Max Verstappen’s press conference protest against the FIA played out in dramatic fashion following qualifying for Formula 1’s Singapore Grand Prix.After pulling off an impressive feat to secure second place on the grid, he duly completed his commitments on the live F1 feed before moving up to the official pressContinue 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 useContinue Reading
Max Verstappen refused to answer most questions during a bizarre post-qualifying press conference as he appeared to protest the FIA’s decision to give him community service for swearing. The Dutchman had sworn during Thursday’s FIA press conference ahead of this weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix when he explained that his car wasContinue Reading
After every F1 qualifying session, Autosport 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 willContinue 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 inContinue Reading
Lando Norris claimed pole over Max Verstappen for the Singapore Grand Prix in an interrupted Q3, as last year’s winner Carlos Sainz crashed out during the top 10 shootout.Sainz lost control of his Ferrari on the exit of Turn 17 while spooling his car up for a hot lap, ultimatelyContinue 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 stepContinue Reading
Kyle Larson could get a Formula 1 test outing after McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown revealed that discussions have been held with the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion.Larson, who recently compared his skills to triple world champion Max Verstappen, already has ties to McLaren after making his IndyCar debut atContinue 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 circuitContinue Reading
Williams boss James Vowles insists he has no regrets over waiting to promote Franco Colapinto to a race seat as he would not have hit the ground running in the way he has.Colapinto has impressed in his two F1 grands prix so far, recovering from a poor qualifying to finishContinue Reading