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If anyone need a link for qualifying here is a link with about 20 options
F1 2023
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Limejuice
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I see a sharp frost descending over Stroll Senior's wallet.
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While he can afford to pay for his son to race I'm not sure the rest of the team will be happy about it
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Singapore Grand Prix provisional starting grid
- Carlos Sainz (55), Ferrari
- George Russell (63), Mercedes
- Charles Leclerc (16), Ferrari
- Lando Norris (4), McLaren-Mercedes
- Lewis Hamilton (44), Mercedes
- Kevin Magnussen (20), Haas-Ferrari
- Fernando Alonso (14), Aston Martin-Mercedes
- Esteban Ocon (31), Alpine-Renault
- Nico Hülkenberg, (27), Haas-Ferrari
- Liam Lawson (40), AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT
- Max Verstappen (1), Red Bull-Honda RBPT
- Pierre Gasly (10), Alpine-Renault
- Sergio Perez (11), Red Bull-Honda RBPT
- Alexander Albon (23), Williams-Mercedes
- Yuki Tsunoda (22), AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT
- Valtteri Bottas (77), Alfa Romeo-Ferrari
- Oscar Piastri (81), McLaren-Mercedes
- Logan Sargeant (2), Williams-Mercedes
- Zhou Guanyu (24), Alfa Romeo-Ferrari
- Lance Stroll (18), Aston Martin-Mercedes
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Lance Stroll withdraws from Singapore Grand Prix after heavy qualifying crash
Lance Stroll has withdrawn from the Singapore Grand Prix after a heavy crash in Saturday's qualifying session. The Canadian smashed into the barriers at the final corner, causing extensive damage to his Aston Martin car. Stroll was declared uninjured at the medical centre but his team say they and the driver have agreed he will not take part in the race. "The team face a huge job repairing the car and Lance is still sore following such a huge impact," a statement said.Team principal Mike Krack said: "Lance is still feeling the after-effects of such a high-impact crash. Our priority now is that he makes a full and speedy recovery. Together, we have decided that he will sit out this evening's race and instead focus fully on returning to the cockpit for next weekend's Japanese Grand Prix."
Stroll was trying to prevent himself from being one of the five drivers knocked out at the end of the first session when he had his crash, after setting a lap on his first attempt that was 0.813 seconds slower than team-mate Fernando Alonso's. The 24-year-old came close to losing the rear of the car exiting the chicane at Turns 16 and 17, and then slid wide on to the kerb and spun before impact with the barriers after misjudging the final double-apex corner, Turns 18 and 19. Stroll is ninth in the drivers' championship, having scored 47 points to the 170 of Alonso. The Spaniard, who qualified seventh for Sunday's race, is third behind the two drivers for the dominant Red Bull team, Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez.
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Strategy guide for the Singapore Grand Prix
While interruptions often happen at the Singapore Grand Prix, making the strategy difficult to predict, Formula One's tyre supplier Pirelli estimates that the one-stop strategy is the fastest approach in today's race at the Marina Bay Street Circuit. As has been the case for all the other street circuits this year, Pirelli has brought the trio of softest compounds to Singapore: C3 as P Zero White hard, C4 as P Zero Yellow medium and C5 as P Zero Red soft. Tyre stress is relatively low at the Marina Bay Circuit with the focus placed on traction while lateral forces are low due to the lack of high-speed corners. Given the fact that the Singapore track is a street circuit, it usually goes through a significant track evolution during the weekend which often means that drivers find huge improvements between the opening two practices and qualifying.That was the case even more this year as several parts of the track went through resurfacing. The circuit has been resurfaced from the start of the pit straight until the exit of Turn 6 and from the entry of Turn 14 until the exit of the new Turn 16. While overheating could be a problem and drivers need to look after the rear tyres, tyre stress has become slightly lower with modification to the track layout. The previous Turns 16, 17, 18 and 19 have been removed and the walls have been realigned from Turn 15 until what was Turn 20. It means that the longitudinal load going through the rear tyres is slightly less with the elimination of the slow section underneath the 'old' tunnel-like section that hosted a grandstand.
When it comes to race strategy, the one-stop strategy is usually the way to go given the length of the pit lane and the tyre wear. The pit stop loss time of around 27 seconds is the highest of the season, together with Imola. The hardest compound available is normally the main race tyre if it stays dry. However, interruptions could have a significant impact on race strategy. Since 2014, the safety car or the virtual safety car was deployed at least once in every race. In 2022, there were three Virtual Safety Car deployments. Their deployment could have huge influence on race strategies as pitting in normal conditions takes 27 seconds while that time drops to only 16 seconds under safety car conditions and 20 seconds under virtual safety car conditions.
