2 weeks Ago By Will Wood
In the round-up: Fernando Alonso feels Singapore does not play to any of Aston Martin’s strengths. Alonso says that Singapore’s Marina Bay street circuit does not lend itself to the team’s car, but still hopes to score points. “I think is going to be difficult,” he said.
“I think we we don’t have too many strengths in the car at the moment and this circuit is exactly some of the things we lack at the moment – traction and this kind of thing. “So I think it’s going to be a tough weekend, but we thought so in Baku as well and we maximised the points there. So we want to do the same here.
It’s going to be tough, but hopefully points are available.” Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free Colapinto turned into the Alpine pit box mistaking his rival pit crew for his own. He was then waved through by the mechanics and drove ahead into his actual pit box.
“I just kept the car rolling after,” he said. “It’s nothing. It’s just very tight and you can mix it very easily.
” F1 Academy championship leader Abbi Pulling secured pole position for both of this weekend’s races at Marina Bay after setting the quickest and second-fastest lap times in qualifying. The Alpine junior driver set the best time of the session to take pole for today’s first race before her final lap of qualifying, while not an improvement, allowed her to secure the top position on the grid for Sunday’s second race. Ferrari junior Maya Weug will start alongside Pulling on the front row for today’s race with Mercedes supported driver Doriane Pin lining up in third.
While Pulling, Weug and Pin will also start in the top-three for race two, Pin will be the one on the front row after her second-fastest time was quicker than Weug’s. Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free Jets, Bono and the world’s most exclusive club: Inside Piastri’s world (Code Sports) ''I think the under the radar approach was a very, very sensible thing to do. Of course, I tried to get my personality out there when I could but first and foremost, I was there to try and secure my future in F1 and show people that I mean business.
I’m not here just to make up the numbers or be funny on the radio. I’m here to try and win races, first and foremost.' Gute Nacht, Audi-Sauber: Bottas soll bleiben (Blick (German)) '''Do you know that Valtteri Bottas has signed again for a year?'' That's what a team boss asked Blick on Friday during the practice break in Singapore.
And this successful man can (unfortunately) be trusted with such indiscretions. He had already confided to Blick in Montreal 2022 that Audi was entering into a partnership with Sauber. Five months later, the deal announced by Blick - despite many denials - became official.
' FIA Insights - Behind the Scenes of the F1 Podium Ceremony (FIA via YouTube) 'In this episode of FIA Insights, join Linda Boudabous as she explains the intricate details of the F1 podium ceremony to Tom Clarkson. From the moment the drivers arrive in Parc Fermé to the cool room; from the glamorous champagne showers to the national anthems, learn how each element of the iconic F1 podium protocol comes together. Discover the role of the FIA in ensuring everything runs smoothly after the race.
' We always endeavour to credit original sources. Got a tip for a link relating to single-seater motorsport? Please send it to us via the contact form . Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free Notable posts from X (formerly Twitter), TikTok and more: Sending our temporary admin trackside to get a nice look at Charles & Carlos on track 📱 🔥 #SingaporeGP 🇸🇬 #F1 pic.
twitter.com/IDGuXXrYy5 — Scuderia Ferrari HP (@ScuderiaFerrari) September 20, 2024 Brb, Admin is soaked..
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com/Ne8yLQMCJw — Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team (@MercedesAMGF1) September 20, 2024 Wolff and Vasseur swear in Las Vegas FIA press conference: Investigated, both get official warnings Leclerc swears in Monaco FIA press conference: Nothing happens Verstappen swears in Singapore FIA press conference: Under investigation...
#F1 #SingaporeGP #RaceFans pic.twitter.com/M9j6jTxRKv — Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine) September 20, 2024 Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free With swearing now a hot ****ing topic in Formula 1, here is an extract from a typically thoughtful and considered comment on the issue by Alianora La Canta .
.. I disagree with both Mohammed Ben Sulayem and Max Verstappen on this matter.
Rappers should not be deemed some sort of evil because they happen to use a different linguistic register to senior administrative staff. Swearing is quite common and very much a thing real people do. I dare suggest that a racing driver in full flight’s linguistic register, even without the swears, would be rather closer to a rapper than a senior administrator.
Often with no particular adrenaline at all, thanks to the way the parasympathetic nervous system works. (That’s the part of the body responsible for instincts – the reason swears are so difficult to unlearn is that they tend to become an instinct if left unchecked, and the unpicking process requires working through antecedents and associated feelings, in most cases also requiring a substitute reaction to be developed). Ben Sulayem is asking drivers to pretend to be people they’re not at 200 miles per hour.
Some people even find racing drivers more relatable when they swear, and despite what I’m going to say below, I find the censoring system currently in place gives a good flavour of a driver’s thought without making them sound intentionally offensive or completely obscuring the message. Alianora La Canta Happy birthday to Nick!.
