«Good things take a while,» says Wolff on Russell F1 contract talk
With just six rounds remaining in the 2025 Formula 1 season, George Russell is yet to sign a new contract with Mercedes. After his commanding win at the Singapore Grand Prix, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff claimed that “good things take a while” when explaining the delay to the new deal. Russell joined Mercedes from Williams […]
Colapinto ‘braking 100 metres early’ caused F1 Singapore GP spin
Nico Hulkenberg has blamed his Singapore Grand Prix spin on Franco Colapinto, claiming the Alpine Formula 1 driver braked much earlier than usual. Hulkenberg was attacking Colapinto for 14th position on lap 43 when he clipped the rear of the Alpine in Turn 8, breaking his Sauber’s front wing endplate. But the Argentinian was not […]
«We’re passengers» amid ongoing Ferrari F1 struggles
Charles Leclerc says he and Lewis Hamilton are “passengers” of Ferrari’s Formula 1 car, as they can’t outperform it to get back to the podium positions. Ferrari has had tough weekends in Baku and Singapore, where the top five eluded the Scuderia in both qualifying and the race, with the lack of pace compounded by […]
Red Bull explains why developing current F1 car is important even if it hits 2026 project
In contrast with the majority of the Formula 1 grid, Red Bull continued to introduce notable upgrades to its RB21 – with Max Verstappen stating a new floor rolled out in Monza “definitely helped”, even though most of the recent progress is down to improved execution. However, the short-term gains could impact Red Bull’s long-term ambitions with […]
Is Piastri right to be annoyed at Norris and McLaren? Our writers have their say
Oscar Piastri voiced his annoyance at both Lando Norris and McLaren following the clash on the opening lap of the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix – but were his complaints justified? The F1 world championship leader was barged by Norris into Turn 3 on the opening lap and wasn’t given sympathy from the McLaren pitwall […]
Norris denies «aggressive» move on Piastri in F1 Singapore GP start
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 3 on the opening lap […]
How McLaren will deal with driver tensions after F1 Singapore GP clash
«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 have the good conversations like […]
Will random factors reign in F1 Singapore GP outcome?
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 time ever at the Marina Bay […]
How Russell nailed Singapore GP pole as Verstappen’s dirty air complaint is examined
After Friday’s practice sessions, George Russell had never really factored in the discussion for pole at the Singapore Grand Prix pole — particularly after his FP2 shunt. Thus, a day made all the difference, as he reeled off two laps that were ultimately good enough to start from the front in tomorrow’s Formula 1 race. […]