Based on Friday's race simulations, the one-stop strategy is deemed the fastest way to the finish this weekend, with the medium tyre the compound to start on. With incidents very much possible during the race, this compound might allow drivers to extend their first stint and make use of any safety car or virtual safety car interruptions. While the soft compound has also shown fairly good consistency, allowing multiple hot laps in practice, the best way to finish the Singapore Grand Prix is to switch to the hard compound on Lap 26-30. Another variation is to start the race on the soft compound before completing the race on the white-walled hards. It might help drivers get off the line and thrive for position gains at the start, it would force them to an early stop which might limit their chances of exploiting a faster stop during a possible SC or VSC interruption.
There is also an aggressive option of the two-stop strategy that could come into play. It would see drivers start on the softs before completing a long middle stint on the hards while the last stint would incorporate a run on the softs again.
Tyre allocation
Right after qualifying second and jumping out of his Mercedes W14, George Russell indicated that he has every chance to win today's Singapore Grand Prix. The British driver thinks that Ferrari will suffer from severe tyre degradation in the heat, and he also thinks that Mercedes will enjoy a strategic advantage by having two sets of fresh medium tyres compared to Ferrari's one set of the yellow-banded tyres. “So, we've got an extra set of medium tyres which nobody around us has, so to get to Q3 and to be on the front row with a strategic advantage tomorrow is an exciting place to be. The tyre degradation on Friday looked pretty bad, so I think it's going to be very close between a one and a two-stop. With our mediums, we can put Ferrari in a difficult position and try and force them into an error, and get the upper hand, so that's what we're looking for," Russell said.
Going by the long runs performed on Friday, the medium compound appeared to be the best race tyre this weekend. It could indicate that Williams and Mercedes drivers could enjoy a strategic advantage as they are the only ones to have two sets of fresh medium available coming into the 62-lap race. However, given the rule that drivers need to use two different compounds during the race and the predicted one-stop strategy, they might not even be able to make use of their second set of new C4 tyres. Interestingly, even if someone opts for a two-stopper, Pirelli thinks that the medium compound might not even come into play. The Milan-based manufacturer thinks that the variation of soft-hard-soft would be the fastest approach should someone commit himself to a two-stop strategy in today's Singapore race.
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Never mind Hugo Boss, AlphaTauri’s new 2024 name is ‘much bigger’
Never mind fashion house Hugo Boss, AlphaTauri’s rebranding next season could see the Red Bull junior team take on one of the biggest names sportswear, Adidas. That’s according to a report on Blick. Next season Red Bull’s junior team, formerly Toro Rosso and now AlphaTauri, will have a new name as Red Bull rebrand with the AlphaTauri name deemed a ‘commercial flop’.Could Adidas replace AlphaTauri as the junior team’s title sponsor?
Hugo Boss had been bandied around as the potential title sponsor with Motorsport.com’s Italian edition claiming ‘Hugo Boss has entered negotiations over a potential lucrative title sponsorship deal’ as the ‘current Aston Martin partner, and ex-McLaren sponsor, is seeking greater F1 exposure’. The report went as far as to state that the team would be called ‘Boss’. CEO Peter Bayer, though, has all but denied this to Blick, saying while they are “also involved in the new project”, the new 2024 team name is “much bigger!” The Swiss publication reports that it is ‘likely to be the sporting goods giant Adidas’.
Bayer, the Faenza-based team’s new CEO, recently spoke with PlanetF1’s Thomas Maher about the rebranding. Declaring Red Bull’s shareholders told them they didn’t want to sell AlphaTauri but needed to rebrand it, he revealed: “They said, ‘Look, guys, we won’t sell it, we’ll keep the team. ‘But we want to have a fresh start, we want to look at the global direction, strategic direction of the team, commercial success to sporting success. Let’s take a critical look at all the elements.’ That’s why it’s a unique opportunity. We’re building on experience but, at the same time, the sky’s the limit for innovation and development.” He, however, wouldn’t hint at the new name. “I’d love to, to be honest, but I’m not allowed. It’s all NDA-protected!” he said.
Limejuice
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Anthem watch:
A tootlesome little ditty that begins like the overture of a children's musical. Sweetly harmonious.
Develops into a pompous, imperial swank-fest, as all respectable anthems must.
Random cymbal crashes should keep the audience awake until the end.
7/10
A tootlesome little ditty that begins like the overture of a children's musical. Sweetly harmonious.
Develops into a pompous, imperial swank-fest, as all respectable anthems must.
Random cymbal crashes should keep the audience awake until the end.
7/10
