Norris wasn’t “necessarily overpushing” despite touching walls in Singapore GP

Lando Norris has suggested he wasn’t “necessarily overpushing” after escaping from twice touching the wall without damage during a dominant drive to win Formula 1’s Singapore Grand Prix.The McLaren driver put in a statement drive to defeat championship rival Max Verstappen by over 20 seconds at the Marina Bay Circuit, including leading at the end of the first lap from pole for the first time in …Keep reading

F1 Singapore GP: Norris beats Verstappen for dominant victory

Lando Norris survived two scares with the wall to dominate the Singapore Grand Prix, beating Max Verstappen by 20.9 seconds to close the championship lead to 52 points.The Briton brushed the wall twice during a crushing victory, first knocking his front wing at Turn 14 after a lock-up ahead of his sole pitstop, but escaped without needed to change it during the switch to hard tyres.During his …Keep reading

Alonso: Aston Martin needs shaking up for 2025, current F1 form ‘not good enough’

Fernando Alonso believes that Aston Martin needs “a shake-up” for 2025, stating that the current performance of its AMR24 Formula 1 car is “not good enough”.He noted that Aston Martin’s simulations had predicted it would be the “seventh or eighth fastest” in Singapore, which the Spaniard managed to transcend with seventh on the grid in qualifying. Lance Stroll qualified 17th, however.Adrian …Keep reading

Russell credits Mercedes transformation after “worst” Friday practice

George Russell hailed a turnaround from Mercedes as it recovered from a slow start to the weekend to lock out the second row of the grid for the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix.Lewis Hamilton starts third with team-mate Russell alongside him in fourth after struggling during Friday’s practice runs, which ended with Russell crashing into the wall.Only Lando Norris and Max Verstappen qualified …Keep reading

Why McLaren sees only “good news” from its flexi rear wing controversy

McLaren team boss Andrea Stella thinks it is a good thing rival teams are complaining about its car – because this shows they are distracted from their own efforts.The Woking-based team has found itself the centre of attention since the Azerbaijan Grand Prix over what has become known as its ‘mini-DRS’.The team appeared to have designed its low-drag rear wing in such a way that the upper …Keep reading

Ben Hunt: Verstappen’s press conference stunt shows he is becoming one of F1’s greats

Max Verstappen’s performance in the post-qualifying press conference at the Singapore Grand Prix was one of those moments which might yet come to define the season.The Formula 1 world champion gave one- or two-word answers to questions posed by the media after he had qualified in second place for the race at the Marina Bay circuit.It quickly became apparent this was in protest at having been …Keep reading

F1 rookie sprint race plan set for green light

Formula 1’s plans to hold a rookie sprint race after the season finale in Abu Dhabi look set to be given the green light next month, Autosport has learned.The idea of turning the regular post-season test into a rookie spectacle was first talked about by team bosses back in July.It came as part of a discussion in the F1 Commission about ways to give young drivers more mileage in F1, with testing …Keep reading

Sainz fined for crossing track after Singapore Q3 crash

Carlos Sainz has been given a €25,000 fine with half of it suspended for crossing a live Formula 1 track after his crash in qualifying for the Singapore Grand Prix.The Ferrari driver slammed into the barriers at the final corner of the Marina Bay track with just over eight minutes of Q3 remaining.Sainz was unhurt in the accident, climbed from his stricken car and, with the session red-flagged …Keep reading