Russell: Mercedes “had to try something” with Singapore F1 slick tyre gamble

Russell had started from the pitlane after taking a new power unit under parc ferme, and during his attempt to regain ground he went up an escape road after making contact with Valtteri Bottas and dropped back.
Given that he was at the back of the field Russell agreed with the team’s suggestion that he try slicks, but it was evident straight away that it was too early as he almost went off at …Keep reading
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McLaren: F1 Singapore GP swing showcases “open battle” for fourth with Alpine

In a wet-to-dry race, Lando Norris produced an error-free display to move up from sixth to fourth following a duel with Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen, who both slipped up.
Starting from 16th, Daniel Ricciardo also had a strong race to finish behind Norris in fifth, after delaying a switch from intermediates to slicks until a lap 36 safety car.
In stark contrast to McLaren’s 22-point …Keep reading
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Autosport Podcast: F1 Singapore Grand Prix review

The Mexican had controlled the race from the front after passing polesitter Leclerc into the first corner, but was made to sweat over his win by a post-race stewards investigation for not keeping to within 10 car lengths of the safety car.
Perez was given a reprimand for the first incident on lap 10 and a five-second penalty for a second incident on lap 36, but held on to victory having crossed …Keep reading
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Aston Martin “surprised” to be linked with F1 cost cap breach

There has been no confirmation from the FIA about teams spending beyond the budget cap last year, but in Singapore paddock sources including some rival team bosses suggested that Aston Martin may have committed a “procedural” breach, and an offence less serious than that allegedly associated with Red Bull.
However, team principal Mike Krack insists that there has been no news from the …Keep reading
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Red Bull “absolutely confident” ahead of crunch F1 cost cap decision

The Singapore Grand Prix weekend was awash with speculation that two F1 teams have broken last year’s $145 million budget cap limit and could face sanctions from the governing body.
Confirmation of what has actually happened will come this Wednesday, when the FIA plans to issue teams that were under last year’s cost cap with their compliance certificates.
Any squads that exceeded the …Keep reading
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