Offbeat news from the world of sport We have more newsletters Lewis Hamilton’s preparations for qualifying at the Singapore Grand Prix were interrupted when he was called to see the stewards for an alleged rule breach. The seven-time world champion was summoned after setting the 12th fastest time in the final practice session at the Marina Bay street circuit, which was run in wet conditions following an earlier downpour. Hamilton had to answer an alleged breach of Appendix L, Chapter […]

Mercedes: What’s gone wrong at the F1 and can they recover? We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Toto Wolff and Mattia Binotto spoke for an hour on Friday before the first practice session as rumours of Red Bull and Aston Martin’s rule breaking emerged, according to […]

There was a moment of terror during the second practice session at the Singapore Grand Prix as Pierre Gasly’s AlphaTauri suddenly ignited while stationary in the pit lane. The Frenchman had just finished a run and was still sitting in the car as it was being wheeled back into the garage when an area around the airbox, just above the driver’s helmet, burst into flames. AlphaTauri mechanics initially looked shocked but reacted quickly, using fire extinguishers to put out the […]

Daniel Ricciardo insists Lando Norris is NOT receiving preferential treatment after McLaren gave the young gun the upper hand ahead of Singapore GP Lando Norris has received an upgrade package for the Singapore Grand Prix Daniel Ricciardo will have until next week’s Japanese GP for the upgrade But the eight-time GP winner insisted McLaren aren’t favouring Norris over him Aussie will leave McLaren at the end of the season, a year earlier than planned  Ricciardo will be replaced by fellow […]

Mercedes: What’s gone wrong at the F1 and can they recover? We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info George Russell has admitted he has “nothing to lose” in his intra-team battle with Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes. Russell explained he was in a “win-win position” as he laid […]

Max Verstappen makes subtle dig at Lewis Hamilton in April We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Helmut Marko has claimed he doesn’t want Max Verstappen to win the F1 world championship this weekend in Singapore. The Red Bull boss said it would be better for the […]

Audi announces they are joining Formula 1 We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Mercedes star Lewis Hamilton has revealed that he is expecting to lose up to four kilos during the Singapore Grand Prix. The race is expected to be one of the toughest of the […]

We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Daniel Ricciardo has reportedly been offered a place to race in NASCAR next season with the team who signed Kimi Raikkonen expressing an interest. Ricciardo’s future is currenty up in the air after he was ditched by McLaren ahead of […]

Oscar Piastri will compete on level terms on the track with one of the top drivers in F1 when he joins McLaren next season. Piastri will replace fellow Australian Daniel Ricciardo at the Woking squad for 2023 after McLaren won their contract dispute with Alpine for the 21-year-old’s services. Alpine had wanted to promote their reserve driver to a race seat following Fernando Alonso’s decision to sign for Aston Martin. But by that point, Piastri already had a valid contract […]

Former Ferrari F1 boss Jean Todt said he is proud to be a close confidant of the Schumacher family as he opened up about the health status of the seven-time world champion. Michael Schumacher’s status has been a closely guarded secret since he suffered devastating head injuries in a skiing accident in France in December 2013. Of the few public updates on his condition, most have been given by Todt – Schumacher’s boss at Ferrari during his incredible run of […]