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...
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 has been the...
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 Charles Leclerc and a...
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 Woking ream by racing...
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 Sainz. It was...
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 down the order to...
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 peaked at 29.1...
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 start of Q3 in...
Max Verstappen has elaborated on his silent protest in the official press conferences in Singapore – and hinted that “silly” punishments and restrictions imposed by the FIA could force him out of Formula 1. On Thursday Verstappen was called to the stewards after using the word “fucked”...
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. After they pitted and he...
McLaren has agreed with the FIA to change the controversial flexing rear wing of the MCL38 – and has urged the governing body to talk to other teams about what they are doing. McLaren has been talking to the FIA about the wing for a while, but those conversations...
Ferrari’s Jock Clear says that a front wing upgrade introduced on the Ferrari SF-24 at the Singapore GP will help to find a balance at higher downforce levels. The third and fourth wing elements have been modified, with the Italian team’s official FIA presentation...
After being beaten in Baku’s race, Ferrari heads to Singapore with one goal in mind: ‘re-take’ the win that was lost last week. The many slow corners, traction zones and DRS straights in the Marina Bay circuit are expected to suit the strengths of the SF-24 very well....
In Azerbaijan, Ferrari showed that the SF-24 was the fastest car. Not being able to repeat the success of Monza left a sour taste also due to Sainz' incident, who scored zero points. The three race tour before the break ends in Singapore, a track that should once...
Sergio Perez says he was “super frustrated” by the accident with Carlos Sainz that took both men out of the Azerbaijan GP on the penultimate lap. They were racing each other for third place in the slipstream of Charles Leclerc when they touched on the run out of Turn...
Carlos Sainz says he was happy to be within reach of Ferrari team mate Charles Leclerc in qualifying in Baku, a venue that he has traditionally struggled to come to terms with. Sainz took third place some 0.440s shy of Leclerc, who earned his fourth Azerbaijan GP...
Lewis Hamilton says that returning to an older W15 floor spec for the Azerbaijan GP weekend was “a good test” for his Mercedes Formula 1 team. The newer floor was first seen in practice at Spa. However it was taken off. and George Russell and Hamilton finished the...
Lewis Hamilton says that Adrian Newey’s decision to join Aston Martin “doesn’t change anything” in terms of his move to Ferrari in 2025. Hamilton signed for the Italian team long before Newey’s departure from Red Bull became official and he became a free agent....
Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff says that rival McLaren is” between a rock and a hard place” as it juggles the possibility of team orders. Thus far the team has not asked Oscar Piastri to help the title campaign of Lando Norris, who is ahead on points and the...
Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff admits that the team has lost “quite a chunk” of performance since its strong run of form prior to the summer break. The team won three of the four races held before the break, culminating in a one-two on the road at Spa, although...
Lewis Hamilton admits that he didn’t do a good job in Q3 at Monza and that that his own performance was “absolutely ridiculous” and “completely unacceptable” after he could manage only sixth place. Hamilton topped Q2 after getting a good tow, but he slipped to the...
Toto Wolff has revealed that he decided that he wanted to run Kimi Antonelli in 2025 “five minutes” after Lewis Hamilton told him that he had signed for Ferrari in January. In other words Wolff decided to commit to readying Antonelli for graduation next season even...
Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko says the fallout from Sergio Perez’s late crash in the Azerbaijan GP was “like an avalanche” as it also impacted Max Verstappen’s title hopes. Perez was in contention for a podium when he was involved in a collision with Carlos Sainz....
Red Bull Formula 1 boss Christian Horner believes that Oscar Piastri’s strong form is “causing headaches” for McLaren as the Woking team attempts to win the drivers’ championship with Lando Norris. McLaren confirmed before the Azerbaijan GP that where possible Piastri...
Red Bull boss Christian Horner says that losing the lead of the Formula 1 constructors’ title fight “changes the dynamic” and will see the team “throw everything at it.” The team had a frustrating weekend, with Sergio Perez in the fight for a podium finish until his...
Red Bull is set announce its plans for the second RB/VCARB seat after next weekend’s Singapore GP. Liam Lawson is widely expected to replace Daniel Ricciardo in 2025, and possibly also for the last few races of this season. It’s understood from sources that “all...
Max Verstappen admits that he “paid the price” for a wrong set-up decision heading into qualifying for the Azerbaijan GP that could not be reversed for the race. The Dutchman was much happier with the car after a floor update was fast tracked for Baku, but an attempt...
Sergio Perez says he was “super frustrated” by the accident with Carlos Sainz that took both men out of the Azerbaijan GP on the penultimate lap. They were racing each other for third place in the slipstream of Charles Leclerc when they touched on the run out of Turn...
