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Helmut Marko has told Toto Wolff last season’s Abu Dhabi finale is “long gone” and he needs to get over it rather than try to “damage” Red Bull’s reputation. Red Bull have found themselves at the heart of a budget cap scandal, with the Milton Keynes squad having reportedly overspent by as much as $10million last season . And as everyone knows, that was the year when Mercedes felt robbed of the Drivers’ Championship title, that going Max Verstappen’s way in Abu Dhabi. This year, Red Bull are heaping even more misery on Mercedes, and the rest of the grid, seemingly unstoppable as they chase the championship double. It is because of that Christian Horner reckons Red Bull have been caught up in the reports of overspending, rivals wanting to take the shine off Verstappen’s soon-to-be championship triumph. But while pretty much every team boss has had something to say about it, Red Bull are most aggrieved by Wolff’s comments with the Austrian twice taking a dig at Horner. … [Read more...] about Helmut Marko urges Toto Wolff to ‘get over’ Abu Dhabi as cap saga rages on

Max Verstappen has another chance to clinch the 2022 world championship in this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free The Red Bull driver’s winning streak ended in Singapore where he finished seventh. His closest championship rivals Charles Leclerc and Sergio Perez filled the top two positions, trimming Verstappen’s points lead. But with 104 points in hand over Leclerc and another two over Perez, Verstappen’s chances of taking the title in Japan are much stronger. If he leaves Suzuka with a 112-point lead he’ll get the job done. Here’s how he can do it. Full points race The simple situation for Verstappen this weekend is that if the race goes the distance and he wins and sets the fastest lap, he will be the champion regardless of where anyone else finishes. But if he doesn’t do both those things, the title fight could remain open. For example if Verstappen wins but doesn’t take the fastest lap, Leclerc can keep the … [Read more...] about How Verstappen can win the F1 title in the Japanese GP · RaceFans

Link to this image full-size: https://www.racefans.net/2022/10/03/how-verstappen-can-win-the-championship-in-the-japanese-grand-prix/f1-grand-prix-of-singapore-69/ SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE – OCTOBER 02: Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing prepares to drive on the grid during the F1 Grand Prix of Singapore at Marina Bay Street Circuit on October 02, 2022 in Singapore, Singapore. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images,) // Getty Images / Red Bull Content Pool // SI202210020555 // Usage for editorial use only // Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free Previous Image Next Image … [Read more...] about F1 Grand Prix of Singapore · RaceFans

If the FIA and Liberty set out to ‘make everybody a little unhappy’ with their package of Technical, Sporting and Financial Regulations for the 2021 F1 season , they certainly seem to have succeeded. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free For while the team bosses spoken to by RaceFans after Wednesday’s F1 summit in Paris expressed relief that – as one of their number put it – “at last we have a definitive direction of travel”, another remarked they had “reservations about the exact route ahead”. A delay to 2022 was suggested by a minority of teams, but fell on deaf ears, not least because of the commercial and political implications. For starters, a delay would hit Liberty right in the NASDAQ share price through perceptions it had lost its way, while also complicating F1 chairman/CEO Chase Carey’s employment contract: he is said to be keen on stepping aside from his CEO role (but remaining chairman). Equally, FIA president Jean Todt’s third (and, he insists, … [Read more...] about Have the ‘big three’ teams finally accepted F1’s 2021 rules revolution? · RaceFans

Listen to this article Two hours and 31 minutes. That's how much time passed between Sergio Perez taking the chequered flag in the returning Singapore Grand Prix in first place and for the stewards to eventually penalise the Red Bull driver for his repeat safety car infringements. Along with a delayed race start owing to the slippery conditions that eventually bypassed the full-wet tyres, another chapter for the jewellery debate, plus the looming precedent the governing body might need to set if there have indeed been breaches of the 2021 budget cap, confidence in the FIA took a further blow last weekend. That appears to have overshadowed a dramatic, if not thrilling, first encounter around the Marina Bay streets since 2019. One in which Perez delivered superbly to end his protracted poor form to streak away from Charles Leclerc late on, while champions Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen struggled to master the treacherous, greasy track. All told, Verstappen's … [Read more...] about Ten things we learned from the 2022 Singapore Grand Prix

