Unheard radio messages from the Singapore Grand Prix reveal why Daniel Ricciardo made the early pit stop which compromised his race.
Meanwhile Sergio Perez found it so hard to fight for positions he asked his team whether there was a problem with his Red Bull.
At Ferrari, Carlos Sainz Jnr and Charles Leclerc carefully managed a swap of positions to ensure both got the best of their very different strategies. Here’s how those moments and more played out on the radios.
2024 Singapore Grand Prix radio highlights
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Norris takes control
Brake problem forces Ricciardo in
Sainz pits early
Norris grabs fastest lap
Perez lacks power
Leclerc chooses his battles
Sainz lets Leclerc by
Ricciardo pits again
Alonso chases Sainz home
Magnussen forces out
Russell resists Leclerc
Norris loses fastest lap
Ricciardo’s final chequered flag
More:
Norris takes control
For the first time in Formula 1, Lando Norris kept his lead from pole position at the start. From there he drew clear from Max Verstappen as he pleased, and was able to wait until after the Red Bull driver pitted before making his own tyre change.
| Lap: 2/62 NOR: 1’38.480 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joseph | He does have DRS. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joseph | And you’ve broken DRS. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lap: 4/62 NOR: 1’38.446 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joseph | Okay mate the gap is increasing slowly. So now 1.7. If we can keep on doing this, this is good. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lap: 10/62 NOR: 1’36.830 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joseph | Okay Lando this place is really good. Just avoid the snaps and avoid the wheelspin. Gap to Hulkenberg is 15.9. He’s in sixth. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lap: 11/62 NOR: 1’36.651 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joseph | The first car, Ricciardo, has pitted. Might start the cascade. Doesn’t affect our race yet. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lap: 13/62 NOR: 1’36.670 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joseph | And Lando overtaking looks difficult as expected. Undercut power looks strong, maybe two seconds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Norris | Confirm. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lap: 14/62 NOR: 1’36.832 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Norris | A little bit of R3. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joseph | Okay, understood. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joseph | Lando this gap is good. No need to push the tyres quite as hard, let’s cool them down a bit. Sainz has pitted as well. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lap: 17/62 NOR: 1’37.008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joseph | How are the tyres? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Norris | All good. Fairly consistent on the minute. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lap: 18/62 NOR: 1’37.068 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joseph | Hamilton is pitting. Doesn’t affect our races. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lap: 20/62 NOR: 1’36.887 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joseph | Lando, Oscar is thinking of pitting to undercut Russell, so that might trigger things behind. But Lando, for our race, we just want to go as long as possible. So if we need to look after tyres we will, we just… | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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