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Results from the final practice session at the F1 Singapore Grand Prix, Round 17 of the 2022 F1 world championship.

Haas F1 Team Alfa Romeo F1 Team Orlen McLaren F1 Team BWT Alpine F1 Team Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team Team

Red Bull said it will consider taking action against rival Formula 1 teams if they do not withdraw what it considers to be 'defamatory' and 'unacceptable' ...

But after catching the eye outside of the F1 sphere, before his stunning impromptu grand prix debut in Italy, will it lead to a delayed full-time race seat? The new plan will allow the series to pump up the volume The Australian rising star is fast, consistent, confident, adaptable and has shown excellent racecraft, but there’s already a taint to his reputation.

Red Bull's team principal, Christian Horner, has accused Toto Wolff of 'hugely defamatory, fictitious claims' and threatened legal action against Mercedes.

He insisted he believes his team were within the budget cap set at $145m last year and adamant he would be willing to take action against the comments from rival teams. When the budget cap was imposed it was intended to be the first step in creating a level playing field in the sport, allowing the smaller team to begin the process of closing toward the big three. “I have full confidence in Mohammed, in the way he has conducted himself to this point in terms of being strict and being clear with the rules,” Hamilton said. That said, any breach has yet to be confirmed and the FIA will not comment while it makes its assessment with the conclusions on the teams’ cost submissions expected on Wednesday. Leclerc led the way on the final runs and Hamilton, pushing hard, could not match him but Verstappen, as the last man racing, was on a lap challenging for pole only to be told to pit. A failure to do so would have resulted in him starting at the back of the grid.

There is growing speculation Red Bull and Aston Martin may have exceeded F1's budget cap in 2021. The financial data will be released next week.

In August, Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto said: "The financial regulations can make differences between teams in the way they are interpreting and somehow executing it. Alleged breaches of the financial regulations, if any, will be dealt with according to the formal process set out in the regulations." Material sporting penalties include all of the above as well as exclusion and suspension from championships.

F1 returns to Singapore as Lewis Hamilton hunts his first win of the season - follow all the action in qualifying.

We want for the softs at the last minute but it paid off. However, the team needed to have a fuel sample! Christian Horner tells Sky that they just couldn’t take the chance not to have the one litre of fuel back in the tank. I go back to the hotel and think about other stuff...” It’s a shame not to be fighting for where we want to be, in top-3.” And they’re [FIA] going to have to deal with it.” We made some changes overnight, as soon as I saw we were fighting for the front row I thought it was on today. In drying conditions, Verstappen, who has his first shot of securing back-to-back titles, appeared to be on course to take pole with his final throw of the dice. [Red Bull](/topic/red-bull) driver was under instruction from his team to abort his final lap due to a fuel issue, and he will start Sunday’s race way down the order. Sergio Perez took second in the other Red Bull, with [Lewis Hamilton](/topic/lewis-hamilton) third. But the 37-year-old could be seen wearing the piercing as he conducted his post-qualifying interview moments after stepping out of his Mercedes. In drying conditions Verstappen, who has his first shot of securing back-to-back titles, appeared to be on course to take pole with his final throw of the dice.

Charles Leclerc topped a thrilling wet-to-dry qualifying for Formula 1's 2022 Singapore Grand Prix, while championship leader Max Verstappen ended up eighth ...

But after catching the eye outside of the F1 sphere, before his stunning impromptu grand prix debut in Italy, will it lead to a delayed full-time race seat? The new plan will allow the series to pump up the volume The Australian rising star is fast, consistent, confident, adaptable and has shown excellent racecraft, but there’s already a taint to his reputation.

Toto Wolff and Christian Horner have clashed over allegations that Red Bull breached spending cap rules, shining a spotlight on the regulations that were ...

If you fraudulently breach the financial regulations, you will be losing your championship. No overspend has been allowed for the 2021 season. A reduction of a team's cost cap is another potential sanction. However, nobody has openly called for such a punishment at this stage. However, when the cost cap was announced in 2019, F1's managing director Ross Brawn said: "This has teeth. That is an open secret in the paddock." He also claims they are using used parts and have significantly reduced development in order to comply. The FIA have insisted any breaches would be "dealt with" according to the regulations, but also insisted that the current speculation around Red Bull is "unsubstantiated". There is a possibility that constructors' and drivers' championship points could be deducted, or the team could be suspended or excluded from a championship completely. If a team has overspent by more than five per cent, it would be regarded as a "major" or "material" breach and the punishments are likely to be harsher. Wolff claims that minor breaches could allow teams to spend an extra £7m - and that if the penalties are light, then all teams would be willing to break the rules in future. An overspend of less than five per cent would be considered a "minor" breach of the rules and would carry less severe penalties.

