Sergio Perez's Singapore Sprint lasted all of one corner. The Cadillac driver collided with Lance Stroll at Turn 16 on the opening lap, retiring both cars in wet conditions that promised chaos and delivered it early. Perez had the inside line and didn't expect Stroll to close the door. "When he closed the door I tried to brake, but it was just too late," Perez said. "I ended up locking, and there was nothing I could have done." The stewards ruled no action, concluding Stroll took a reasonable line into the corner. Stroll's reaction was terse: "I just got hit." Perez lamented the lost opportunity—wet running could have shuffled the order, and now he's banking on rain for the main event. Singapore's unforgiving walls mean a locked wheel ends your day, and Cadillac's Sprint gamble died before the strategy could unfold.
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