James O'Connor

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Tsunoda “frustrated with myself” as he misses out on points with bad start in F1 Singapore GP

Yuki Tsunoda was left to ponder a horrible first lap at the Singapore Grand Prix as he finished in P12 following a strong qualifying performance. Starting P8, he lost out to Charles Leclerc and Franco Colapinto into turn 1 as his launch was terrible — a common theme for the RB cars in 2024. After…

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“We should have finished in the points” — Colapinto left to rue Williams strategy mistake in F1 Singapore GP

Franco Colapinto’s impressive start to life in Formula One continued as he finished P11 in the Singapore Grand Prix. Despite not having the front suspension update teammate Alex Albon received, the Argentine driver was only 0.007s slower in qualifying as they locked out the sixth row, with both narrowly missing out on Q3. The 21-year-old…

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Red Bull’s Head of Race Strategy Will Courtenay to join McLaren F1 as Sporting Director

Following the departures of Adrian Newey, Dan Fallows and Rob Marshall, as well as Jonathan Wheatley come the end of the 2024 season, Red Bull Racing will also be losing Head of Strategy Will Courtenay to McLaren Racing. BBC Sport reports that he has a contract at Red Bull Racing until the middle of the…

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F1 | Singapore GP | Qualifying | Norris beats Verstappen and Hamilton to pole as Sainz crashes in Q3

Q1 Esteban Ocon set the first time on a 1:32.645, ahead of Bottas, Gasly and Zhou. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc quickly beat that, popping in a 1:30.896. The driver who has looked unbeatable all weekend, Lando Norris, logged a 1:30.724 to beat that soon after. Oscar Piastri slotted into P3, 0.244s adrift, with Carlos Sainz 0.020s…

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F1 | Singapore GP | FP2 | Norris and Leclerc well clear of the field as Russell crashes

Lando Norris led the way in FP2 as McLaren continued their strong recent form. On the mediums and hards used early in the session, Charles Leclerc led the way from teammate Carlos Sainz by almost 0.3s, with Alex Albon impressing in P3 as Williams continued to show very strong speed. The Thai driver took over…

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Verstappen to face public service work following use of swear word in F1 press conference

Max Verstappen will be a busy man at the conclusion of the 2024 season as he faces public service work following comments in the pre-event press conference at the Singapore Grand Prix. Speaking on Thursday about his forgettable weekend in Baku, the Dutchman used the F-word to describe it. That did not go down well…

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