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton says he 'just didn't have the grip' on the final lap of Singapore Grand Prix qualifying to take his first Formula 1 pole of ...

Although Ferrari's chances of title glory in 2022 have evaporated, chairman John Elkann expects the team to have chalked up both championships by 2026. But after catching the eye outside of the F1 sphere, before his stunning impromptu grand prix debut in Italy, will it lead to a delayed full-time race seat? The new plan will allow the series to pump up the volume

The Alfa Romeo Formula 1 team has been fined €10000 and given a dressing down by the FIA for a procedural tyre infringement in Singapore on Friday.

But after catching the eye outside of the F1 sphere, before his stunning impromptu grand prix debut in Italy, will it lead to a delayed full-time race seat? The new plan will allow the series to pump up the volume The Australian rising star is fast, consistent, confident, adaptable and has shown excellent racecraft, but there’s already a taint to his reputation.

Full results from qualifying at the F1 Singapore Grand Prix, Round 17 of the 2022 Formula 1 world championship.

Haas F1 Team McLaren F1 Team Alfa Romeo F1 Team Orlen BWT Alpine F1 Team [Sebastian Vettel](/f1/racer/21/sebastian-vettel) (Ferrari) Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant Formula One Team Team Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team

Formula 1 has been rocked over the past couple of days as word of potential breaches of the 2021 FIA financial regulations began to spread.

But after catching the eye outside of the F1 sphere, before his stunning impromptu grand prix debut in Italy, will it lead to a delayed full-time race seat? The new plan will allow the series to pump up the volume The Australian rising star is fast, consistent, confident, adaptable and has shown excellent racecraft, but there’s already a taint to his reputation.

Formula 1 has been rocked over the past couple of days as word of potential breaches of the 2021 FIA financial regulations began to spread.

But after catching the eye outside of the F1 sphere, before his stunning impromptu grand prix debut in Italy, will it lead to a delayed full-time race seat? The new plan will allow the series to pump up the volume The Australian rising star is fast, consistent, confident, adaptable and has shown excellent racecraft, but there’s already a taint to his reputation.

Red Bull said it will consider taking action against rival Formula 1 teams if they do not withdraw what it considers to be 'defamatory' and 'unacceptable' ...

But after catching the eye outside of the F1 sphere, before his stunning impromptu grand prix debut in Italy, will it lead to a delayed full-time race seat? The new plan will allow the series to pump up the volume The Australian rising star is fast, consistent, confident, adaptable and has shown excellent racecraft, but there’s already a taint to his reputation.

Mercedes has been summoned to see the stewards at the Singapore Grand Prix over an inaccurate scrutineering form on Lewis Hamilton's Formula 1 car.

But after catching the eye outside of the F1 sphere, before his stunning impromptu grand prix debut in Italy, will it lead to a delayed full-time race seat? The new plan will allow the series to pump up the volume The Australian rising star is fast, consistent, confident, adaptable and has shown excellent racecraft, but there’s already a taint to his reputation.

Lewis Hamilton has escaped a penalty for wearing his nose piercing during Formula 1 track action in Singapore, but Mercedes has been fined €25000 over ...

But after catching the eye outside of the F1 sphere, before his stunning impromptu grand prix debut in Italy, will it lead to a delayed full-time race seat? The new plan will allow the series to pump up the volume The Australian rising star is fast, consistent, confident, adaptable and has shown excellent racecraft, but there’s already a taint to his reputation.

F1 enjoyed its most dramatic qualifying session of the year at the Singapore Grand Prix as Charles Leclerc took pole position, while Max Verstappen.

[Sergio Perez](/f1/racer/13/sergio-perez) will join him on the front row of the grid, but teammate [Max Verstappen](/f1/racer/852/max-verstappen) will have to recover from eighth after he aborted his final lap in Q3 due to a lack of fuel. Especially as Bottas was flying in the dry conditions on Friday. “It was definitely not the session that we hoped for,” Ocon said. [F1](https://www.crash.net/f1/news) enjoyed its most dramatic qualifying session of the year at the [Singapore Grand Prix](https://www.crash.net/f1/news/1012905/1/f1-singapore-gp-2022-full-weekend-race-schedule-how-watch) as Charles Leclerc took pole position, while Max Verstappen abandoned his final lap. It’s really frustrating.” “It’s such a shame, I don’t think we would have been much better in Q3 because I don’t think we would have been able to resolve the problem.

