However, this period was actually quite brief, as the main straight of the Marina Bay Circuit isn't long enough, and soon the drivers reached T1 of the starting straight.
Hamilton, Leclerc, and Qin Miao entered T1, leaving Perez with nothing but swearing echoing in his mind, as he too had to brake into the corner.
Meanwhile, Qin Miao couldn't find Verstappen...
Verstappen indeed had some bad luck this Grand Prix weekend.
Being sabotaged by his own team during qualifying, and during the start of the race, due to setup issues, Verstappen's car fell under the anti-stall control, making it impossible to accelerate during the starting phase.
As a result, Verstappen dropped six positions at the start, falling from ninth to fifteenth.
The issue Verstappen faced is almost identical to the one Zhou Guanyu encountered at the start of this season.
