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Thanks for joining us to follow the latest news as the dust continues to settle on yesterday’s Singapore Grand Prix.

We’ll be back in the morning with more of the best reaction.

Nico Rosberg believes Daniel Ricciardo has ‘not shown enough’ on the track to justify retaining his F1 seat.

The popular Aussie is reportedly set to be replaced by Liam Lawson at VCARB at the United States Grand Prix next month.

Quizzed on Ricciardo’s potential exit, Rosberg said: “It’s a real pity, isn’t it? Daniel is so loved.

“He’s such a fantastic driver but he just hasn’t shown quite enough this year, unfortunately.”

Martin Brundle believes Max Verstappen needs to readjust his priorities after his battle with the FIA at the Singapore Grand Prix.

The Dutchman has passionately defended the right of drivers to swear over team radio and in press conferences following a crackdown by the governing body.

In his Sky Sports column, Brundle wrote: “I’m not sure why Max is allowing himself to get distracted and dragged into the swearing battle with the FIA.

“The drivers are not kids, I accept, and we know they’ll sometimes swear in an attempt to have radio messages not transmitted, and of course they will also say: ‘Don’t broadcast our radio calls if you don’t like the language’.

“It may be street language, but they represent themselves, their families, their country, their team, global sponsors, F1 itself, and broadcasters worldwide.”

Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko was ‘alarmed’ by the gap between Lando Norris and Max Verstappen at the end of the Singapore Grand Prix.

The two drivers were separated by over 20 seconds with Norris cruising to victory on the streets of Marina Bay.

After the race, Marko said: “It’s crazy how he drove away. Our deficit is alarming. We urgently need performance.

“Thank God we now have four weeks to work on it. There is still a lot to be done.”

McLaren boss Andrea Stella is ‘frustrated’ that his team were unable to prevent Max Verstappen from finishing in second place at the Singapore Grand Prix.

“From a numerical point of view, it’s a little frustrating because we could have gone away from Singapore having gained more points on Max,” reflected Stella.

“I think Ferrari could have finished ahead of Max. I think even Oscar [Piastri], polishing a little bit the qualifying laps, he could have finished ahead of Max.

“But the positives that come from the pace of the car definitely overcome this kind of frustration I think when you have this sort of pace.

“We are heading on to the next six events, three of which are sprint events, so I think it’s definitely not in our hands because it’s still in Max’s hands.”

Christian Horner has insisted that Daniel Ricciardo remains ‘part of the jigsaw’ at Red Bull as rumours swirl around his future.

Speaking after the Singapore Grand Prix, Horner said: “We’ve now got a period of time where we will evaluate all the relevant performances of the drivers.

“There’s a natural break in the season to reflect on that and there is a bigger picture beyond Daniel. He’s just one part of the jigsaw.”

Alex Albon was not impressed with Franco Colapinto’s daring move into Turn One at the start of yesterday’s Singapore Grand Prix.

The 21-year-old made up several positions with a divebomb which sent Albon wide and forced him to lose places.

Reflecting on the move after the race, Albon said: “The move was on, it was just a bit of a shame that everyone was going into the corner and then everyone hesitated to turn left and had to let Franco past.

“Obviously I was on the other side of it, so it happens.”

Stake could be about to announce the signing of McLaren junior Gabriel Bortoleto for next season, according to Blick.

It is said that Bortoleto is well-placed to drive for the team formerly known as Sauber in 2025.

He will reportedly be drafted in to replace Zhou Guanyu, who looks set to be dropped after three seasons on the grid.

Bortoleto is likely to be paired with Valtteri Bottas, although the Finn is yet to put pen to paper on a new contract.

Sky Sports pundit Ted Kravitz has revealed there is an unlikely way that Daniel Ricciardo could remain on the grid this year with a shock move to Red Bull.

The Australian looks to have completed his final race for the Visa Cash App RB team over the weekend after he failed to pick up a single point at the Singapore Grand Prix and replacements being eyed.

Despite it being likely that Ricciardo has concluded his season, Kravitz has revealed that there is a scenario which could see him spend one more year on the grid with Red Bull.

He explained to Sky Sports: “It looks like we have seen the last race in Formula 1 at least unless something really weird happens with Christian Horner deciding that Daniel Ricciardo has one swansong race in Abu Dhabi at the end of the year to replace Sergio Perez to really see him out in style, it looks like we’ve seen the last race in Formula 1 for Daniel Ricciardo.”

Daniel Ricciardo has said that he is ‘at peace’ with leaving Formula One.

The driver appeared to have raced for RB for the last time in Singapore, and a disappointing display has led to many feeling that the eight-time grand prix winner will not be replaced by Liam Lawson.

Speaking about his potential departure and exit from the sport, Ricciardo explained: “I tried to obviously enjoy it [the Singapore Grand Prix weekend], a little bit like the end of ’22 with McLaren.