Formula One returns from an impromptu three-week break for the Singapore Grand Prix this weekend.

Free highlights are on Channel 4 at 6.30pm. (Spa) Ferrari 1:49.583 [REGISTER NOW](/register?regSourceMethod=Register Page) Coverage of Grand Prix Sunday starts at 11.30am BST. [F1](/topic/f1). He faces a tall order to get that done from P8 - though stranger things have happened!

Charles Leclerc will start from pole position after topping qualifying for the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix. Here's how and when you can watch the race.

But after catching the eye outside of the F1 sphere, before his stunning impromptu grand prix debut in Italy, will it lead to a delayed full-time race seat? The new plan will allow the series to pump up the volume The Australian rising star is fast, consistent, confident, adaptable and has shown excellent racecraft, but there’s already a taint to his reputation.

No further action has been taken against Lewis Hamilton for wearing a nose stud during qualifying day for the Singapore Grand Prix, although his Mercedes ...

"I've had my jewellery and my nose stud for years and obviously we had that whole commotion at the beginning of the year," Hamilton said. At the start of the season, the FIA clarified a long-standing rule in F1's regulations that states drivers must remove jewellery ahead of track sessions. However, the stewards noted Mercedes was unaware Hamilton was wearing the nose stud as he had been removing it at previous rounds.

Fernando Alonso will make F1 history in Singapore when he lines up on the Marina Bay grid for his 350th start – surpassing Kimi Raikkonen as the outright ...

He was at the time he was winning with Renault and I think he is today. I think that was the beginning of Fernando’s sheer determination to go and show what he could do. “Fernando was stuck in the pit box the whole time because of mechanical issues, but they managed to get his car out for one run at the end of the day. “I think he is the best driver in the world. I was in a team principals’ meeting and he and his race engineer couldn’t agree, and the race engineer put more fuel in the car. I think the most impressive thing was that he could be fast for 100% of the race, and it’s rare to see drivers who can do that.” It was one of his best qualities, that even if the balance was not good he could manage to be fast in adapting his driving style, and you don’t [often] see that around [with other drivers]. Alongside Alonso for the most part of his debut season was Tarso Marques, who had already competed for Minardi in 1996 and 1997. “Throughout that year, Fernando proved time and time again that he could put an uncompetitive car in a competitive position. “Once Fernando got into the pit lane and out of the car, everyone was hugging him and grabbing him, and they were just elated that he’d managed to achieve that. We had a very short timeframe to put the whole team together, which was six weeks and three days from when I acquired it to when we had to fly to Melbourne [for the first race]. Indeed, manager Flavio Briatore agreed to let Minardi run Alonso for his debut F1 campaign, ahead of a planned promotion to the Benetton-Renault team run by the Italian.

Max Verstappen says rival Formula 1 teams should keep their 'mouths shut' over accusations his squad has broken the cost cap rules.

But after catching the eye outside of the F1 sphere, before his stunning impromptu grand prix debut in Italy, will it lead to a delayed full-time race seat? The new plan will allow the series to pump up the volume The Australian rising star is fast, consistent, confident, adaptable and has shown excellent racecraft, but there’s already a taint to his reputation.

Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc took pole position for the Singapore Grand Prix with a fuming Max Verstappen only eighth. In drying conditions Verstappen, ...

Nico Hulkenberg - 0 points Nicholas Latifi - 0 points Alex Albon - 4 points Kevin Magnussen - 22 points Pierre Gasly - 22 points George Russell - 203 points Sergio Perez - 210 points Charles Leclerc - 219 points Max Verstappen - 335 points This revenue helps to fund journalism across The Independent. The entire race schedule from Friday to Sunday will be broadcast live on Sky Sports F1.. [Red Bull](/topic/red-bull) driver was under instruction from his team to abort his final lap due to a fuel issue, and he will start Sunday’s race way down the order.

The 2022 Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix takes place this Sunday on October 2. Here's how you can watch the 17th round of the 2022 F1 season.

Although Ferrari's chances of title glory in 2022 have evaporated, chairman John Elkann expects the team to have chalked up both championships by 2026. But after catching the eye outside of the F1 sphere, before his stunning impromptu grand prix debut in Italy, will it lead to a delayed full-time race seat? The new plan will allow the series to pump up the volume

In drying conditions Verstappen, who has his first shot of securing back-to-back titles, appeared to be on course to take pole with his final throw of the dice.

