Fernando Alonso was left to rue the timing of the Safety Car period during the Singapore Grand Prix. Alonso was running in second place on Option tyres when the race was neutralised following a collision between Sergio Perez and Adrian Sutil. Alonso stopped for fresh Prime tyres and dropped to fourth place and was consequently unable to pass either Red Bull driver and finished just behind Daniel Ricciardo. "A little bit unlucky with the Safety Car, when it happened we found ourselves with the Options […]

Lewis Hamilton stormed to victory in the Singapore Grand Prix as Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg was forced to retire. Hamilton led all but two laps under the lights in Marina Bay to take the lead of the championship, with Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel and Daniel Ricciardo completing the podium. Fernando Alonso was fourth for Ferrari. Rosberg started from the pit lane due to a steering wheel issue and retired following his first stop. Hamilton retained the lead at the start as Alonso locked up and […]

McLaren driver Jenson Button copped the blame for being knocked out of qualifying during the second segment, although reckons his mistake did not cost him too many positions. Button locked up on his flying lap in Q2 and ended the session in 11th position, but with team-mate Kevin Magnussen ending in ninth place, the Brit did not feel much more progress was possible. "Not making the cut into Q3 is disappointing, especially considering the strong progress we’d made during Q1," he said. "On my final, […]

Force India duo Nico Hulkenberg and Sergio Perez are confident that they can make progress in the Singapore Grand Prix after both drivers were eliminated during the second knockout session in qualifying. Hulkenberg was 13th quickest, while Perez was beaten by compatriot Esteban Gutierrez and will start from 15th position. "I was hoping to be a bit more competitive and squeeze into the top 10," said Hulkenberg. "As it turned out, a place in Q3 was a few tenths away, but my lap was pretty […]

Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo says he plans to take the fight to Mercedes pair Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg in the Singapore Grand Prix. Ricciardo was third fastest in qualifying, two-tenths of a second behind pole sitter Hamilton. While wary that the confines of a street circuit could restrict his progress, Ricciardo is nonetheless sure that he can challenge the Mercedes duo. "Coming into the weekend we thought that if we could be within two or three tenths of Mercedes then there was a […]

Reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel was left frustrated after he believed he allowed pole position to slip through his grasp during qualifying for the Singapore Grand Prix. Vettel, who has won the last three editions of the event, set the fourth fastest time, just over two-tenths of a second down on pole sitter Lewis Hamilton. But he reckoned a scruffy lap prevented him from emerging on top. "I’m not happy with that final lap, I was pushing a bit too hard and didn’t get it […]

Lewis Hamilton admitted he was surprised by the pace of Mercedes's rivals during qualifying for the Singapore Grand Prix. Hamilton claimed pole position for the race, ahead of team-mate Nico Rosberg, but the pair were only a couple of tenths ahead of Red Bull duo Daniel Ricciardo and Sebastian Vettel, with Ferrari's Fernando Alonso and Williams's Felipe Massa close behind. "[It was] quite an exciting session, wasn’t expecting to see how close everyone was, good laps in Q1 and Q2," he said. "Ferrari [was] very […]

Nico Rosberg joked that seven-thousandths of a second is 'nothing' after that margin was the difference between him and Lewis Hamilton, after the Brit beat him to pole in Singapore. Rosberg claimed provisional pole but was promptly usurped by Hamilton, who recorded the fastest time by 0.007s. "Seven thousandths when I think back at the lap is nothing! "A little bit here or there - it's like 'come on I could have done it’ but that’s how it is and Lewis did a great job […]

Kimi Raikkonen was left to lament an engine problem which scuppered his progress during qualifying for the Singapore Grand Prix. Raikkonen had been a frontrunner throughout the session but as he was set to begin his final flying lap, an engine issue affected his F14T and he was forced to return to the pits. Raikkonen's first lap nonetheless left him seventh on the grid. "We struggled a bit at the beginning of the weekend, this morning we changed the car and it was to my […]

Lewis Hamilton snatched pole position from Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg during a thrilling conclusion to Saturday’s qualifying session for the Singapore Grand Prix. Hamilton locked up into the first corner on his final flying lap in Q3 but was able to recover to beat Rosberg by just seven thousandths of a second. The pair were only sixth and seventh following their first runs in Q3 but Rosberg hit the front, before Hamilton lowered the benchmark further. Red Bull duo Daniel Ricciardo and Sebastian Vettel locked […]

Fernando Alonso set the fastest time during the final practice session ahead of qualifying for the Singapore Grand Prix. Alonso’s time of 1:47.299 was 0.051s clear of Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo, while Nico Rosberg – who led the way during early running on Prime tyres – was third. Jean-Éric Vergne put in a late lap to claim fourth position, with reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel in fifth place. Lewis Hamilton had a scruffy session as he suffered a half-spin and ran wide on his hot […]

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