Formula 1 ‘I find it funny’ – Verstappen had no clue if he was champion Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen finds it “quite funny” that he had no idea if he had won the title or not amid Japanese Grand Prix points confusion
Formula 1 Gasly penalised, but stewards cite truck ‘shock’ as mitigation Pierre Gasly’s “shock” at seeing a recovery truck “on the racing line” was a mitigating factor in the penalty awarded to him by Suzuka stewards
Formula 1 ‘I would be dead right now’ – Gasly on Suzuka track near-miss Pierre Gasly says he could have died in F1’s Japanese GP and labelled the officials as being “not respectful” to the late Jules Bianchi
Formula 1 F1 drivers slam ‘unacceptable’ Suzuka recovery truck incident Formula 1 drivers have slammed the “unacceptable” situation of a recovery vehicle appearing on track during the safety car period before the Japanese Grand Prix was stopped
Formula 1 Why Mercedes fell even further than it thought from Friday 1-2 Mercedes wasn’t expecting to repeat its one-two from Friday at Suzuka but it expected better than sixth and eighth on Saturday
Formula 1 Ricciardo admits he won’t be on F1 grid in 2023 Daniel Ricciardo will not be on the F1 grid as a full-time driver in 2023 and will instead focus on securing a seat for 2024
Formula 1 Latifi explains bizarre Suzuka wrong turn and ‘skewed’ radio Nicholas Latifi says the way Formula 1 TV pictures and radio were relayed “skewed” perceptions of his strange Suzuka wrong turn during Japanese Grand Prix free practice, but admits “it was my mistake”.
Formula 1 Ricciardo’s likely fate now final 2023 seats are disappearing With Alpine and AlphaTauri off Formula 1’s 2023 silly season table and Williams and Haas his only chance of a race seat, is Daniel Ricciardo’s fate now sealed for next year?
Formula 1 Gasly announced at Alpine for 2023 as AlphaTauri gets De Vries Pierre Gasly will switch to Alpine for the 2023 Formula 1 season and be replaced at AlphaTauri by Nyck de Vries
Formula 1 Schumacher chassis change after big in-lap crash at Suzuka Mick Schumacher – whose future at the Haas Formula 1 team is in jeopardy – will miss second Japanese Grand Prix practice after his heavy crash on an in-lap at the end of practice one
Formula 1 Why Perez has felt he’s ‘not taken seriously’ by his critics Red Bull F1 driver Sergio Perez feels he hasn’t always got a fair shake – both across his career overall and this year in particular
Formula 1 Verstappen, Gasly feel Honda ‘never really left’ F1 Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly have both expressed their feeling that engine manufacturer Honda “never really left” Formula 1 despite its official withdrawal ahead of 2022
Formula 1 New Red Bull deal makes Honda’s F1 ‘exit’ even more confusing Formula 1 hasn’t really noticed Honda’s absence because it didn’t really leave. The latest change in its Red Bull deal both makes its exit strategy even more baffling, and shows the regret Honda feels over that decision
Formula 1 FIA delays publication of F1 cost cap breaches review The FIA will not reveal any potential offences regarding Formula 1’s new financial regulations in 2021 until next week
Formula 1 Alonso’s Mercedes claim is bold but he’s right to be annoyed Fernando Alonso’s calculation that the points he has lost due to reliability problems this year would put him “close to the Mercedes” in the Formula 1 championship is an exaggeration that underlines a valid frustration
Formula 1 Honda meeting and 2026 talks kick off pivotal Red Bull week From a high-level meeting with Honda that could have a bearing on 2026 and beyond, to the outcome of the FIA’s impending 2021 F1 budget cap compliance review, and the opportunity for Max Verstappen to seal the title, this is a big week for Red Bull
Formula 1 Ricciardo spurned his old heroic tendencies – and it paid off Daniel Ricciardo didn’t pretend his first top-five finish of a difficult second McLaren season – potentially his last in Formula 1 – at the Singapore Grand Prix was the result of a particularly outstanding drive. It was a deserved and cleverly earned result though
Formula 1 Norris: Alpine swing sweeter when car’s nowhere near as quick Lando Norris says McLaren reclaiming fourth in the Formula 1 constructors’ standings from Alpine at the Singapore GP with its joint-best points haul of 2022 is sweeter because its car isn’t “anywhere near as quick” as its rivals’
Formula 1 Why Verstappen acts like five-race win streak never happened You’d be forgiven for thinking the inevitability of a second F1 title is enough for Max Verstappen to quickly forget his troubled Singapore GP weekend but that kind of attitude isn’t in Verstappen’s process-driven nature as Scott Mitchell-Malm explains
Formula 1 Perez feels ‘rough patch’ exaggerated but he must build on win Singapore Grand Prix winner Sergio Perez thinks Formula 1 media made his “rough patch” in recent races into a “lot bigger” problem than it really was and even suggested that could relate to his nationality. But this brilliant drive doesn’t mean previous struggles didn’t happen
