Why Norris's challengers didn't show up in Singapore

Plus: Ricciardo off-message  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ View in browser View in browser ARTICLES MAGAZINE SUBSCRIBE DATABASE SUBSCRIBE F1 Why Norris's F1 challengers didn't show up in Singapore September, 2024  |  Mark Hughes Nobody could challenge Lando Norris in his dominant 2024 Singapore Grand Prix win, but several drivers had the pace to do so. Mark Hughes examines why they couldn't get close to the lead McLaren. Lando Norris performed the most dominant victory of the season beneath the Singapore floodlights. On pole by 0.2sec from Max Verstappen's Red Bull, he retained position off the line, got into the first corner ahead – and simply disappeared off into the night in his beautifully-balanced McLaren MCL38. With both on medium tyres in the first stint, he was at times around 1sec per lap faster than the Red Bull. His pace advantage on the hards in stint 2 wasn't as great, but still he was able to build up a pitstop's-worth of gap. READ MORE PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES F1 Adam Cooper 'Obviously I came up short': when Ricciardo went off-message in Singapore "I tried to become world champion," said an emotional Daniel Ricciardo after what's likely to be his last F1 race. " Some achieve it, some don't". Adam Cooper reports on where it all went wrong for the 8-time GP winner READ MORE F1 James Elson FIA President MBS misses the F1 point again – Singapore Up/Down FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem again gets worked up about an F1 non-issue, but now drivers are angrier than ever – it all felt quite familiar at the 2024 Singapore GP READ MORE F1 Chris Medland Ricciardo's fastest lap revives gripes over Red Bull - RB alliance F1's politics in Singapore were more febrile than the race: Chris Medland reports from a Marina Bay paddock awash with rumours over Daniel Ricciardo's future and grumbles over his help for Red Bull. Plus: behind the scenes at Haas READ MORE AUTHOR Chris Medland Ricciardo's fastest lap revives gripes over Red Bull - RB alliance F1's politics in Singapore were more febrile than the race: Chris Medland reports from a Marina Bay paddock awash with rumours over Daniel Ricciardo's future and grumbles over his help for Red Bull. Plus: behind the scenes at Haas READ MORE Popular Collectibles Discover our exclusive selection of signed and limited-edition treasures. Nigel Mansell Signed Williams FW11 Lithograph BUY NOW Stirling Moss Signed Moss at Monaco Photo BUY NOW Scalextric Mustang Model + Subscription BUY NOW Kimi Räikkönen Signed '7' Limited-Edition Lithograph BUY NOW Kimi Räikkönen Signed 'Casino' limited edition BUY NOW Nigel Mansell Signed 'Taxi for Senna' Limited Print BUY NOW Connect with us We're also available on Update your preferences Control your Motor Sport experience by selecting the content you wish to receive and stay up to date. UPDATE NOW Unsubscribe  |  Privacy Policy Motor Sport Magazine, 18-20 Rosemont Road, London, NW3 6NE  Company no. 05471049, Vat no. 871 544 60