2024 Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix Highlights

 

Haas F1 Team

 

MoneyGram Haas F1 Team finished with Nico Hulkenberg ninth and Kevin Magnussen 19th at the 2024 Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix, Round 18 of the 2024 FIA Formula 1 World Championship, held Sunday at the Marina Bay Street Circuit.

Hulkenberg took the start from sixth place on Pirelli P Zero Yellow medium tyres and maintained position after battling against McLaren’s Oscar Piastri through the opening sector. The German came in on lap 29 for White hard tyres and ceded positions to the recovering Scuderia Ferrari drivers and Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso. Hulkenberg took the checkered flag in ninth position to add two valuable points to the MoneyGram Haas F1 Team’s 2024 tally, marking the third successive race in the points for the team.

Magnussen started from 14th on the grid on hard tyres and maintained position through the opening stint, pitting on lap 28 to take on a set of medium rubber. Magnussen sustained a left-rear puncture after lightly brushing the wall at turn 5 on lap 50 and had to complete almost a full lap before pitting. The Dane re-emerged on Red soft tyres but, two laps down, pulled into the pits on lap 58 to retire the car, officially classifying in 19th place.

Nico Hulkenberg
I’m happy to get points. There are a few things to look into and review from our side, but otherwise a clean race. It wasn’t very eventful but it was very stressful keeping the Red Bull behind for the whole of the second stint, it was tough to bring it home. We managed to do so, and I’m happy. This is a bit of redemption for last week. We’ve been there or thereabouts many times this season, and it’s not the first time we’ve pulled it off. We put ourselves in a good position yesterday with quali, another key point. I had a clean start and a clean race, and it’s important that we got those points.

Kevin Magnussen

I got a puncture – sometimes you hit a rough spot, and it cuts the tyre. We weren’t quick on the hard tyre; we tried to do the opposite strategy, going long and hoping for a safe car in the middle window, which didn’t happen. We had to cut it short on the hard compound, and then I got the puncture at the end. We’ve had a good pace at recent races, and we’re in a good spot with the car. We have an upgrade coming in Austin, and we have every race to look forward to for the rest of the season.

Ayao Komatsu, Team Principal

It was great to come away with two points, and now scoring points in three consecutive races is very good. The consistency is there, and Nico drove very well today; his second stint had pressure the entire time from a Red Bull, and he didn’t make any mistakes and brought the car home in P9. That’s two more points and only three away from RB with six races to go. We also opened up another two-point gap to Williams, so the mission was accomplished.




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