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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 Jash3 months ago3 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….

Doriane Pin “wanted more” than double podium from F1 Academy Singapore weekend, missing the fastest lap in Race 2 by “less than one tenth”

Anna Elizabeth Krausová3 months ago3 months ago05 mins

Coming into the 2024 F1 Academy season, Doriane Pin was one of the favorites to potentially win the Drivers’ Championship. Now, six races later and with the last two rounds ahead of us, the Mercedes driver sits second in the overall standings. Though the chance to catch the leading Abbi Pulling is slim, Pin has…

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

James O'Connor3 months ago3 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…

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

James O'Connor3 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 Murugapandian3 months ago3 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…

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 Krausová3 months ago3 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…

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

Senjuti Jash3 months ago3 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 Martin3 months ago3 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 Krausová3 months ago3 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…

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

Chiara Martin3 months ago3 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….