“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
McLaren says it is aiming to implement hardware fixes for its Formula 1 pitstop issues in time for 2026 as it explains why Lando Norris bearing the brunt of its slower stops is just a coincidence.As Norris’ title battle against team-mate Oscar Piastri enters its final stages, the Briton suffered slowerContinue Reading
After struggling through the first half of the season with a car that operated in a very narrow window, Red Bull has turned a corner in recent races. Max Verstappen took back-to-back Formula 1 victories, and he says the step in performance is about more than just new parts. With twoContinue Reading
Strategy for the Singapore Grand Prix has always been built around maintaining track position, given the difficulty of overtaking, but it also has to take into account the high possibility of a safety car deployment. Last year’s race was an outlier – maybe – in that for the first timeContinue Reading