Christian Horner is adamant that Red Bull is “still fighting” for both 2024 Formula 1 World Championships despite falling behind McLaren in the constructors’ version. Max Verstappen remains in a strong position in the drivers’ championship, with a handy 52-point lead over Lando Norris,...
McLaren Formula 1 boss Andrea Stella has downplayed the damage caused to Lando Norris’s title campaign by poor starts. Norris has lost ground on the first lap several times this season when starting from pole position. That streak finally ended in Singapore, when he retained the lead at...
Aston Martin Formula 1 boss Mike Krack says that Fernando Alonso beat the team’s own pre-race simulations by finishing in eighth place in the Singapore GP. He also stressed that the team shouldn’t get too excited by Alonso’s recent results given that the main opposition is still far...
Williams Formula 1 boss James Vowles says that the team is yet to determine the cause of the PU cooling issue that led to a rare mechanical retirement for Alex Albon in the Singapore GP. Albon was fighting back from a bad first lap when he was called into the pits to retire after...
Williams Formula 1 boss James Vowles has defended Franco Colapinto for the spectacular start in the Singapore GP that drew criticism from other drivers. The Argentine rookie made a move down the inside that led to several cars running wide and losing places in the scramble around the...
The RB/VCARB team has finally confirmed that Liam Lawson will drive in place of Daniel Ricciardo for the remainder of the 2024 Formula 1 season, starting in Austin. Ricciardo's departure had been rumoured for some time, and it was evident in Singapore that he knew it would be his last...
Mercedes Formula 1 team technical director James Allison admits that the strategy deployed on Lewis Hamilton’s car in the Singapore GP was “a clear mistake.” Hamilton was the only frontrunner to start on the soft rather than medium tyres, with the general idea that they might help him...
Pierre Gasly was left frustrated at the Singapore GP after being “sacrificed” to help the race of Alpine Formula 1 team mate Esteban Ocon. Ocon started 15th with Gasly three places behind him on the grid. After Ocon pitted on lap 29 Gasly stayed out on track in an effort to hold up other...
Red Bull boss Christian Horner believes that the Singapore GP indicated signs of “real progress” with the tricky RB20 – despite Max Verstappen finishing 20 seconds behind dominant race winner Lando Norris. Red Bull had a floor revision in Baku that worked well on Sergio Perez’s car, but...
Nico Hulkenberg says his ninth place in Singapore for the Haas Formula 1 team was “redemption” after his mistake late in the previous race in Azerbaijan. In Baku Hulkenberg got up to ninth when he passed the Carlos Sainz/Sergio Perez accident scene. He was expecting an immediate safety...
Ferrari Formula 1 boss Fred Vasseur admits that his team must do a “better job” and be consistent through a whole race weekend in the wake of a frustrating Singapore GP. The red cars were fast on Friday, but the team lost its way on Saturday, with a Q3 mistake for...
Carlos Sainz says that the Azerbaijan and Singapore GPs represented “a wasted opportunity” after he failed to capitalise on Ferrari’s strong form on street venues. The Spaniard crashed while battling for the podium in Baku, and then went off again on cold tyres at the...
Charles Leclerc says he “loved” the second part of a Singapore GP that saw him charge to fifth place from ninth on the grid. However he didn’t enjoy the "nightmare" first part, when he got caught behind Nico Hulkenberg and Fernando Alonso, and lost a lot of time....
Charles Leclerc said his Ferrari team “threw everything in the bin” as his front tyres were too cold when he left the pits to start his crucial final lap in Q3 in Singapore. The Ferrari driver locked up in Turn 1 and ran wide, and having done a time that was good...
Carlos Sainz admits that his “strange accident” in Q3 in Singpaore was caused by his tyres being colder than anticipated. The Spaniard spun off after as he started his first lap, stranding himself in 10th on the grid after failing to log a time. He’d had to move over...
Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur insists that the team is not focussed on the Formula 1 constructors’ World Championship, while conceding that the fight remains wide open. The Italian outfit currently lies third on 425 points, behind leaders McLaren on 476 and Red Bull on...
Mercedes Formula 1 team technical director James Allison admits that the strategy deployed on Lewis Hamilton’s car in the Singapore GP was “a clear mistake.” Hamilton was the only frontrunner to start on the soft rather than medium tyres, with the general idea that...
Toto Wolff admits that his Mercedes Formula 1 team “read the race wrong” with Lewis Hamilton on what he called a “painful evening” in Singapore. Having qualified an encouraging third Hamilton started on the soft tyres, and after the inevitable early stop he slipped...
George Russell has praised his Mercedes Formula 1 team for recovering form what he called our “worst Friday in probably three years.” Russell and team mate Lewis Hamilton both struggled on the first day of running in Singapore, with the latter admitting that the team...
Lewis Hamilton says he will “roll the dice” at the Formula 1 Singapore GP this weekend as he has doubts about the competitiveness of his Mercedes W15. Hamilton believes that the car is not well suited to street tracks, and that Ferrari will be on strong form after...
Toto Wolff expects that Mercedes will have a further floor upgrade at the US GP in Austin as the team attempts to get to the bottom of its recent struggles. A new floor was tried in practice at Spa, but then shelved for the race, in which George Russell and Lewis...
Lewis Hamilton has revealed that a component that “wasn’t correctly built” on his Mercedes W15 made his life difficult in Baku qualifying and contributed to the decision to start from the pitlane. Despite a difficult session Hamilton qualified seventh, a position from...
Christian Horner is adamant that Red Bull is “still fighting” for both 2024 Formula 1 World Championships despite falling behind McLaren in the constructors’ version. Max Verstappen remains in a strong position in the drivers’ championship, with a handy 52-point lead...
Red Bull boss Christian Horner believes that the Singapore GP indicated signs of “real progress” with the tricky RB20 – despite Max Verstappen finishing 20 seconds behind dominant race winner Lando Norris. Red Bull had a floor revision in Baku that worked well on...
The Red Bull Racing Formula 1 team has suffered another key loss as its head of strategy Will Courtenay is joining McLaren in the role of sporting director. That job largely involves dealing with the FIA on regulations and so on, and is currently being done at the...
Daniel Ricciardo says he’s “prepared” for the Singapore GP to have been his final Formula 1 race and approached the weekend with that mindset. Liam Lawson is to replace the Australian in the RB team for the rest of the season, although there has been no announcement,...
Sergio Perez was left stranded in 13th place on the grid for the Singapore GP after suffering with tyres and brake issues in Q2. On the back of a good performance in Azerbaijan Perez was hoping for more at another street track, especially at a time when there is much...
Daniel Ricciardo has confirmed that Red Bull will make a decision on his Formula 1 future after the Singapore GP – and he insists that he doesn’t know what the call will be. It’s widely believed in the paddock that Ricciardo will be dropped for 2025 and replaced at RB...
