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Verstappen pleased with “good achievement” after P2 at Singapore GP but highlights need for continued improvements ahead of remaining races

Karishma Persad2 months ago2 months ago014 mins

Despite having his lead in the 2024 World Drivers’ Championship further cut to 51 points, Oracle Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen described his second-place finish at the Singapore Grand Prix as a “good achievement”, especially as he had expected to struggle around the Marina Bay Street Circuit, as he had in previous years. Verstappen started…

F1 | Singapore GP | Race | Norris crushes the oppositon at Marina Bay as Verstappen takes vital P2

Rachel Stephens2 months ago011 mins

Hotter than it’s been at this time all weekend, the Marina Bay track temperature sits at 37 degrees ahead of the Singapore GP. Before the race can even begin, Lance Stroll’s Aston Martin has some issues, with the team doing a last-minute fix on a brake issue. The team are certain that the issue will be resolved ahead of the GP, and…

“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…

Norris looking forward to competing against “two greats of the sport” as he aims for F1 Singapore GP victory

Karishma Persad2 months ago2 months ago015 mins

Despite a disrupted third qualifying session (Q3), McLaren Racing’s Lando Norris will start Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix race from pole, having out-qualified title rival Max Verstappen of Red Bull by over two-tenths of a second. Despite his strong qualifying performance, Norris described the lap that had earned him his sixth career pole as “not particularly…