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Lando Norris has taken provisional pole position for the Singapore Grand Prix for McLaren ahead of Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton. P. Driver Team Q1 Q2 (v Q1) Q3 (v Q2) 1 Lando Norris McLaren 1’30.002 1’30.007 (+0.005s) 1’29.525 (-0.482s) 2 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1’30.157 1’29.680 (-0.477s) 1’29.728 (+0.048s) 3 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1’30.393 1’29.929 (-0.464s) 1’29.841 (-0.088s) 4…

SINGAPORE — McLaren CEO Zak Brown wants his team to avoid falling victim to a “poison” internal culture like the one he believes has plagued rivals Red Bull this season. McLaren took the lead in the constructors’ championship at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix for the first time since 2014 — it has not won that championship since 1999. Editor’s Picks…

Pictures from qualifying day for the 2024 Singapore Grand Prix at Singapore. Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free Lando Norris (GBR) McLaren MCL38. 21.09.2024. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 18, Singapore Grand Prix, Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore, Qualifying Day. – www.xpbimages.com, EMail: [email protected] © Copyright: Moy / XPB Images Sergio Perez, Red Bull, Singapore, 2024 Oscar…

Pictures from practice for the 2024 Singapore Grand Prix at Singapore. Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free Alexander Albon, Williams, Singapore, 2024 Esteban Ocon, Alpine, Singapore, 2024 Lando Norris, McLaren, Singapore, 2024 Alexander Albon, Williams, Singapore, 2024 Alexander Albon, Williams, Singapore, 2024 Lando Norris, McLaren, Singapore, 2024 Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, Singapore, 2024 Daniel Ricciardo, RB, Singapore, 2024…

McLaren and Ferrari, two of the biggest names in Formula 1 and world motorsport, have a storied rivalry between each other that goes back over thirty years. But for the last decade, two of F1’s most successful teams have had to watch as both Mercedes and Red Bull – two constructors who did not exist in those forms just 20…

In the round-up: Fernando Alonso feels Singapore does not play to any of Aston Martin’s strengths. In brief Singapore requires what we lack – Alonso Alonso says that Singapore’s Marina Bay street circuit does not lend itself to the team’s car, but still hopes to score points. “I think is going to be difficult,” he said. “I think we we…

Although it is a staple on the Formula 1 calendar and hardly unique as a night race, the Singapore Grand Prix has increasingly become one of the more celebrated rounds on the grand prix calendar. As such, teams are getting into the habit of turning up to the event with special liveries on their cars, while multiple drivers will be…

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorSep 20, 2024, 07:52 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 The stewards of the Singapore Grand Prix have ordered Max Verstappen to “accomplish some work of public interest” after he used a profanity during an FIA news conference on Thursday. The three-time world champion was responding to a question about…

World champion Max Verstappen has received an unusual punishment from the Singapore Grand Prix stewards for swearing in Thursday’s FIA press conference. The Red Bull driver attended yesterday’s drivers press conference as one of six drivers who must participate on a round-by-round basis, which rotates between the field of 20 drivers. Verstappen was responding to a question about his disappointing…

Envision Racing has opted for continuity with its driver lineup for the upcoming Formula E season, with Sebastien Buemi and Robin Frijns both being retained by the Jaguar customer team. Envision entered last season as reigning champions, but endured a difficult campaign as the team failed to replicate itssuccess from the previous year. It did end the year on a…

It was once a standing joke among Formula 1 race engineers that if they wanted to tell their driver something on the radio but ensure the crucial information was not played out on the world feed for all to hear, there was only one thing they had to do: Swear. Whether many of them actually did bookend their vital set-up…

Lando Norris was quick to draw attention to his championship rival Max Verstappen’s rules infringement after the end of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The McLaren driver alerted his team to Verstappen overtaking him as they drove back to the pits after taking the chequered flag despite the track being under Virtual Safety Car conditions at the time. Verstappen wasn’t the…

Oscar Piastri says he’s “under no illusion” about being a competitor for the world championship despite winning last time out in Baku. The McLaren driver won last weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku, passing Charles Leclerc soon after his pit stop and taking the lead with a bold pass into turn one before repelling the Ferrari for the remainder of…

Max Verstappen says last weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix was not the first time McLaren used their controversial rear wing design and wants the FIA to clarify its legality. The FIA is considering whether to revise its rules on flexible bodywork after images emerged of the MCL38’s DRS flap opening slightly at high speed in Baku. Verstappen, who finished fifth in…

Sep 19, 2024, 11:29 AM ET Max Verstappen works through some neck exercises during this year’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Mark Thompson/Getty Images Fitness and weight can be difficult for anyone to maintain. That’s further complicated when your job involves travelling around the world — across different time zones, cuisines and cultures — for 24 weeks of the year. That’s the…

Max Verstappen has urged Formula 1 to be more selective about the team radio clips they play if they have concerns over drivers swearing. FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem recently indicated his disapproval of the frequent swearing heard over team radio during F1 broadcasts. “We have to differentiate between our sport – motorsport – and rap music,” Ben Sulayem told…

Envision has retained its Formula E driver line-up of Sebastien Buemi and Robin Frijns for the upcoming season, despite both drivers having potential World Endurance Championship clashes. Buemi and Frijns enter the 2024-25 season, which gets underway with official testing in Valencia on 4-7 November before the opening round in Sao Paulo (7 December), having endured a difficult campaign last…

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorSep 19, 2024, 10:34 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Lewis Hamilton is sixth in the F1 Driver’s Championship. Clive Mason/Getty Images Lewis Hamilton has raised concerns over FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem comparing Formula 1 drivers swearing on team radio to “rappers,” saying there was a “racial element” to Ben……

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