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Lewis Hamilton’s frustration with his strategy in the Singapore Grand Prix became clear shortly after he was overtaken by his team mate George Russell. The pair shared the second row of the grid at the start. But Mercedes opted to put Hamilton on soft tyres, which led him to pit earlier than most of his rivals, three of whom passed…

Melissa Lawton, chief content officer at SailGP The first speakers have been announced for Future Sport 2024, sponsored by Tata Comms Media and taking place at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in London on 23 October. Matt Samuel, Formula E post‑production manager, will be part of a panel exploring the pros and cons of cloud production now and in…

Sep 24, 2024, 12:53 PM ET Red Bull head of race strategy Will Courtenay will leave his role to join Formula 1 world championship rivals McLaren as their sporting director, the Woking-based team said on Tuesday. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Red Bull have lost a number of senior employees, including star designer and former chief technical officer Adrian Newey, who…

A widely-criticised change to Formula 1’s rules five years ago, combined with a long-standing quirk of team ownership, created a controversy last weekend which threatens to overshadow its championship fight. Lando Norris’ championship destiny was in his hands heading into the Singapore Grand Prix. Prior to last weekend, if he took the best result available to him at every race,…

The first prototypes of a modified steering system to try to protect drivers from sustaining hand injuries in Formula E have been tried out in private testing this month by multiple manufacturers. The Race has uncovered that Porsche, Nissan and Jaguar trialled the systems in testing at Varano in Italy, with Mitch Evans, Oliver Rowland and reigning champion Pascal Wehrlein…

Sep 24, 2024, 05:57 AM ET Formula One constructors’ champions Red Bull hope to pick up the pace over the last six rounds of the season after Max Verstappen emerged stronger than expected from back-to-back street races in Azerbaijan and Singapore, team boss Christian Horner said. The triple world champion, who will be 27 next week, had his advantage over…

The Singapore Grand Prix is always one of the most challenging of the season – especially when there is not a single Safety Car intervention to offer respite for drivers as well as opportunities. But as one driver dominated the weekend, others throughout the field stood out for finishing ahead of multiple rivals in faster cars, while others simply underperformed…

In the round-up: Red Bull team principal Christian Horner sees huge potential for artificial intelligence to transform their Formula 1 racing operation. In brief AI still in its infancy in F1 – Horner Horner says the development of artificial intelligence offers huge potential for F1 teams to improve many aspects of how they design their cars and race them. “AI…

Pictures from the 2024 Singapore Grand Prix at Singapore. Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP) Ferrari SF-24 and Franco Colapinto (ARG) Williams Racing FW46 at the start of the race. 22.09.2024. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 18, Singapore Grand Prix, Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore, Race Day. – www.xpbimages.com, EMail: [email protected] © Copyright:…

There are few sports on Earth where competitors are active for as long a sustained period as they are in motorsport. One cricket test match may take place over five days, but the ball is only ‘live’ for a handful of seconds at a time. The players on the pitch spend the vast majority of time waiting for the next…

Daniel Ricciardo’s Formula 1 career, which spanned 15 seasons and included eight grand prix victories, deserved a more fitting end that the one which transpired in Singapore. But his RB team has now indicated he won’t return to the cockpit for the next race. Making the circumstances all the more poignant, F1 is heading to Austin next, a venue the…

What did you think of today’s race? Share your verdict on the Singapore Grand Prix. RaceFans has held polls on every F1 race since 2008 to find out which fans thought of each round of the season. Join in the latest poll and give your verdict on the race: 10 being the highest and 1 the lowest. Please vote based…

Lando Norris has won the Singapore Grand Prix for McLaren ahead of Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri. Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free Max Verstappen leads the drivers championship by 52 points from Lando Norris after the Singapore Grand Prix. 2024 F1 drivers championship standings Points available over remaining rounds: 180 2024 F1 constructors championship standings Points…

Carlos Sainz Jnr accused Franco Colapinto of risking a multi-car crash at the start of the Singapore Grand Prix. The Williams driver passed the Ferrari, plus Alexander Albon in the other Williams and RB’s Yuki Tsunoda, by diving down the inside of them at turn one. Colapinto, who went on to finish 11th in his third Formula 1 race, said…

SINGAPORE — Lando Norris laid down a marker of how real his championship challenge is with his dominant win at the Singapore Grand Prix, but the headlines by Sunday evening belonged to his former teammate Daniel Ricciardo. Aside from a close shave with the wall at Turn 10 on Lap 45, Norris’ victory was nearly flawless. McLaren had greeted his…

Lando Norris’ hopes of claiming a maximum possible points score were dashed by Daniel Ricciardo in the dying moments of the Singapore Grand Prix. Speculation was rife that Red Bull had pressed their second team, RB, to use Ricciardo to deprive Max Verstappen’s closest championship rival of a valuable point. But did McLaren miss an opportunity to render Ricciardo’s efforts…

Which Formula 1 driver made the most of the Singapore Grand Prix weekend? It’s time to give your verdict on which driver did the best with the equipment at their disposal over the last three days. Review how each driver got on below and vote for who impressed you the most at Singapore. Driver performance summary Advert | Become a…

There is no aspect to Max Verstappen’s row with the FIA over his use of a swear word three days ago which fails to inspire despair. Not only in FIA president Mohamed Ben Sulayem, whom for many inevitably fills the role of villain in this story. But also the driver, for his graceless reaction to it. Not to mention anyone…

With just seven rounds remaining in the 2024 season, and the two leading drivers in the world championship lining up on the front row of the grid together, this should be a tense and enthralling Singapore Grand Prix. However, when it comes to the intrigue of any title battle, the level of excitement is inversely proportional to the points gap…