2024-09-21 04:18:35
McLaren had to change its rear wing at the behest of the FIA after it turned out that it was indeed bending more than allowed. All the teams during the Grand Prix of Azerbaijan noticed this. The wing still passed the inspection and there will be no sanctions against Oscar Piastri, who took the win in Baku.
The larger displacement looked the most on the straights and made an impression when Charles Leclerc tried to attack Piastre. However, the McLaren’s speed was simply unattainable at this point.
Now in Singapore, the team has prepared a new rear wing, which is sure to reflect its results.
World champion Max Verstappen received a rather strange punishment for swearing during the official press conference before the race in Singapore. He will have to make a special public appearance, whatever that means.
The stewards summoned Verstappen immediately after the press conference, where he explained that he saw his car had been hacked before qualifying in Baku.
Most of the stewards wanted a fine for the pilot, but in the end settled on the strange wording.
Verstappen did not take the punishment lightly. “Am I not a child? The 5-year-olds are already swearing,” said the pilot.
Verstappen’s fans noticed that he clearly fell under the curse of “Leeds”. After taking a picture with the shirt of the English team, in which Iliya Gruev plays, he has no victory or even first place in the qualifiers. However, his lead over Lando Norris is big enough to hold him until the end of the season.
Verstappen has McLaren to thank above all if he manages to retain his title at the end of the season. Strange decisions by the British team, who never chose to favor Lando Norris over Oscar Piastri, are at the heart of their lead. Finally, there was the Baku qualifier blunder, when the team failed Norris for unclear reasons.
Former F1 driver Martin Brandl has announced that Daniel Ricciardo will drive for the last time in Singapore, with Liam Lawson replacing him at the RB team.
Red Bull intends to give their reserve a chance to gain more experience in Formula 1 before the next season, and for this reason they have decided to remove the Australian, who has 8 victories in his career.
Lawson is already driving in the first practice session in Singapore, having been given Ricciardo’s seat from the US Grand Prix in Texas.
However, I was afraid of the weather in Singapore. The competition starts at 15:00 Bulgarian time. That’s when it should rain. And at that time there are torrential rains in Asia.