F1 Singapore GP LIVE: Race result as Lando Norris wins ahead of Max Verstappen
F1 live reaction from the Marina Bay Street Circuit as Norris wins ahead of title rival Verstappen
Lando Norris produced a statement win over Max Verstappen in Singapore to strike another dent into his rival’s world championship lead.
The British driver survived two scrapes with the wall, but still led every lap under the lights of the Marina Bay circuit to take the chequered flag 20.9 seconds clear of Red Bull’s Verstappen.
Norris’ win – the most emphatic of his career so far – means he trails Verstappen by 52 points with 180 points still to play for over the remaining six rounds.
Oscar Piastri finished third, one place ahead of Mercedes’ George Russell with Charles Leclerc fifth for Ferrari. Lewis Hamilton started third but crossed the line a disappointing sixth.
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F1 Singapore Grand Prix LIVE: Verstappen’s lap time deleted!
Big news! Max Verstappen’s time has been deleted!
Did he go through yellow flags in completing his lap? Not sure at this stage.
Anyhow, it means Piastri is P1 and Hulkenberg in P2 as the only drivers to have set legal times!
And everyone else will only have one lap in reality to claim pole!
F1 Singapore Grand Prix LIVE: Sainz crash!
What an odd incident - Sainz was actually starting his lap and lost it, perhaps due to dirty air from Piastri’s McLaren!
Sainz is fine - and his Ferrari has a damaged rear-wing and tyres but is not too badly damaged!
F1 Singapore Grand Prix LIVE: RED FLAG!
Carlos Sainz has crashed at the final turn!
The Ferrari looks OK.
RED FLAG! 8:04 left.
Max Verstappen gets over the line before the red flag to go P1, with Piastri second.
Lando Norris was on a flier but his lap time won’t count!
F1 Singapore Grand Prix LIVE: Q3 underway!
Big queue at the end of the pit lane as the green light flashes and we’re underway with Q3!
10 drivers involved: Verstappen, Piastri, Norris, Leclerc, Sainz, Hamilton, Russell, Alonso, Tsunoda, Hulkenberg
Who will claim pole position here?!
F1 Singapore Grand Prix LIVE: Daniel Ricciardo after being knocked out in Q1..
“Yesterday was good. We didn’t change much overnight. I was not competitive at all, not much to say.
“I’ll get a day of community service if I swear so let’s leave it there!”
F1 Singapore Grand Prix LIVE: Max Verstappen almost crashes!
Wow!
The Dutchman almost goes into the wall at the final turn but keeps his Red Bull out the wall! He will lose that lap time - but he could have lost his car completely!
11:00 to go in Q2 - we’re getting the first set of lap times in now...
F1 Singapore Grand Prix LIVE: Q2 underway
Now we get going with the second stage of qualifying: 15 minutes and we will again lose the slowest five drivers ahead of the top-10 shootout!
Will we get any surprise eliminations here? Max Verstappen was knocked out in Q2 last year in Singapore!
Daniel Ricciardo’s F1 career looks doomed again – and he can have no complaints
When handed a second chance in Formula One last summer, Daniel Ricciardo had his aspirations set higher than a paltry seat at Red Bull’s sister team. As he told The Independent, the effervescent Australian made no secret of his desire to replace Sergio Perez at Red Bull, with 2025 a realistic target. Yet what matters in this sport – beyond a joyous expression and personality – is two-fold: the stopwatch and the standings.
Ricciardo, try as he might, has not been up to scratch on both. A crying shame, for his fans and fans of the sport. Heading into round 18 of the 2024 season in Singapore this weekend, the 35-year-old is 14th in the championship standings but, more significantly, languishes 10 points behind his teammate Yuki Tsunoda.
And so we arrive to now, with Ricciardo’s F1 future on the verge of disintegration once again.
Full piece below:
Daniel Ricciardo’s F1 career looks doomed again – and he can have no complaints
Ricciardo had his sights set on Sergio Perez’s seat at Red Bull but he simply has not been up to scratch at RB
Driver Standings heading into qualifying:
1. Max Verstappen - 313 points
2. Lando Norris - 254 points (-59)
3. Charles Leclerc - 235 points
4. Oscar Piastri - 222 points
5. Carlos Sainz - 184 points
6. Lewis Hamilton - 166 points
7. Sergio Perez - 143 points
8. George Russell - 128 points
9. Fernando Alonso - 58 points
10. Lance Stroll - 24 points
11. Nico Hulkenberg - 22 points
12. Yuki Tsunoda - 22 points
13. Alex Albon - 12 points
14. Daniel Ricciardo - 12 points
15. Pierre Gasly - 8 points
16. Oliver Bearman - 7 points
16. Kevin Magnussen - 6 points
18. Esteban Ocon - 5 points
19. Franco Colapinto - 4 points
20. Zhou Guanyu - 0 points
21. Logan Sargeant - 0 points
22. Valtteri Bottas - 0 points
ICYMI: McLaren told to modify ‘mini-DRS’ rear-wing after Red Bull appeal
F1’s governing body has told McLaren to modify its “mini-DRS” rear-wing after an appeal from Red Bull.
Full story below:
McLaren told to modify ‘mini-DRS’ rear-wing after Red Bull appeal
Footage from McLaren’s onboard camera raised questions about their rear-wing flexibility
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