhou could not get beyond the fifteenth starting spot. During the race, Bottas was able to make up many places, but an eleventh-place finish kept him from the points. The Chinese driver was unlucky to have Nicholas Latifi driving in front of him who drove him off the track, forcing him to retire within ten laps.

Williams | 1.5

Nyck de Vries was still providing points for Williams at the Italian GP, but in Singapore, they failed to continue that streak. The poor qualifying with 19th and 20th starting positions spoke volumes. With Latifi's embarrassing mistake, the Canadian once again made it clear why his team does not want to continue with him. Albon also finished against the wall before halfway through the race, ensuring Williams could soon pack up for next week.

Haas F1 | 6

Kevin Magnussen managed to qualify ninth on Saturday, giving Haas F1 hopes of points. Nothing was further from the truth, however, as the power difference with the competition became painfully clear in the race. Magnussen took 12th place, while Mick Schumacher finished just behind him. As a result, the latter driver exclusively kept Russell behind.