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Lance Stroll will not line up on the Singapore Grand Prix grid having taken the decision “together” with Aston Martin to sit out the race. Stroll suffered a massive crash in Saturday’s qualifying at the Marina Bay circuit when the Canadian clipped the kerbs through the final corner and lost the rear of his AMR23. He speared into the outside wall at speed, his car almost airborne, before spinning back across the circuit. Lance Stroll is ‘still sore’ after his qualifying crash He was taken to the track’s medical centre where he was cleared of serious injury but on Sunday morning made the call with Aston Martin to sit out the race. The team statement read: “The team face a huge job repairing the car today and Lance is still sore following such a high impact. Lance’s focus now shifts to fully recovering ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix.” Team boss Mike Krack added: “The whole team are relieved that Lance was able to step out of the car after yesterday’s accident – however, he … [Read more...] about Lance Stroll out of the Singapore Grand Prix in joint decision with Aston Martin

Lance Stroll is “feeling good” after his high-speed Singapore qualifying crash and is excited to get back into the car at the Japanese Grand Prix. Stroll sat out last Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix after a bruising crash in qualifying destroyed his Aston Martin AMR23, the impact ferocious enough to rip off the front left wheel. Although the Canadian was cleared in the medical centre of serious injury, battered and “still sore” , the driver and his team made the call to sit out the race. Lance Stroll looking forward to being back in the car He explained to The Race: “If I would’ve felt fine and really good, I would’ve raced. But I just didn’t really feel like it was the right thing to do and I think it would’ve delayed my recovery to coming here and feeling 100%. “[The feeling was] just everywhere. I was fine, I was healthy to race, but I wasn’t physically feeling good enough to do Singapore, which is the hardest race of the year. “I felt it creeping up on me on Saturday … [Read more...] about Lance Stroll issues health update after bruising Singapore qualy crash

Despite growing speculation over his Formula 1 future in recent weeks, Zhou Guanyu will remain with Alfa Romeo alongside Valtteri Bottas for the F1 2024 season. While Zhou has generally impressed in F1 2023, his second season in Formula 1 with Alfa Romeo, he faced a serious threat to his position with the team in the form of Sauber junior and Formula 2 title contender Théo Pourchaire. Zhou can now rest easy, however, knowing his future is secure for 2024, with the team choosing to retain him alongside Bottas for an unchanged driver line-up. Pourchaire will continue as the team’s reserve driver. Zhou Guanyu looks forward to home race With Zhou now signed up for the F1 2024 campaign, it means he is set to finally get the opportunity to race in front of his home crowd, with the Chinese Grand Prix due to return to the calendar next season having last taken place in 2019. Reacting to the announcement, Zhou said: “Signing again with the team is always a great feeling, especially … [Read more...] about Zhou Guanyu retained as Alfa Romeo confirm F1 2024 driver line-up

Who was the most impressive driver throughout the European Grand Prix weekend? See below for my pick of the best drivers in the European Grand Prix. Review each driver’s race weekend in detail below and vote for who you thought was the most impressive driver. For your consideration Here are some of the drivers who impressed me during the European Grand Prix weekend: Sebastian Vettel – Untroubled by the chasing pack, never looked like being beaten. Fernando Alonso – His usual speed and consistency in the race allowed him to prise the leading Red Bulls apart. Jaime Alguersuari – Has clearly turned a corner with the 2011 tyres, rising from 18th to eighth. Adrian Sutil – Another driver who is thriving in the middle part of the season, in the points for the second time in three races after qualifying well. Sergio Perez – A welcome return from injury, he almost scored a point with a well-executed one-stop strategy. Compare all the drivers Review what happened … [Read more...] about Vote for your driver of the European GP weekend

