Perez wins F1 Singapore Grand Prix

STORY: Perez wins F1 Singapore Grand Prix DATELINE: Oct. 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: Singapore CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): Audience 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): Audience 3. various of F1 Singapore Grand Prix STORYLINE: Red Bull's Sergio Perez took a lights-to-flag win in the eventful and rain-affected F1 Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday, as championship leader Max Verstappen finished only seventh after making an error and ruining a set of tires. The race that hit the two-hour time limit also witnessed two separate Safety Car and Virtual Safety Car periods, as drivers struggled to cope with slippery conditions and the unforgiving walls of the Marina Bay Street Circuit. Heavy rain saw the start delayed by one hour, and when the race did get underway, all the drivers were on intermediate tires, with Perez getting the better of pole-sitter Charles Leclerc to pass the Ferrari for the lead at Turn 1. Though Leclerc put Perez under intense pressure, especially in the mid-portion of t