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Fernando Alonso says Esteban Ocon’s DNF not ‘as serious’ as his

Fernando Alonso was left ruing yet more reliability struggles after his second consecutive non-finish of the season in Singapore last weekend. The Spaniard had put in a fine qualifying display to start the race fifth, but he was passed by both Lando Norris and Pierre Gasly at the start of the race. He managed to

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Christian Horner puzzled by stewards, jumps to Sergio Perez’s defence

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has hit out at the stewards and race director Eduardo Freitas, as he believes Sergio Pérez was wrongly investigated after the Singapore Grand Prix. The Mexican driver made an excellent start at the Marina Bay Circuit from second place and overtook polesitter Charles Leclerc on the way down to

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Charles Leclerc baffled after incident with Red Bull fans

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was left confused after two Red Bull fans pulled a hilarious prank on him at the Singapore Grand Prix last weekend. One was filming, while the other walked up behind the Monegasque with a Ferrari hat for him to sign. He gave Leclerc a pen as well as the hat, and immediately

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Nicholas Latifi to serve punishment for Zhou Guanyu crash at Japanese GP

The FIA have given Williams’ Nicholas Latifi a five-place grid drop for the Japanese Grand Prix after his crash with Zhou Guanyu in Singapore on Sunday. The Canadian qualified 20th and last behind team-mate Alex Albon, who out-qualified Latifi on his first race back from appendicitis. Latifi was running towards the back with Zhou, who had

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FIA criticised for ending VSC while marshals were still on track

Confusion reigned in Singapore after marshals appeared to be shown removing Alex Albon’s front wing from the racetrack while the circuit was live. Albon had made an impressive return at Marina Bay after coming down with appendicitis in Monza, and he out-qualified team-mate, Nicholas Latifi, on Saturday. The Canadian caused a full Safety Car early

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‘Not surprised’: Max Verstappen lashes out at Lewis Hamilton fans

Max Verstappen is particularly displeased by some of the comments being made by other teams about Red Bull’s alleged breach of the financial regulations. The Dutchman won the world championship last season, beating Sir Lewis Hamilton in the final round of the season in Abu Dhabi, but some fans are now calling for the standings

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Christian Horner admits Red Bull ruined Max Verstappen’s weekend

Max Verstappen endured a troubling Singapore Grand Prix, where he suffered his worst result since the British Grand Prix. The Dutchman’s seventh place finish meant he failed to win the championship at the Marina Bay Circuit, and now needs to beat Charles Leclerc by eight points and Sergio Pérez by six points at this weekend’s

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