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Charles Leclerc felt Ferrari “threw everything in the bin” with its tyre temperatures in the final part of Q3 for the Singapore Grand Prix, and reckoned he lost second on the grid due to insufficient warm-up.The Monegasque said that his confidence in the SF-24 car was renewed after a bruising FP3 in which Ferrari seemed to be suddenly off the pace, as the cooler temperatures in qualifying played …Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton has told Max Verstappen not to complete the “work of public interest” he has been handed as punishment for swearing in a Formula 1 press conference.The reigning world champion was summoned to the stewards in Singapore after saying he “knew the car was f****d” when answering a question during a drivers’ media session on Thursday in reference to his performance at the Azerbaijan Grand …Keep reading

After every F1 qualifying session, Motorsport.com publishes each team’s qualifying record in terms of team-mate duels.This record is based exclusively on qualifying results so that grid penalties don’t alter the statistics.When a driver can’t put in a representative lap time due to a technical issue or an incident, this will be mentioned in the table.Read Also:Formula 1F1 Singapore GP …Keep reading

Daniel Ricciardo joked he would like Nelson Piquet Jr back on the Formula 1 grid to help his Singapore Grand Prix efforts after a “miserable” qualifying at the Marina Bay Circuit.The RB driver failed to escape Q1 elimination on a weekend where his future in F1 has been put in doubt, with rumours swirling that he will be replaced by Liam Lawson from the next race, the United States Grand Prix …Keep reading

Carlos Sainz is under investigation for walking across 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 circuit with just over eight minutes of the session remaining.Sainz, who was unhurt from the accident, climbed from his stricken car and, with the session red-flagged, walked …Keep reading

Pramac MotoGP rider Jorge Martin says the error that cost him victory in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix sprint was caused by him being distracted by a message on his dashboard.Championship leader Martin had shot to the lead at the start with a brilliant launch from second position, overtaking the factory Ducati of polesitter and title rival Francesco Bagnaia.Despite Bagnaia breathing down his neck …Keep reading

Max Verstappen gave nothing but short answers during the Singapore Grand Prix’s post-qualifying press conference in protest at his penalty for swearing in Thursday’s session.Verstappen was told to serve “work of public interest” having sworn about his car from the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, in an FIA clampdown on the use of strong language.The Dutchman qualified second on the grid for Sunday’s race …Keep reading

Formula 1’s long-serving chief legal officer Sacha Woodward Hill is leaving the organisation.Still a practising solicitor, she was originally recruited to join F1 back in 1996 by former supremo Bernie Ecclestone, having previously worked for several well-known legal firms in London.Reflecting several years ago on how she made the step into grand prix racing, she told F1: “As with most things in …Keep reading

Lando Norris headlined Formula 1’s final free practice session ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix with a 0.479-second margin over George Russell.During the end-of-session qualifying simulations, Norris broke past Russell’s earlier effort with a 1m29.646s on the soft tyres, setting the fastest lap ever recorded at the Marina Bay circuit in the process.Oscar Piastri completed the top three, almost …Keep reading

Francesco Bagnaia beat MotoGP championship leader Jorge Martin by 0.214s to claim pole position for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.Factory Ducati rider Bagnaia trailed Pramac rival Martin by over three tenths of a second after the first runs, after the Spaniard broke the circuit lap record with a 1m30.245s.However, after returning to the track on a new soft rear tyre, two-time champion Bagnaia …Keep reading