Aston Martin boss Mike Krack admits that Formula 1 is no longer mainly about chasing downforce but also about finding a stable platform that teams can build upon. McLaren has made a point this year of bringing relatively few major upgrades and instead focussing on...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
McLaren Formula 1 boss Andrea Stella says that his team can’t back off on its development plans for the MCL38 despite its current advantage. The team has made a point of not bringing many updates recently, and has instead focussed on optimising what it has. The car...
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...
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...
Fernando Alonso says his eighth place for Aston Martin in the Singapore GP was “better than our best dreams,” while stressing that the team has to “raise the level.” Alonso qualified seventh at the Marina Bay track, helped by problems for Charles Leclerc and Carlos...
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...
Lando Norris admits he was “pushing too hard” on his way to a dominant victory for McLaren in the Singapore GP. Norris twice touched the wall, losing some four seconds on the first occasion, as he tried to extend his gap to Ma Verstappen in second place. His advantage...
