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“Unfortunate” to be on the outside — Alex Albon on F1 Singapore GP start, rolls back on Colapinto divebomb radio message

Anumitha Murugapandian2 months ago2 months ago05 mins

Alex Albon and Williams were looking promising through practice to score more points after their high in Baku where they scored ten to move ahead of Alpine in the Constructors’ Championship. However, they faced disappointment on Sunday in Singapore. After a decent qualifying, the Thai was P11 on the grid, just in front of his…

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

James O'Connor2 months ago2 months ago03 mins

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…

Maya Weug: “It was the plan to be aggressive on the first lap” in Race 2 of F1 Academy in Singapore as she takes double podium

Anna Elizabeth Krausová2 months ago2 months ago04 mins

Maya Weug, backed by Scuderia Ferrari in F1 Academy, has had an amazing weekend on the street circuit of Marina Bay, taking second place in both races. It was especially impressive in Race 2 on Sunday, in which she started in P3 and fought her way to P2 with a brilliant overtake on Doriane Pin…

Stella: Track characteristics and Ferrari struggles “flattered” McLaren’s dominant showing at F1 Singapore GP

Magdalena Put2 months ago2 months ago09 mins

Lando Norris took a commanding victory in Singapore, finishing more than twenty seconds clear of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. McLaren has now solidified its position as the team to beat, with the previous round in Azerbaijan also being won by one of their own, as Oscar Piastri snatched the lead from pole-sitter Charles Leclerc mid-race…

“A little better than our best dreams” – Alonso on P8 finish at the F1 Singapore GP

Karishma Persad2 months ago2 months ago010 mins

For the twelfth time this season, and the third since Formula One’s return after the summer break, Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso added points to his and his team’s tallies in their respective championships. While speaking following the Singapore Grand Prix race, in which he finished eighth, earning his team another four points, the Spaniard stated…

“We paid the price of a bad quali” — Leclerc rues finishing fifth despite a good recovery drive from P9 at F1 Singapore GP

Senjuti Jash2 months ago2 months ago012 mins

Scuderia Ferrari settled for damage limitation at the Singapore Grand Prix after a disappointing qualifying session on Saturday. Following the crash of Carlos Sainz in the early stages of Q3, which brought out the red flag, Charles Leclerc struggled with cold tyres, and his only flying lap was deleted for exceeding track limits. Starting from…

Horner says Norris a “lucky b******” after double wall hit in F1 Singapore GP

Chiara Martin2 months ago2 months ago06 mins

Red Bull Racing’s Team Principal, Christian Horner, voiced his feelings after the Singapore Grand Prix, accusing McLaren of “taking the p***” when Lando Norris showcased his true speed advantage over Max Verstappen. During the early stages of the race, Norris comfortably held a steady gap over Verstappen. A short team radio conversation revealed that Norris…

“It was just: get off the line and lead and control the race from there” — Abbi Pulling on her “special” F1 Academy double win in Singapore

Anna Elizabeth Krausová2 months ago2 months ago05 mins

Abbi Pulling’s domination of the all-female series showed once more in Singapore, where the English driver supported by Alpine placed on the top of the sheets in the practice session, took double pole and then won both races. With one hand on the Drivers’ Championship trophy already, Pulling can now rest after another brilliant performance…

McLaren will “ask questions” about RB pitting Ricciardo for fastest lap in F1 Singapore GP but Wolff says it was “not a dirty play”

David Coath2 months ago2 months ago010 mins

This year’s F1 Singapore Grand Prix was heading for being filed under ‘forgettable’ by many fans due to a rather processional event. However, a fastest lap from Daniel Ricciardo on the final lap of the race meant that it will be talked about for many more weeks, months and possibly years to come. With race…

Piastri: “A good damage limitation day” in tough F1 Singapore GP

Chiara Martin2 months ago2 months ago08 mins

Oscar Piastri delivered a good performance at the Singapore Grand Prix, moving from P5 to P3, and securing another podium finish for McLaren. After a challenging start to the weekend, Piastri was satisfied with the result, describing it as a strong example of damage limitation. Reflecting on his race, Piastri explained, “Yeah, I think so….