After failing to win in the first fifteen races of 2018, Valtteri Bottas admits it has been difficult to keep his motivation levels up, although he knows he will have to so Mercedes can take both titles this season.
Sergio Pérez admitted the Singapore Grand Prix was a race to forget after collisions with Esteban Ocon and Sergey Sirotkin prevented him from extending his points scoring run at the circuit.
Despite a tricky start to the weekend in Singapore, Sauber Team Principal Frédéric Vasseur was pleased with outcome of Sunday’s race, with Charles Leclerc scoring his first points since the Austrian Grand Prix in July.
Cyril Abiteboul says the points earned by Renault in Singapore are extremely important as they fight the Haas F1 Team for fourth place in the Constructors’ Championship.
Valtteri Bottas was outspoken on the radio during the Singapore Grand Prix after believing blue flags should have shown sooner when following Nico Hülkenberg, but Charlie Whiting says there are no plans to change the rules.
The Frenchman gambled on starting on the Hypersoft tyre but admitted the pace of his STR13 was never strong enough to be a genuine points contender in Singapore.
The Swede just missed out on points in Singapore despite feeling he had a strong, mistake-free evening.
The German still holds seventh in the Drivers’ Championship but now only has a three-point advantage over Fernando Alonso with six races of the season remaining.
Sergio Pérez offered an apology to Esteban Ocon following their first lap clash in Singapore, but the Frenchman feels Force India should have scored a good number of points on Sunday.
On the surface, the Singapore Grand Prix looked to be disappointing for Stoffel Vandoorne, but the Belgian believes he was unlucky not to score points.
Sauber driver Leclerc benefited from strong pace and incidents for others to finish ninth in Singapore, hauling points for the first time since the Austrian Grand Prix.
Carlos Sainz Jr. recovered from a poor qualifying to finish eighth and help Renault move further clear of Haas in the battle for fourth
Romain Grosjean was penalised by the stewards in Singapore for ignoring blue flags as he battled with Sergey Sirotkin.
‘Strong Drive’ from Verstappen but Hamilton ‘Always had a Tenth or Two in Hand’ – Horner
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Max Verstappen drove superbly to finish second but his Team Principal Christian Horner felt Lewis Hamilton was always in control of the Singapore Grand Prix.
Fernando Alonso was the best of the rest in the Singapore Grand Prix, finishing an unlapped seventh for the McLaren F1 Team.
Ferrari will not concede either championship despite Lewis Hamilton claiming his seventh victory of the season in the Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday while Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Räikkönen finished down in third and fifth.
Toto Wolff watched Lewis Hamilton take his seventh victory of 2018 in Singapore as Mercedes dominated a race they were expected to struggle in before the weekend begun.
