Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix 2024 - Results
Thought that was a rather boring race. First half or so was just tire management. The added DRS zone didn't really spice anything up, as so many of the gaps were greater than 1 second. Even in the late race when the gaps tightened up, didn't seem like passing was possible. Perez couldn't get around Hulk. Leclerc couldn't get around Russell.
On a more positive note, Colapinto continues to kill it. Albon had to retire due to a PU cooling issue, but even before that, Colapinto passed his teammate on a great move at the start. One that Albon was not particularly happy about! Unfortuantely, Perez just nudged Colapinto out of the points.
McLaren continues to extend their recently-attained lead in the Constructor Championship. McLaren is ahead of Red Bull by 41 points. Though with 6 races left, that's not quite a guarantee just yet.
Anyway, we begin the unofficial autumn break. 4 weeks until COTA. A whole month. Sigh. Since we're entering another break, I'll also post the current Constructor and Driver Championships standings below.
Next race:
United States Grand Prix
Circuit of the Americas -- Austin, Texas
Sunday, October 20
Provisional Race Results -- SPOILER
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/retired | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren Mercedes | 62 | 1:40:52.571 | 25 |
| 2 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 62 | +20.945s | 18 |
| 3 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren Mercedes | 62 | +41.823s | 15 |
| 4 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 62 | +61.040s | 12 |
| 5 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 62 | +62.430s | 10 |
| 6 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 62 | +85.248s | 8 |
| 7 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 62 | +96.039s | 6 |
| 8 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 61 | +1 lap | 4 |
| 9 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas Ferrari | 61 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 10 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 61 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 11 | 43 | Franco Colapinto | Williams Mercedes | 61 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 12 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB Honda RBPT | 61 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 13 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine Renault | 61 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 14 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 61 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 15 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 61 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 16 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 61 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 17 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine Renault | 61 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 18 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB Honda RBPT | 61 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 19 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas Ferrari | 57 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams Mercedes | 15 | DNF | 0 |
Fastest Lap: Daniel Ricciardo
Source: F1.com
Current World Constructor Championship Standings -- SPOILER
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLaren Mercedes | 516 |
| 2 | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 475 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 441 |
| 4 | Mercedes | 329 |
| 5 | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 86 |
| 6 | RB Honda RBPT | 34 |
| 7 | Haas Ferrari | 31 |
| 8 | Williams Mercedes | 16 |
| 9 | Alpine Renault | 13 |
| 10 | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 0 |
Source: F1.com
Current World Driver Championship Standings -- SPOILER
| Pos | Driver | Nationality | Car | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | NED | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 331 |
| 2 | Lando Norris | GBR | McLaren Mercedes | 279 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | MON | Ferrari | 245 |
| 4 | Oscar Piastri | AUS | McLaren Mercedes | 237 |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz | ESP | Ferrari | 190 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | GBR | Mercedes | 174 |
| 7 | George Russell | GBR | Mercedes | 155 |
| 8 | Sergio Perez | MEX | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 144 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | ESP | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 62 |
| 10 | Nico Hulkenberg | GER | Haas Ferrari | 24 |
| 11 | Lance Stroll | CAN | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 24 |
| 12 | Yuki Tsunoda | JPN | RB Honda RBPT | 22 |
| 13 | Alexander Albon | THA | Williams Mercedes | 12 |
| 14 | Daniel Ricciardo | AUS | RB Honda RBPT | 12 |
| 15 | Pierre Gasly | FRA | Alpine Renault | 8 |
| 16 | Oliver Bearman | GBR | Haas Ferrari | 7 |
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen | DEN | Haas Ferrari | 6 |
| 18 | Esteban Ocon | FRA | Alpine Renault | 5 |
| 19 | Franco Colapinto | ARG | Williams Mercedes | 4 |
| 20 | Zhou Guanyu | CHN | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 0 |
| 21 | Logan Sargeant | USA | Williams Mercedes | 0 |
| 22 | Valtteri Bottas | FIN | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 0 |
Source: F1.com
On another note, looks like Daniel Ricciardo may have actually driven in his last race. I know there was a flurry of media speculation over the weekend before the race, but in his post-race interviews...Well, perhaps worth watching:
it’s so sad. Perez was smart enough to learn his ‘shut the fuck up and be number two’ lesson a little late, but he still learned it fast enough to not leave the team.
Poor Danny. Such a treasure. i’d love to see him stay involved with the sport — even if it’s with the media or whatever. I think he’s got some stuff in the works either way
Apple TVHulu… or he did at one point.At first I thought it was cool that Ricciardo got fastest lap at the end to benefit Red Bull. Then I realized that Red bull has an unfair advantage because they have two teams. Team orders in a 2-driver team is one thing, but they can have 4 drivers supporting one team. It's especially annoying to me that there is one company with two teams when Andretti was blocked from joining the sport.
Funny thing from the cooldown room: They are watching the replay where Lando almost wrecked the car. Piastri said to him "Without using swear words, how did you feel in that moment?". I'm sure most of the drivers aren't happy with the dumb fine that Max got.
I agree that Red Bull have an unfair advantage having a sibling team, in general. That said, after trolling round in a position earning zero points and it possibly being his last ever race, I think DR's fastest lap attempt was totally understandable and could have been done by any team's driver. Add to that that DR is chummy with MV and it's not a concerning action, imo.