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Kieran Jackson4 October 2025 16:30
Alex Albon, who starts in the pit-lane:
“It feels a bit dry here, but I’m hoping the weather creates some chaos. Sector three is really wet.”
Kieran Jackson5 October 2025 12:52
Comedian Jack Whitehall on the grid:
“Can’t get rid of me now. First ever night race and first time to Singapore, it’s amazing – so hot as well. I want to get a cooling vest!”
Kieran Jackson5 October 2025 12:51
“George put in two good laps, they seem very quick, Max is there or thereabouts but we have good race-pace – I’m optimistic.
On constructors’ championship: “That’s goal No 1, hopefully we can get two cars on the podium:
Kieran Jackson5 October 2025 12:50
Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur, on the Singapore grid:
“Sector two is quite wet, sector one and three is dry side, it won’t be easy. It’s an opportunity.”
Kieran Jackson5 October 2025 12:48
Singapore national anthem on the grid:
Performed by Singapore Airlines crew and the Voices of Singapore at the front of the grid.
Kieran Jackson5 October 2025 12:45
“It feels dry but sector two still a bit of standing water. I think the inter will be faster for one lap, there’ll still be another half-an-hour until the race.”
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Kieran Jackson5 October 2025 12:41
Lando Norris, ahead of the race:
On issues with car: “Not enough downforce, not the best day yesterday but it’s a long race.
“It’s always a challenge to race here, we need to overtake – it’s always tricky but we’ll give it our best shot.”
Kieran Jackson5 October 2025 12:38
How can McLaren win the F1 constructors’ championship in Singapore?
Ahead of round 18 this weekend in Singapore, there are 346 points left to play for. McLaren’s lead currently stands at 333 points over Mercedes.
Therefore, McLaren will seal the title this weekend if they simply score 13 points. Thus, a podium for either Norris or Piastri will be enough.
Ferrari can also catch McLaren statistically, so McLaren will become champions if the papaya:
Not outscored by Mercedes by 31 points or moreNot outscored by Ferrari by 35 points or more
Norris and Piastri have maintained a civil relationship throughout their title fight (Bradley Collyer/PA) (PA Wire)
Kieran Jackson5 October 2025 12:35
Singapore GP preview: Singapore GP tends to produce chaos – Max Verstappen knows that better than most
Stalling on the start line in his rookie year, 2015 gave Max Verstappen his first indication that the Marina Bay Street Circuit may be his trickiest nut to crack in F1. A decade ago, the 18-year-old, driving for Red Bull’s sister team, Toro Rosso, stormed back to eighth from a lap down before defiantly screaming “No!” to his team when asked to let teammate Carlos Sainz past. It’s fair to say we’ve seen numerous instances of non-compliance a fair few times in the years since.
Two years on, Verstappen would be sandwiched between two Ferraris and powerless to a collision with Kimi Raikkonen, in F1’s first-ever wet race at night in 2017, which brought about one of the most chaotic start procedures in recent history. In 2022, a fuel quantity mishap in qualifying ruined the Dutchman’s weekend, while a year later, Singapore was the only race Red Bull failed to win amid an otherwise peerless F1 campaign. Verstappen couldn’t even finish on the podium, having to settle for fifth.
And so to 2025: a year in which Verstappen has emerged from a position of nothingness to an outside contender for the world championship.
Kieran Jackson5 October 2025 12:32