Lester Forbes is joined by a panel of experts to dicuss the BTCC
Singapore
We hear from an elated Lewis Hamilton, after his dramatic victory at the Singapore Grand Prix saw him take a 28 point lead in the F1 Driver’s Championship.
Jennie Gow is joined by Jack Nicholls and Tom Clarkson to discuss Hamilton’s win and the first lap incident that saw Hamilton’s title rival, Sebastian Vettel, crash out of the race.
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Sebastian Vettel secures Singapore pole, with Red Bull behind
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With Red Bull leading all three of the practice sessions in Singapore, they had looked in a great position to fight for pole position. The battle went down to the very last flying laps, but both Verstappen and Ricciardo were pipped to pole position by Sebastian Vettel. Kimi Räikkönen ended up fourth, with the Mercedes drivers having to settle for fifth and sixth on the grid.
Also in the top ten, both McLaren drivers with Alonso finishing eighth and Vandoorne ninth – after good performances in free practice as well. Nico Hülkenberg finished seventh ahead of them, with Carlos Sainz tenth behind them.
On the flip side, Williams were really struggling. Massa tapped the wall in Q1 which meant he needed to head back to the pit lane rather quickly. The crew got him going again, but both he and Stroll dropped out in that first session, along with two Saubers and one Haas. Force India missed out on a chance at the top ten, with Sergio Pérez particularly annoyed at the state of his tyres as he completed his final flying lap.
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Honda target top three championship finish with new partners Toro Rosso
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You would think Honda might learn from talking up expectations too soon into a new partnership, but they have quickly revealed their goals with the Toro Rosso team just one day after the deal was announced. The power unit supplier want to push Toro Rosso to at least third in the championship next season, despite finishing no higher than sixth with McLaren, and Toro Rosso finishing no higher than sixth… ever.
Honda’s communications director said: “F1 is a very important culture and DNA of our company. It is true that we have gone through a tough situation… but quitting F1 was never an option for us. It’s our goal to overcome this tough challenge. Honda’s spirit is to come back and next year our goal is to fight for the top three at the top of the grid.”
Honda’s motorsport chief Masashi Yamamoto has admitted that McLaren have been looking to exit the partnership since the start of the season and they were disappointed it hadn’t worked out, but: “The spirit of STR is the same as the spirit of Honda, and I believe we can work smoothly for next year.”
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BikeLive #30 – All Square
Five races to go, and we’re all square in the race for the MotoGP championship! Episode 30 of BikeLive looks back on the San Marino GP as Marc Marquez denied Danilo Petrucci a first win, moving him level with Andrea Dovizioso at the top of the championship standings.
We also break down the Moto2 race as Franco Morbidelli’s crash opened the title race again and Romano Fenati’s Moto3 masterclass. If that’s not all, we also review a chaotic Silverstone BSB round which saw two first-time winners and the six showdown spots decided!
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