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“A well-timed safety car” — Ricciardo quips about bringing Piquet back to F1 after a poor qualifying in Singapore GP

Harshpreet Kaur2 months ago2 months ago09 mins

Under the street-lights of Singapore, Formula One held it’s Qualifying session for the race on Sunday, and despite what seemed to be a promising Friday Daniel Ricciardo’s failed to make it past Q1. The Australian driver only qualified P16. When asked to explain what exactly went wrong in the session, the VCARB driver had no…

We “went in the wrong direction” with set-up changes in F1 Singapore GP qualifying — Pérez

Fernanda Álvarez2 months ago2 months ago05 mins

After having one of the most competitive weekends of his season in Azerbaijan so far, despite not collecting any points, Sergio Pérez went back to struggling on the warm night of Formula 1 in Singapore. After not figuring in the top spots of any of the practice sessions, the Mexican driver faced qualifying on the…

Verstappen “happy with second” after F1 Singapore GP qualifying but upset after “ridiculous” penalty imposed for language during FIA Drivers’ Press Conference

Karishma Persad2 months ago2 months ago015 mins

Despite a series of challenges with his RB20 throughout the weekend, Oracle Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen will start Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix race from the front row, having qualified second behind McLaren Racing’s Lando Norris – Verstappen’s closest rival in the 2024 World Driver’s Championship. While speaking with the media during Saturday’s post-qualifying press…

“The car came alive” — Hamilton on dramatic shift in performance and qualifying P3 at F1 Singapore GP

Senjuti Jash2 months ago2 months ago011 mins

Considering his one-lap struggles in recent times, Lewis Hamilton bounced back to secure the third position in qualifying for the Singapore Grand Prix. While he managed to beat his Mercedes teammate George Russell by 0.026 seconds, his time of 1:29.841 in a one-lap shootout in Q3 (following Carlos Sainz’s crash) placed him over three tenths…

Qualifying is “so complex now” for many reasons — Alonso happy with P7 in F1 Singapore GP qualifying

Fernanda Álvarez2 months ago2 months ago06 mins

Fernando Alonso once again found himself in Q3 with a special performance. As teammate Lance Stroll was eliminated in Q1 and will start the Singapore GP from P17 on the grid, the Spaniard grabbed 10th place in a tight elimination zone during Q2 to go into Q3 ahead of Albon, Colapinto and Pérez. As only…

Tsunoda satisfied with “good” F1 Singapore GP qualifying performance, concedes Haas is “definitely a better, efficient car”

Evan Roberts2 months ago2 months ago05 mins

A positive qualifying session in Singapore will see Yuki Tsunoda start the race in P8, his first Q3 appearance since the Hungarian GP before the summer break. Despite the strong result, Tsunoda didn’t appear too content with his car, a lack of efficiency the main issue for the RB driver, claiming the car is lacking…

“Driver mistake” — Sainz left to rue a “not common and not typical” error in F1 Singapore GP qualifying

James O'Connor2 months ago010 mins

As things stand, Carlos Sainz will start P10 in the Singapore Grand Prix as the winner of last year’s race had a crash in Q3. After letting Oscar Piastri by seconds before, Sainz got on the gas as he set off on his first push lap. However, he lost the rear in turn 18 and…

Russell hails “absolutely incredible turnaround” by Mercedes to lock out second row for F1 Singapore GP

Senjuti Jash2 months ago2 months ago07 mins

Despite securing a spot on the podium in Baku with George Russell, Mercedes had fairly low expectations regarding their qualifying performance at the Singapore Grand Prix after struggling for pace in the two practice sessions on Friday. However, the tide turned in their favour today as the Silver Arrows managed to lock out the second…

Ferrari “threw everything in the bin with Q3 tyre temperature issue” in F1 Singapore GP qualifying — Leclerc

James O'Connor2 months ago2 months ago06 mins

Ferrari was left to rue a painful Q3 at the F1 Singapore Grand Prix as they will start P9 and P10 tomorrow. Carlos Sainz crashed in the final corner as he started a push lap, with Charles Leclerc losing his time at the end of the session as he exceeded track limits at turn 2….

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

James O'Connor2 months ago2 months ago08 mins

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…