Formula 1 F1 stewards hand Perez penalty but he keeps Singapore GP win Red Bull Formula 1 driver Sergio Perez has retained his Singapore Grand Prix victory despite picking up a five-second time penalty for multiple safety car infringements
Formula 1 Thunderstorm forces F1 to delay Singapore GP start The start of Formula 1’s Singapore Grand Prix has been delayed by a thunderstorm
Formula 1 Russell demoted to pitlane start for Singapore GP George Russell will start the Singapore Grand Prix from the pitlane after the Mercedes Formula 1 team changed his engine without prior permission from the FIA
Formula 1 The ‘annoying, recurring’ car issue that’s frustrating Latifi Williams Formula 1 driver Nicholas Latifi was frustrated by an offset steering wheel in Singapore Grand Prix qualifying that he says has been an “annoying, recurring theme for a lot of the year”
Formula 1 Verstappen: Rivals should ‘keep mouths shut’ over budget cap Max Verstappen thinks rival Formula 1 teams should “just keep your mouths shut” and insists Red Bull complied with the 2021 budget cap
Formula 1 Stressful and borderline unenjoyable – Alonso on Singapore Q3 Fernando Alonso felt Singapore Grand Prix qualifying was so stressful it was “borderline to be enjoyable” and riskier than any other session this year in Formula 1.
Formula 1 ‘This is really bad for us’ – Verstappen vents at Red Bull error An ‘incredibly frustrated’ Max Verstappen says the Red Bull fuel miscalculation that robbed him of pole for Formula 1’s Singapore Grand Prix is a “really bad” mistake that’s “never acceptable”
Formula 1 Hamilton: Nose stud removal caused long ‘blood and pus’ infection Mercedes Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton says the nose stud that got him summoned to the stewards at the Singapore Grand Prix is in his nose because of a continuous infection that had created a “blood and pus” blister
Formula 1 ‘Progressively worse’ issue ruined Russell’s Singapore qualifying George Russell says his Mercedes W13 suffered from an issue that got “progressively worse” through qualifying, explaining it as “literally like someone trying to push me from behind”
Formula 1 Hamilton summoned to stewards over ‘equipment’ rule breach Mercedes Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton has been summoned to the Singapore Grand Prix stewards for an alleged breach of the FIA’s International Sporting Code
Formula 1 Red Bull threatens action after F1 rivals’ budget cap remarks Red Bull Formula 1 boss Christian Horner has demanded rival teams Mercedes and Ferrari withdraw comments made amid speculation his operation may have breached the budget cap in 2021
Formula 1 McLaren’s biggest update of 2022 a ‘step towards new concept’ McLaren’s major Formula 1 car upgrade for the Singapore Grand Prix is its biggest of the season and a “step towards a new concept” for 2023.
Junior ‘A slow train crash’ – Few days left to save W Series season The fate of W Series’ final 2022 races will be decided next week after a loss of much-needed funding that CEO Catherine Bond Muir likened to a “slow train crash”
Formula 1 ‘Not aware of any breach’ – Red Bull defends cost cap submission Red Bull Formula 1 team boss Christian Horner says he is “certainly not aware of any” budget cap breach and has confidence in its 2021 spending submission to the FIA
Formula 1 F1 budget cap’s first big test will reinforce or diminish it Potential financial rule breaches in 2021 by two teams including a title challenger mark a massive test of Formula 1’s budget cap concept – it could be fatally undermined or crucially reinforced
Formula 1 Red Bull one of two teams believed to have broken budget cap The FIA is expected to announce that two teams breached Formula 1’s budget cap in the 2021 season and one is believed to be Red Bull
Formula 1 Final W Series 2022 races at risk due to financial problems In its first year of being exclusively an F1 support series, W Series is facing financial trouble that may mean an early end to the campaign
Formula 1 How Max Verstappen can win the 2022 F1 title in Singapore With 138 points available after this weekend, Max Verstappen can clinch the 2022 F1 drivers’ championship if he wins the Singapore GP and his rivals score lowly
Formula 1 Major Singapore upgrades for F1 rivals Alpine and McLaren Alpine and McLaren are both expected to reveal major car upgrades at the Singapore Grand Prix, as they fight for fourth in the Formula 1 constructors’ championship
Formula 1 Albon will start Singapore GP weekend, De Vries on standby Alex Albon will definitely start the Singapore Grand Prix weekend for the Williams Formula 1 team after his recent surgery and post-operative complications, but his Italian GP replacement Nyck de Vries is on standby to take over again if needed
