日: 2023年9月17日

Norris finished second to Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz at the Marina Bay Circuit after a tense end to the 62-lap race, as fresher medium tyres brought Russell and Lewis Hamilton onto the tail of the two leaders struggling on older hard compound rubber.In his efforts to keep Russell at bay on the final tour, Norris grazed the wall with his right-rear tyre at the Turn 10 left-hander, but was able to …Keep reading

The Spaniard led all 62 laps under the lights at the Marina Bay track, producing an inch-perfect tactical drive to convert pole position into his second F1 win by 0.812s.On aged hard tyres, Sainz kept fellow one-stopper Norris at bay in the closing laps as George Russell and Lewis Hamilton closed them down with fresher medium tyres on their Mercedes to form a four-car train.But despite the intense …Keep reading

Sainz led from the start, with team-mate Charles Leclerc passing George Russell’s Mercedes for an early Ferrari 1-2.A safety car for Logan Sargeant nudging his Williams into the barrier sent most of the field into the pits, with Leclerc suffering a delay that dropped him behind Russell and Lando Norris (McLaren). He later lost a further spot to Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) when he ran wide after …Keep reading

The Spaniard led every lap of a slow-burning race from pole position, and delivered a tactical masterclass to ward off a rapidly approaching Mercedes duo in the race’s second half by employing Lando Norris as a bodyguard.Mercedes had forecasted a potential strategic advantage after qualifying on Saturday, with Russell stating that he had saved an extra set of medium tyres available for the race …Keep reading

Sainz collected his second consecutive F1 pole position having managed to head qualifying in Monza, and starts alongside George Russell on the front row of the grid for Sunday’s race.The rest of the top five include Sainz’s Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc, McLaren’s Lando Norris, and Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton.Verstappen meanwhile was eliminated in Q2 during a miserable qualifying session, in …Keep reading

As he spoke to the TV cameras immediately after grabbing a front-row slot, he reckoned a tyre offset that Mercedes had locked in was a great option to have.“We’ve got an extra set of medium tyres tomorrow, which nobody around us has,” he said.“So, to get to Q3 and be on the front row with a strategic advantage tomorrow, is an exciting place to be.”Both Russell and team-mate Lewis Hamilton …Keep reading

The saga was related to the verdict issued after the stewards investigated Max Verstappen for impeding Yuki Tsunoda in Q2, and which saw the Dutchman escape with a reprimand.An intriguing note at the bottom of the stewards’ decision said that “it was noted that the representative of car 22 chose not to attend the hearing”.The inference that people inevitably took from that statement was that …Keep reading

His comments follow the FIA modifying the shootout regulations especially for the 2023 Singapore Grand Prix.In the Friday night drivers’ briefing, Autosport understands that the grid voted unanimously to scrap the usual maximum lap time procedure.Normally, an upper time limit is imposed for an in- and out-lap in qualifying that drivers must respect or else be considered to have gone …Keep reading

Stroll speared into the barriers on the exit of the final turn at the end of Q1 on Saturday, after trying to correct a rear-end slide that had been induced by running across the kerb.Aston Martin has announced that the “sore” Canadian driver will sit out the grand prix as a result.Norris, who was right behind Stroll as he bounced back on to the track, believes that the characteristics of the kerb …Keep reading

Red Bull’s perfect Formula 1 win record in 2023 faces its most serious threat. An “undriveable” RB19 in qualifying for the Singapore Grand Prix left Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez – who both played down expectations ahead of the round – bereft of confidence under braking and unsure of the cornering balance. As a result, Verstappen ran to 11th as his team-mate was 13th fastest.This spot of …Keep reading