For the second time in three races Nico Hulkenberg topped the Driver of the Weekend poll, this time following his stern defence from Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso during the Korean Grand Prix. Hulkenberg also won with the highest percentage of votes of anyone this season. Sebastian Vettel made his eighth appearance in the top three this year, but perhaps even more impressive is the fact that he’s now been in the top two for the last four races. Another driver to feature in the top three for their eighth time this year was Kimi Raikkonen who came in third. 1. Nico Hulkenberg Started: 8th Hulkenberg put his ever-improving Sauber an impressive eighth – which would become seventh on the grid on Saturday due to Mark Webber’s ten place grid penalty – just two tenths shy of Alonso’s Ferrari. He made up for that at the start however, passing both Ferraris as they nearly took each other out, to end up in fifth place by the end of lap one. The quick-thinking Hulkenberg … [Read more...] about Hulkenberg takes second Driver of the Weekend win

Williams team principal James Vowles says F1’s budget cap disadvantages smaller teams who lack resources bigger teams already own. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free F1’s financial regulations came into effect at the start of the 2021 season. The rules limit how much teams can spend on their racing activities over the course of a year. The cap was originally set at $145 million (£114 million), with reductions agreed over the following two years. This season, the cap has been reduced to $138.6 million (£109 million). Vowles, who assumed the role of team principal at Williams just prior to the start of the season, previously worked as a strategist at Mercedes during the period where they won all of their eight constructors’ championship titles and seven consecutive drivers’ championships. Speaking to RaceFans, Vowles said the introduction of the financial restrictions was fundamentally positive for all teams. “There’s the operational budget cap, which is the … [Read more...] about Mercedes have “$300 million-worth of equipment Williams doesn’t have”

The fifth of this year’s F1 cars will be seen for the first time today as Lotus prepare to unveil their E20. The car takes its name from the Enstone factory the team is based at, which was previously home to Renault and Benetton. The E20 is the 20th F1 car to be built there. Lotus are launching their car online at 4pm UK time . F1 Links F1’s Lewis Hamilton starting afresh after ‘battling everybody’ in 2011 (The Guardian) “There were times last year when I was juggling too many things. There were too many things hanging over me, too many things which were unfinished, questions in my mind, whether it was purchases, investments, management, lawyers or family.” Hamilton confident he can get better of Button (Daily Telegraph) “I don?������t even feel that when I was qualifying, even when I got pole, that I was extracting 100 per cent of what I can do. And in races even less than that.” F1 teams hope to keep noses clean (The Times, subscription required) … [Read more...] about Lotus E20 to be launched today

McLaren’s biggest hurdle they must overcome to win a grand prix is not so much Red Bull, it is “in fairness” Max Verstappen who is “one step too far” ahead admits Andrea Stella. For a team that missed their development targets during the off-season, McLaren’s resurgence during the season has been impressive to behold. Introducing a big upgrade at the Austrian Grand Prix and another in Singapore, the Woking team may be fifth in the standings but in Japan they showed they’re second on the track. Only behind Verstappen, in fact. McLaren: In fairness, it’s Max who is one step too far McLaren’s rookie star Oscar Piastri qualified second at the Suzuka circuit with Lando Norris P3 with race pace costing the Aussie in the grand prix as he fell behind his team-mate. The duo brought home McLaren’s first double podium of the season with an enthused Norris issuing the rallying cry: “ We are coming for Red Bull! ” That, though, is easier said than done with team boss Stella conceding … [Read more...] about McLaren believe it’s not a case of catching Red Bull, but catching Max Verstappen

Formula 1’s desire to reach new markets took the championship to Azerbaijan’s capital city, Baku, in 2016, with a six-kilometre circuit taking in the political centre and winding its way through its ancient cultural district. The sprawling two-kilometre full-throttle blast along Neftchilar Avenue contrasts with the 90-degree bends and the tight confines of the section of circuit that passes the old city walls, where the track is barely wider than a modern Formula 1 car. There is no other circuit like it in the world! Check out all ticket options here. Nico Rosberg triumphed in Baku’s maiden Grand Prix on route to his sole Formula 1 world title in 2016 and a year later the venue was the scene of an acrimonious collision between championship rivals Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel, as Daniel Ricciardo surged from 10 th place to take an improbable victory. Last year Ricciardo wound up in a broken car in the run-off after a race-long scrap with Max Verstappen ended up … [Read more...] about Promoted: Don’t miss out on Baku thrills