Nico Hulkenberg - 0 points Nicholas Latifi - 0 points Alex Albon - 4 points Kevin Magnussen - 22 points Pierre Gasly - 22 points George Russell - 203 points Sergio Perez - 210 points Charles Leclerc - 219 points Max Verstappen - 335 points This revenue helps to fund journalism across The Independent. The entire race schedule from Friday to Sunday will be broadcast live on Sky Sports F1.. [Red Bull](/topic/red-bull) driver was under instruction from his team to abort his final lap due to a fuel issue, and he will start Sunday’s race way down the order.

Verstappen, who has a 116-point lead, will be crowned champion in Singapore if he wins and sets the fastest lap, and team-mate Perez and Ferrari's Leclerc ...

[Christian Horner](/topic/christian-horner) said he was not aware of any breach. [Red Bull](/topic/red-bull) driver was under instruction from his team to abort his final lap due to a fuel issue, and he will start Sunday’s race way down the order. “We are here talking about cost caps rather than the phenomenal performance Max has had this year. [Terms of use,](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/user-policies-a6184151.html) [Cookie policy](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/cookie-policy-a6184186.html) and [Privacy notice.](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/privacy-policy-a6184181.html) The latter could have an impact on last season’s result. [Privacy policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en) and [Terms of service](https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en) apply. Ferrari have also complained publicly. [Red Bull](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/red-bull) driver could wrap up the championship in [Singapore](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/singapore) on Sunday if he wins and his nearest rivals fail to pick up enough points to stay in touch. Toto Wolff tells Sky F1: “It’s so slippy, it’s like on ice, we’ll see. The FIA are assessing Red Bull’s finances with a verdict set to be revealed on Wednesday. Hamilton [Max Verstappen](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/max-verstappen) has his first chance this weekend to seal one of the most dominant Formula One world title wins of all time.

The Singapore Grand Prix takes place today with the grid promising an entertaining race following an impromptu three-week break for Formula One.

Coverage of Grand Prix Sunday starts at 11.30am BST ahead of a 1pm start. TV channel: The race will be shown LIVE on Sky Sports F1. The new start time is 2.05pm. On Saturday, Leclerc went fastest in FP3 before sealing pole ahead of Hamilton. He faces a tall order to get that done from P8 - though stranger things have happened! And a furious Verstappen will start eighth on the grid at the Marina Bay Street Circuit after

Verstappen will look to fight his way through the pack after he had insufficient fuel to complete his final qualifying lap. Red Bull Racing's Dutch driver ...

“We were fighting for that front row and I thought maybe it was on. - 1) Charles Leclerc – Ferrari “Of course, it’s always a team effort. I don’t get it, what the f___ is this about?” “What the f___ are you guys saying? What the f___?

The start of Formula 1's 2022 Singapore Grand Prix has been delayed after torrential rain hit the island city just over an hour before the race's scheduled ...

But after catching the eye outside of the F1 sphere, before his stunning impromptu grand prix debut in Italy, will it lead to a delayed full-time race seat? The new plan will allow the series to pump up the volume The Australian rising star is fast, consistent, confident, adaptable and has shown excellent racecraft, but there’s already a taint to his reputation.

Charles Leclerc starts on pole ahead of Sergio Perez and Lewis Hamilton with Verstappen stuck back in eighth place after Red Bull miscalculated his fuel load ...

“He nailed the start and he settled himself into the race and looked after the intermediate tyres. A good night’s sleep and we’ll get ready for Japan.” Then had to pit again and had a massive distance behind.” To keep on top of all the live action, follow Standard Sport’s race blog below! A [thrilling wet-dry session](/sport/formula-one/charles-leclerc-singapore-grand-prix-pole-max-verstappen-b1029557.html) also led to George Russell qualifying 11th although he will start from the pit lane. Singapore hosts its first F1 grand prix in two years over 61 laps with a stunning city backdrop, a flood-lit track and lots of humidity to feature around Marina Bay.

The start of the Singapore Grand Prix has been delayed due to heavy rain on the trakc.

That starts from the scheduled start time, meaning the Singapore Grand Prix will need to be completed by 4pm (BST). Some sections of the grandstand where fans were seated were also seen gushing with excess water. Rain before Sunday's race had been expected with dark clouds looming over the track just an hour before the cars were set to go out on track.

The start of Formula 1's Singapore Grand Prix at the Marina Bay street circuit has been delayed by a thunderstorm.

It is unclear how late the race can run until if there are any further delays from additional rain. Thunderstorms had already hit the Marina Bay area on Saturday as well. But the radar also indicates a strong chance of thunderstorms all the way through the evening.

Meanwhile on the track, the 2021 battle between Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes and Red Bull's Max Verstappen ignited more sporting interest after years of Mercedes' ...