Listen to this article In a wet-to-dry race, Lando Norris produced an error-free display to move up from sixth to fourth following a duel with Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen , who both slipped up. Starting from 16th, Daniel Ricciardo also had a strong race to finish behind Norris in fifth, after delaying a switch from intermediates to slicks until a lap 36 safety car. In stark contrast to McLaren's 22-point haul, both Alpines of Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon retired due to power unit failures, allowing McLaren to suddenly jump the Enstone team for fourth in the constructors' championship and lead by four points. When team boss Seidl was asked by Motorsport.com if he was surprised to be leading Alpine after generally struggling to match it on pace in recent months, he said the points swing simply shows the fight for fourth will remain an "open battle" until the last lap in Abu Dhabi, with Alpine's huge score in Belgium now undone by McLaren's … [Read more...] about McLaren: Singapore swing showcases “open battle” for P4 with Alpine

Listen to this article Verstappen could have wrapped up his second successive world title in Singapore, but a scruffy race after a poor qualifying left him in last position at one point. He recovered to finish seventh. Read Also: Singapore GP: Perez wins, but faces post-race investigation Perez uncertain on safety car infringement as Singapore GP investigation looms Latifi hit with Japanese GP grid penalty for Zhou clash Who is leading the 2022 F1 World Championship Drivers' points? Red Bull’s reigning champion Verstappen scored six points at Marina Bay compared to Ferrari ’s Leclerc who bagged 18. The lead in the World Championship is down to 104 points. Leclerc is now just two points ahead of Verstappen’s teammate Perez, who scored his second win of the season in Singapore. Perez is now 32 clear of Mercedes ’ George Russell , who suffered a disastrous race and failed to score. Carlos Sainz ’s podium finish puts him just one point behind … [Read more...] about 2022 F1 World Championship points after the Singapore GP

Listen to this article The Red Bull driver fell from eighth on the grid to 12th by Turn 1 after his car almost went into anti-stall mode. He fought back through the pack but spun while attempting a pass on Lando Norris on lap 40, forcing him to pit again and returning to the track in 13th. Verstappen eventually finished one place higher than he started, but said it is "not where we want to be." He also said his torrid Sunday was partly down to his struggles in qualifying, which saw him forced to abort what could have been a pole lap as he was running low on fuel. Verstappen said: "Yeah, I dropped the clutch and hit anti-stall, so I need to analyse why that happened, but of course you lose a lot of spots. "From there, I tried to pass a few people, some worked, but then you get stuck in a little bit of a train. Everyone has their tyres up to temperature so it's really hard to follow. "Then of course we were a bit lucky, some people had a few mistakes. "We were … [Read more...] about Verstappen blames anti-stall for poor Singapore GP start

Listen to this article The Monegasque still has a mathematical chance of stopping rival Max Verstappen from clinching the crown, but realistically his Dutch rival is likely to wrap things up in Japan this weekend. But rather than feeling that the end of the campaign is now wasted effort with the title gone, Leclerc views the last events as a key chance for Ferrari to make progress on areas it has been weak this year. In particular, he thinks his Maranello bosses can use the opportunity to ensure that their race strategies are perfect, with it having made a few slip-ups over the course of 2022. So while he was disappointed at losing out on victory in the Singapore Grand Prix, he welcomed the fact that it had been a day where Ferrari did time its pitstops right. "I want to use these last few races for us to get better on the execution of the race, especially, and I feel like it's a step forward this weekend," he said. "We need to do other steps forward. It's a … [Read more...] about Leclerc sees final F1 races as Ferrari strategy testbed