Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen hit with F1 DELETED laps at Singapore GP

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Hamilton and Verstappen hit with DELETED laps at Singapore GP

The Singapore GP looks set to be quite the battle

Kerry Violet F1 News Editor

F1 editor and journalist covering motorsport since 2024.

Sunday 22 September 2024 07:57 Updated: 16:13

Formula 1 world champions Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen were both found to be taking a few too many chances ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix.

This comes after the pair both defied low expectations in qualifying on Saturday, the session ending with the Dutchman P2 and Hamilton P3.

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Reigning champions Red Bull have looked unusually off the pace they set at the start of the year, with main man Verstappen failing to secure a victory since the Spanish GP back in June.

To make matters worse, Christian Horner's outfit were knocked off the top spot in the constructors' standings last week when McLaren overtook them, having emerged as the dark horse of the 2024 season.

Toto Wolff's Mercedes have also experienced their fair share of peaks and troughs, with Hamilton and team-mate George Russell both securing wins amid a deluge of car trouble.

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Why have the FIA deleted qualifying lap times?

Following the qualifying session at Marina Bay, the FIA confirmed which drivers had had their lap time deleted, in accordance with Article 12.4.1.e of the governing body's International Sporting Code.

Hamilton and Verstappen were just two of the stars who fell victim, along with both Ferraris, adding to the Scuderia's woeful Saturday after last year's winner, Carlos Sainz, crashed out of the session.

A document from the FIA stated: “The cars below did not use the track at turns 2, 11 and 19.”

No	Turn	Car	Driver	Competitor	Time of Day	Lap Time
1	2	55	Carlos Sainz	Scuderia Ferrari	21:03:06	2:03.928
2	2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team	21:08:04	PIT
3	19	1	Max Verstappen	Oracle Red Bull Racing	21:28:33	1:30.371
4	11	11	Sergio Perez	Oracle Red Bull Racing	21:29:26	PIT
5	11	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team	21:30:12	OUT LAP
6	11	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team	21:38:50	OUT LAP
7	11	31	Esteban Ocon	BWT Alpine F1 Team	21:40:19	PIT
8	2	16	Charles Leclerc	Scuderia Ferrari	22:14:20	1:30.119