“Obviously I was aware maybe that was my last race, so I tried to enjoy that.

“I think I’m in a much happier place now in the sport than I was then. So if this is it, let’s say I have a little bit more peace and I’m proud of the career.”

Sergio Perez has labelled the Singapore Grand Prix a ‘complete disaster’.

The Mexican could only manage a P10 finish in the sweltering conditions, with Max Verstappen also struggling and being forced to settle for second behind championship rival Lando Norris.

Speaking after the race about how he spent extended periods pinned behind Williams’ Franco Colapinto, Perez said: “It was a very… it was a disaster, complete disaster.

“We had a good Lap 1, we were up to P10 and that’s basically where we finished, so a bit of a shame in that regard.”

McLaren CEO Zak Brown has questioned the sporting legality of RB’s decision for Daniel Ricciardo to claim the fastest lap at the Singapore Grand Prix, which has benefited their sister team Red Bull.

Ricciardo pipped Lando Norris to the record despite finishing outside of the points, leading to Brown questioning the move given that it has aided Red Bull star Max Verstappen’s Drivers’ Championship hopes.

He said: “That’s a nice A/B team sporting thing that I didn’t think was allowed. But hey, that’s not the first time we’ve seen it, probably won’t be the last.

“I’ll certainly ask some questions. It’s something I’ve spoken about in the past and I think it illustrates that it does happen, because I think you wouldn’t have made that pit stop to go for that. It’s not going to get anyone a point, so I think it does illustrate the issue around that topic.”

Alex Albon has backtracked on his furious radio message aimed at teammate Franco Colapinto.

Whilst on the first corner, Albon felt that his teammate went down the inside too late into the braking zone to force him wide and exclaimed: “Franco just divebombed, what’s he doing?”

However, after reviewing the footage, Albon has changed his tune on the incident. Speaking after the race he said: “I mean nothing really to criticise. It was just a bit unfortunate I was the one on the other side of the corner.

“It was a bit frustrating. But I think the whole weekend has been a bit frustrating. Having a car that should have been top ten and we haven’t got that.”

Lando Norris has also spoken out after missing out on the fastest lap in Singapore to Daniel Ricciardo.

Asked about how he failed to secure the point, he said: “Well done, Daniel. Nothing I can do, so good on him. I did my best to try and get quickest lap when the tires are in a good condition in the middle. But I can’t have them all.

“You know, I’ve done my best like trying to get quickest laps over the last few weekends, and I’ve been able to get them more often than not. But I can’t on a hard tire at the end of a stint beat a guy on a new soft so, yeah. That’s just life.”

Max Verstappen thanked Daniel Ricciardo after ex-Red Bull team-mate denied Lando Norris an additional fastest lap point at the Singapore Grand Prix.

Despite finishing in 18th position, Ricciardo clocked the fastest lap of the race and Norris’ failure to clinch the fastest lap point means Verstappen still has a sizeable lead at the top of the Drivers’ Championship.

After learning that Ricciardo had secured the fastest lap of the Singapore Grand Prix, Verstappen simply replied: “Thank you, Daniel.”

Lando Norris believes it is “possible” for him to overtake Max Verstappen at the top of the Drivers’ Championship standings to become F1 world champion this year.

Speaking after claiming victory over the Dutchman in Singapore, he told Sky Sports: “This is what I’ve got to do, this is what I need. This is what we need to do as a team. We’ve executed things perfectly as a team and especially to get Oscar [Piastri] in P3 today.

“But we need to do it at every race until the end of the year if I want to have a chance to get Max. But we’re working hard and if I keep doing what I’ve done this weekend then it’s definitely possible.”

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has revealed that Lewis Hamilton and George Russell were pulled from their post-race media duties as they were struggling with ‘borderline heatstroke’.

The immense heat in Singapore has often caused issues across the grid, and both drivers were taken to see a doctor after completing the 62-lap race.

Speaking about their media absences, Wolff explained: “They did not feel well, borderline heatstroke or something like that but they have had water.

“They would not have been able to go to the (television/print) pen. There were no bad feelings or any annoyance. It is just that we had the doctors with them. But they are all good.”

Max Verstappen has threatened to walk away from Formula One after being handed a community service order at the Singapore Grand Prix.

The Red Bull star was given the sanction after swearing in his pre-race press conference, prompting him to hardly speak in protest following his second-place finish.

Speaking on the community service order, Verstappen said: “These kind of things definitely decide my future, if you can’t be yourself or you have to deal with these silly things.

“I’m now at the stage of my career that you don’t want to be dealing with this all the time. It’s really tiring.

“Everyone is pushing to the limit, everyone in this paddock, even at the back of the grid. But if you have to deal with all these kinds of silly things, for me that is not a way of continuing in this sport, that’s for sure.”