So interval simply means the time gap between the named driver and the one ahead. One of those terms is ‘interval’ which you often see on the live leaderboard during a race and occasionally mentioned by the commentary team. Once inside the one-second mark, the chasing driver can use DRS which opens the car’s back wing, literally reducing drag so the car speeds up. [Terms of use,](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/user-policies-a6184151.html) [Cookie policy](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/cookie-policy-a6184186.html) and [Privacy notice.](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/privacy-policy-a6184181.html) The time indicates that the driver in second is 3.450 seconds behind the leader. [Formula One](/topic/formula-one) has enticed a raft of new fans in recent times for a variety of reasons. [Privacy policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en) and [Terms of service](https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en) apply. [Lewis Hamilton](/topic/lewis-hamilton) of [Mercedes](/topic/mercedes) and [Red Bull](/topic/red-bull)’s [Max Verstappen](/topic/max-verstappen) ignited more sporting interest after years of Mercedes’ domination, with the 2022 season also full of dramatic moments so far. Most notably the [Netflix](/topic/netflix) series Drive to Survive has brought the storylines in the pitlane to a new audience and got them hooked.

Lap-by-lap report: Will Max Verstappen seal the drivers' championship with five races to spare? Join Alex Hess to find out.

Lap 10/61: Zhou has stopped by the side of the track and has retired – he ploughed into the wall after Latifi moved ahead of him. Lap 23/61: The virtual safety car has ended, and it’s still Perez leading Leclerc, Sainz, Hamilton and Norris. Lap 10/61: The Williams mechanics scurry around Latifi’s car, but to no avail. Lap 39/61: The safety car ends, and it’s Perez leading Leclerc, Sainz, Norris and Verstappen. Lap 16/61: Word from the stewards is that there’ll be no further action on the Verstappen-Magnussen incident. Lap 18/61: Sainz is also fretting about his tyre wear as Perez clocks up a fastest lap. It’s goodbye safety car now – and with a newly bunched-up field, Verstappen makes up two places, picking off Vettel and Gasly for P7. And it’s an unhappy return for Albon, who makes it back into the pits but his car is too damaged to continue. Lap 31/61: The VSC ends. Meanwhile, Verstappen attacks Norris at the green flag but gets his angles wrong and has the hit the breaks. He attacks Norris at the restart but he locks up and hurtles off track at turn seven. 19mins to go: Verstappen picks off Magnussen and eyes Bottas for a consolation point.

Sergio Pérez won for the second time this season with Charles Leclerc second, Max Verstappen seventh and Lewis Hamilton in ninth.

His tyres were shot and he was forced to pit for new rubber and emerged from fifth place in 14th at the back of the field. Yet the win he required was long gone as his teammate closed out his victory with calm assurance. Hamilton stopped, too, for a new front wing and rubber, and Verstappen followed a lap later. This was Pérez’s first win at the Singapore GP and the fourth of his career. He managed to keep going and rejoined in front of Verstappen in fifth but with a damaged front wing. He had a poor start and then dropped places trying too hard to make up a position in the latter stages, making an error that was even more costly.

Red Bull's Sergio Perez beat Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc in an action-packed 2022 Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix, where Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen ...

But after catching the eye outside of the F1 sphere, before his stunning impromptu grand prix debut in Italy, will it lead to a delayed full-time race seat? The new plan will allow the series to pump up the volume The Australian rising star is fast, consistent, confident, adaptable and has shown excellent racecraft, but there’s already a taint to his reputation.

Red Bull driver Sergio Perez hailed the best performance of his F1 career to date as he controlled an “intense” Singapore Grand Prix to beat Ferrari rival ...

[READ MORE: Perez holds off Leclerc to win rollercoaster 2022 Singapore Grand Prix as Verstappen settles for 7th](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.perez-holds-off-leclerc-to-win-rollercoaster-2022-singapore-grand-prix-as.6fJ3Awe6YmTCf7KSqI2IVG.html) They just told me I was under investigation, [and] to increase the gap, so that is what we did.” I pushed [and] I gave everything for the win today,” said Perez. All in all, [it was] a fantastic day.” The last few laps were so intense. [but got the jump on Leclerc](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.watch-enjoy-the-race-start-at-marina-bay-as-perez-gets-the-jump-on-leclerc.7owlh0W3U9LVDjbifkP6FD.html) as the action began and never looked back – leading the way as initially wet conditions transitioned to dry.

Max Verstappen leads the drivers championship by 104 points from Charles Leclerc after the Singapore Grand Prix.

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