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“That was a mistake” — Mercedes TD James Allison rues Hamilton’s alternate tyre strategy as he addresses their “disappointing” result at F1 Singapore GP

Senjuti Jash2 months ago2 months ago019 mins

A podium seemed to be on the cards for Mercedes at the Singapore Grand Prix after they managed to lock out the second row on the grid in an interrupted qualifying session. However, certain missteps on the part of the pit wall in terms of splitting strategies and subpar race pace compromised their performance massively….

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

James O'Connor2 months ago2 months ago05 mins

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…

99 problems but the swearing isn’t one: Why F1 should have more to be concerned with than Verstappen’s choice of language

David Coath2 months ago2 months ago013 mins

Red Bull Racing’s talismanic driver Max Verstappen had an eventful F1 Singapore Grand Prix off the track. The Dutchman was given community service as punishment for using the word “f*****” in his way of describing his car during a live FIA press conference on Thursday. Now, the 3-time F1 Drivers’ World Champion has indicated that…

Hülkenberg calls for “strategy review” after Alonso undercut leads to P9 finish in F1 Singapore GP

Öykü Ceylan2 months ago2 months ago05 mins

Nico Hülkenberg delivered another strong performance for the MoneyGram Haas F1 Team at the Singapore Grand Prix, continuing a positive run of form that has seen the team collect points for the third consecutive race. Starting from an impressive P6 on the grid, Hülkenberg battled hard throughout the race to finish in ninth place, adding…

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

James O'Connor2 months ago09 mins

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…

“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…

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…