Youson warns Singapore Sprint may not be a good guide to Sunday’s Grand Prix

Max Verstappen won Saturday’s Sprint and took pole position in Singapore, but Matt Youson, a special contributor to Formula 1, warns that the Sprint may not be a good guide to Sunday’s Grand Prix.

Youson says the Sprint had plenty of drama, though its running order was largely processional. Sunday’s Grand Prix may unfold differently, he cautions: undercuts—pit-stop tactics that can change the running order—and differences in tyre pace play a major part in the result. The race’s final third is usually eventful, he adds.

Good strategy may not win the Singapore Grand Prix, Youson says, but strategic errors can certainly lose it.