On 6 October 1985, Alain Prost won the Formula 1 championship for the first time in his career, at 30 years of age.Ahead of the European Grand Prix at Brands Hatch, McLaren’s Prost enjoyed a 16-point gap over his only remaining rival, Ferrari’s Michele Alboreto, and needed to bring hisContinue Reading
Toto Wolff says the current generation of Formula 1 cars being a “surprise box” means results like George Russell’s shock Singapore Grand Prix victory have become a feature of the era.In the ground-effect era Mercedes has arguably experienced more ups and downs than any other team in the paddock, withContinue Reading
Last year’s Singapore Grand Prix proved to be Daniel Ricciardo’s last race in Formula 1, as the Australian was replaced at the RB team by Liam Lawson for the final six races of the year.In 2023, Lawson had been installed as a substitute for Ricciardo following the latter’s hand fractureContinue Reading
“I think the first-lap situation is one of those that can happen with this close racing,” was McLaren team principal Andrea Stella’s post-race take on the incident between Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri which defined the Singapore Grand Prix.“We will review the situation together with our drivers, we will haveContinue Reading
The optics of ‘blue on blue’ – or in this case papaya on papaya – incidents in Formula 1 seldom reflect well on the aggressor. Especially at McLaren, where a policy of scrupulous equality prevails.But Lando Norris outright rejected claims that his move on team-mate Oscar Piastri at Turn 3Continue Reading
Lewis Hamilton was given a five-second penalty by Formula 1’s stewards, having failed to respect track limits in the latter stages of the Singapore Grand Prix.Hamilton suffered from suspected brake issues in the last four laps of the race at the Marina Bay Street Circuit, which meant he dropped behindContinue Reading
Fernando Alonso criticised Isack Hadjar’s defence in the Singapore Grand Prix, with the 21-year-old Frenchman labelling the Formula 1 veteran “grumpy”.Aston Martin’s Alonso had to overtake Hadjar twice during the Marina Bay race; first on lap 3 for eighth position, diving down the inside at the hairpin, then on lapContinue Reading
Oscar Piastri kept a lid on any residual frustrations over his Singapore Grand Prix first-lap contretemps with McLaren Formula 1 team-mate Lando Norris, stating that “tensions were high” in the opening laps.Norris and Piastri were side-by-side through Turn 2 and on the run to Turn 3, with Norris attempting toContinue Reading
Congratulations to McLaren, who won their 10th world constructors’ championship with six races to go, equalling the record for the earliest title conclusion. They have crushed their rivals with double the points of the second-placed team. It’s the first time they’ve won back-to-back constructors’ titles for 34 years.But I suspectContinue Reading
George Russell clinched victory from pole at the Singapore Grand Prix as McLaren secured a second Formula 1 world constructors’ championship victory on the trot.Russell built an early lead over fellow front-row starter Max Verstappen to present a significant advantage to ward off a potential undercut, and then preserved that throughContinue Reading