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McLaren team boss Andrea Stella has called for the relationship between Red Bull and RB to be “addressed” after Daniel Ricciardo’s “peculiar” fastest lap at the Singapore Grand Prix stole a point away from race winner Lando Norris.With the McLaren dominant around Marina Bay, Norris was looking at taking eight points out of Max Verstappen’s lead at the top of the drivers’ …Keep reading

Max Verstappen says the “silly” punishment levied for his discourse in the Singapore Grand Prix Thursday press conference makes him question his future in Formula 1.The Dutchman was effectively handed community service by the FIA for swearing in Thursday’s pre-event press conference, having referred to his Red Bull as “f***ed” in his reflections of the Azerbaijan GP weekend.This led him to protest …Keep reading

Daniel Ricciardo has conceded “maybe the fairytale ending didn’t happen” in his run to 18th at the Singapore Grand Prix if it was his last ever Formula 1 race.RB reserve Liam Lawson has been heavily linked to his drive for the remainder of the season, with Ricciardo unable to show significant improvement across his return to F1 after sitting out for half of 2023.Although Ricciardo remained cagey …Keep reading

Enea Bastianini has defended the controversial overtake over Jorge Martin that secured him victory in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, saying he didn’t go over the limit.Factory Ducati rider Bastianini had been piling a lot of pressure on long-time leader Martin over the closing stages of the Misano race and finally launched an attack on him into Turn 4 on the final lap.Going into the tight …Keep reading

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 needing to change it during the switch to hard tyres.During his …Keep reading

Lando Norris has suggested he wasn’t “necessarily overpushing” after escaping from two touches with the wall without damage during a dominant Singapore Grand Prix.The McLaren driver put in a statement drive to defeat Formula 1 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 his career.Read …Keep reading

Jorge Martin feels Enea Bastianini’s move for the lead of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix was a “bit too much” as he “pushed me off” the track.Pramac rider Martin was leading the Misano MotoGP race on the final lap until Bastianini dove past him at Turn 4, forcing him to sit up and run wide over the asphalt run-off in one of the most controversial moments of the season.After gesturing …Keep reading

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”.Alonso pointed to the team’s anticipation of Adrian Newey’s arrival in March next year, too late to have any real impact on the design of its car for next season but with a view to improving its fortunes for 2026.He noted that Aston Martin’s …Keep reading

Celestino Vietti emerged on top in a thrilling Moto2 battle at Misano, while David Alonso scored yet another victory in Moto3 as both support races for the MotoGP Emilia Romagna Grand Prix were decided on the final lap.The day’s action started with an 18-lap Moto3 race, where David Alonso scored his eighth win of 2024 to extend his lead in the championship.Starting second on the grid, Alonso …Keep reading

McLaren team boss Andrea Stella thinks it is a good thing that 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 …Keep reading