F1 Gossip

Singapore GP
Date: Sunday, 22 September 2024
Track: Marina Bay Street Circuit

♖ Lewis Hamilton had to yank the steering to break the traction from the front and slide the front through every corner at Baku.

♖ McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has asserted that Oscar Piastri owes 50 per cent of his race win at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix to Lando Norris.

♖ Mark Webber feels Oscar Piastri has ‘arrived’ in Formula 1 following his victory in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

♖ Verstappen stretched his winless run to seven grand prix and has been accused of lacking fight.

♖ Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko has admitted, unwillingly, that the team now has no chance of winning the F1 constructors’ championship this year.

♖ Franco Colapinto became the first Argentine driver to score points in Formula 1 since Carlos Reutemann at the 1982 Brazilian Grand Prix.

♖ It had been, up until the accident, Perez’s best race.

♖ Mercedes driver George Russell has revealed that his team’s performance at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix fluctuated wildly.

♖ Verstappen’s Red Bull contract runs until the end of 2028, but it’s known to feature multiple exit clauses.

♖ Aston Martin is interested in Verstappen, having just signed his longtime Red Bull colleague Adrian Newey.

♖ But Verstappen’s camp continues to prioritise Mercedes after talks this year.

♖ Bitterly disappointed Christian Horner claims Sergio Perez could have won the F1 Azerbaijan GP.

♖ Team Williams won big this weekend. Alex Albon P7 and Franco Colapinto P8.

♖ Daniel Ricciardo finished 13th in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after a frustrating day with tyres.

♖ McLaren has been fined €5,000 for allowing pit lane staff to move forward too early.

♖ Max Verstappen has been investigated for an alleged virtual safety car infringement.

♖ If Max Verstappen joined Aston Martin, would Lawrence Stroll sack his son?

♖ Oscar Piastri’s victory in Baku takes McLaren to the top of the Constructors’ standings for the first time since 2014.

♖ Williams had a significant boost, with Albon and Colapinto scoring 10 points for the team.

♖ Oliver Bearman finished in the top 10 for Haas and ahead of Nico Hulkenberg.

♖ Sergio Perez has been blamed for the crash with Carlos Sainz and cautioned about the ‘cost of repair.’

♖ Were Ferrari ‘short-sighted’ for not meeting Adrian Newey’s demands?

♖ Mercedes insists nothing has changed despite George Russell’s unexpected podium in Baku.

♖ Gabriel Bortoleto has suddenly appeared on the F1 radar as a contender for the open 2025 seat at Sauber.

♖ Adrian Newey has had a 44-year career that has produced 25 world titles so far

♖ Oliver Bearman has shown why Haas is so excited to have him full-time in 2025.

♖ Has McLaren developed a new adjustment on its rear wing that effectively creates a mini-DRS effect?

♖ At a recent Aston Martin press conference, Adrian Newey appeared as passionate and excited about the sport as ever.

♖ Toto Wolff feels that controlling tyre temperatures will be a major headache for them in Singapore this weekend.

♖ Liam Lawson is expected to race for RB alongside Yuki Tsunoda in 2025.