F1 Singapore GP LIVE: Practice schedule and FP2 updates as Max Verstappen is penalised for swearing
F1 live updates from the Marina Bay Street Circuit as all 20 drivers take to the track for the first time
F1 heads to the original ‘night race’ as the Marina Bay Street Circuit hosts the Singapore Grand Prix and round 18 of the 2024 season.
McLaren’s Oscar Piastri won an enthralling Azerbaijan Grand Prix last time out, with the McLaren star producing one of the drives of the year to beat Charles Leclerc, with George Russell taking third after a late crash between Carlos Sainz and Sergio Perez.
Lando Norris, despite starting 15th, finished a spot ahead of Max Verstappen in fourth to cut the Dutchman’s lead in the world championship to 59 points with seven races - and three sprint races - remaining.
It was, however, a difficult weekend for Lewis Hamilton, who finished ninth after starting from the pit-lane. Last year in Singapore, Sainz claimed a famous victory for Ferrari in what was the only 2023 race not won by a Red Bull car.
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F1 Singapore Grand Prix LIVE: Lando Norris stays P1 on softs!
Halfway through first practice and we’re now getting onto qualifying simulation laps on softs...
Lando Norris is still P1, with a new time of 1:31:839, 0.327 secs ahead of Carlos Sainz in second with Yuki Tsunoda a surprise name in third!
4-10: Verstappen, Albon, Leclerc, Piastri, Colapinto, Hamilton, Perez
Happy to report that there’s been no red flags yet...
F1 Singapore Grand Prix LIVE: Lando Norris quickest early on in FP1
All on mediums to start with and Lando Norris is fastest with a 1:33:199, 0.840 secs quicker than Charles Leclerc in second.
3-10: Sainz, Stroll, Tsunoda, Verstappen, Alonso, Hamilton, Colapinto, Albon
Sergio Perez locks up and goes off, rejoining and getting in the way of Oscar Piastri on a push lap! He may well receive something from the stewards!
F1 Singapore Grand Prix LIVE: FP1 underway!
Cars out on track in Marina Bay! It’s humid but overcast at the moment in south-east Asia!
Zhou: “Potentially change helmet for the next run, it’s too dark. Visor.”
Most cars straight out on track, but not Oscar Piastri - whose car is nowhere near close to being ready!
F1 Singapore Grand Prix LIVE: FP1 coming right up!
We’re about to get underway with this tight, twisty and grippy street circuit in the city-state!
The first chance for the drivers to get up to speed with what is a unique challenge in Singapore!
Daniel Ricciardo admits F1 future is ‘up in the air’ ahead of Singapore GP
Daniel Ricciardo admits his future in Formula One is shrouded in uncertainty ahead of this weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix.
Speculation is rife that a decision on RB’s 2025 drivers is expected in the next few weeks – due to a clause in Liam Lawson’s contract – and Ricciardo did not dismiss the rumours out of hand.
“I know how it is and how it works, and I knew there was always going to be some dates and deadlines this year, whether it was the summer break or now post-Singapore, so post-Singapore is the next one,” he told Sky Sports F1.
“Honestly, it’s still, so many things are up in the air. Let’s see how the weekend goes. Obviously, I’m going to give it all I can, as I have. There’s always something to fight for. We’ll see what happens. Try to get the thing on the podium, that’s my plan.”
F1 announce late change to Singapore Grand Prix track
The FIA have added a fourth DRS zone to the Marina Bay Street Circuit in an attempt to aid overtaking at this weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix.
The race in the city-state sees limited overtaking opportunities, with its tight, street circuit layout often resulting in ‘trains’ of cars throughout the race.
Full story below:
F1 announce late change to Singapore Grand Prix track
The 19-turn Marina Bay Street Circuit is notoriously difficult to overtake on so the FIA have made an alteration
Constructors’ Championship heading into Singapore:
1. McLaren - 476 points
2. Red Bull - 456 points
3. Ferrari - 425 points
4. Mercedes - 309 points
5. Aston Martin - 82 points
6. RB - 34 points
7. Haas - 29 points
8. Williams - 16 points
9. Alpine - 13 points
10. Sauber - 0 points
Lewis Hamilton calls out FIA boss for ‘racial element’ over comments on swearing and rappers
Lewis Hamilton has called out FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem for a comment referring to rappers when discussing the broadcast of swearing in Formula One races – saying they had a “racial element” to them.
Ben Sulayem, head of F1’s governing body, says he has asked Formula 1 to limit the amount of swearing – usually from drivers over team radio – on TV coverage of races. Swear words are currently bleeped out before being broadcast.
The 62-year-old Emirati executive said: “We have to differentiate between our sport – motorsport – and rap music. We’re not rappers, you know. They say the F-word how many times per minute? We are not on that. That’s them and we are [us].”
Full story below:
Lewis Hamilton calls out FIA boss for ‘racial element’ over comments on ‘rappers’
Hamilton was unimpressed with Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s comparison to rap music when discussing drivers swearing over the team radio during F1 races
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