How Russell nailed Singapore GP pole as Verstappen's dirty air complaint is examined

It's that time of year again. The F1 circus is off sunning itself on its mid-summer break, drivers and teams alike are taking a much-needed and well-deserved breather from the frenetic nature of one grand prix after another - and everybody seems to be talking about who will be driving where in 2010. Here at Crash.net there is no exception, so we have put together a list of likely options and moves between this season and next, who is in favour and who is likely heading out of the door. The drivers have been listed in order of present championship position.

Global music superstars Beyonce, The Black Eyed Peas, Simple Minds, ZZ Top and N.E.R.D have all been lined up by F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone to rock the weekend of the Singapore Grand Prix next month - though ticket sales for the island city-state's second race are still struggling to get off the starting grid.

BMW has dropped hints that it may be willing to follow fellow German manufacturer Mercedes-Benz in supplying 'customer' versions of its engines to other F1 teams - with suggestions the Bavarian marque has Red Bull Racing as its prime target.

Flying in the face of the opinions expressed by both Ferrari and BMW over the past week, Ross Brawn has thrown his support behind the FIA's new optional ?40 million budget cap in Formula 1, warning that without it the top flight risks 'turning [engineers] into Swiss watchmakers' - but equally underlining that it will only be workable if it is embraced by all.

It took until lunchtime on Saturday for Bubba Wallace and Denny Hamlin to talk about what happened on the final lap while racing for the win at Kansas Speedway.Six days.Since then, Hamlin had took questions from the media, recorded a podcast and even tweeted about his lack of regret or remorse, and that created additional tension between himself and the driver that pilots his No. 23 car at ...Keep reading

With several seconds of tire falloff, some cording, and wildly slick conditions, drivers will have a lot of work to do on Sunday.In practice, teams and fans reacted as several cars struggled to find grip, with drivers complaining over the radio. Roval favorite Shane van Gisbergen wasn't happy with the balance of his car in his practice, and his teammate Daniel Suarez quipped to PRN's Alan ...Keep reading

Tyler Reddick denied Shane van Gisbergen pole position at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval on Saturday, taking the top spot with a lap of 1:25.939s, just 0.032s clear of the Supercars ace.This is a huge pole for Reddick, who is in the Cup elimination standings 29 points below the cutline going into Sunday’s race."Just an incredible effort by this team," said Reddick. "This has been a ...Keep reading

Ty Gibbs, finally in a position to have to face questions about the competition meeting at Joe Gibbs Racing following the incident with Denny Hamlin at New Hampshire, did not offer much beyond what his teammates have already said about the matter.“Yeah, I’m sure all the other guys answered it for you, so, I’ll just leave it at that,” Gibbs said on Saturday before qualifying at the ...Keep reading

With each passing week, Shane Van Gisbergen is becoming more of a well-rounded product and now comes the Charlotte Motor Speedway where he is once again the favorite to win a Cup Series road course race.And despite his first round elimination from the playoffs, ‘SVG’ continues to show rapid improvement on ovals with his first career top-10 and upper-level passing statistics at Kansas, even ...Keep reading

Williams Formula 1 team principal James Vowles has released a statement after both Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz were disqualified from the Singapore Grand Prix qualifying session. The Briton confirmed that the Grove outfit has launched an urgent investigation into how this happened.After Albon and Sainz initially qualified in 12th and 13th on the grid at the Marina Bay Street Circuit, the FIA ...Keep reading

McLaren only needs to score 13 points in Singapore to wrap up its second consecutive constructors' crown with five rounds to spare, but if you were looking for any lingering signs of that early season dominance you wouldn't have been able to spot it over the last few weekends.Championship leader Oscar Piastri and team-mate Lando Norris were well beaten by reigning world champion Max Verstappen ...Keep reading

McLaren only needs to score 13 points in Singapore to wrap up its second consecutive constructors' crown with five rounds to spare, but if you were looking for any lingering signs of that early season dominance you wouldn't have been able to spot it over the last few weekends.Championship leader Oscar Piastri and team-mate Lando Norris were well beaten by reigning world champion Max Verstappen ...Keep reading

“You can’t be afraid to fail, and that’s what it feels like at Ferrari.”

When your team-mate is sitting on pole position and you aren't at least alongside them, you will have questions to answer – even in the modern era of convergence when the gaps are that much tighter.Mercedes' Andrea Kimi Antonelli turned that scrutiny on himself as he qualified fourth in Singapore, 0.379s off polesitting team-mate George Russell."My emotion took over," he explained after ...Keep reading

When your team-mate is sitting on pole position and you aren't at least alongside them, you will have questions to answer – even in the modern era of convergence when the gaps are that much tighter.Mercedes' Andrea Kimi Antonelli turned that scrutiny on himself as he qualified fourth in Singapore, 0.379s off polesitting team-mate George Russell."My emotion took over," he explained after ...Keep reading

Williams Formula 1 drivers Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz have been disqualified from the Singapore Grand Prix qualifying session for a DRS technical infringement.Albon and Sainz qualified 12th and 13th respectively at the Marina Bay Street Circuit, but a breach of F1's technical regulations was spotted in parc ferme by FIA technical delegate Jo Bauer following the session.The stewards have ...Keep reading

The starting grid for the 2025 F1 Singapore Grand Prix.

Both Williams drivers have been excluded from qualifying for the 2025 F1 Singapore Grand Prix