#F1 - 2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Preview: Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team

 

Press Information 17 September 2024

 
F1: Race Preview
 
2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Preview 

The second leg of the double header takes place at Marina Bay in Singapore.

 

• Toto Talks Singapore
• Fact File: Singapore Grand Prix
• Stat Sheet: Singapore Grand Prix

 
Toto Talks Singapore
 
We head straight to Singapore for the second race in this double header. Although a street circuit like Baku, Marina Bay is a different challenge. Physically, it is incredibly demanding on both the drivers and team members. The heat and humidity play a big role in that but so does the track itself. It is bumpy in places, contains a mixture of both low and high speed corners, and the walls are waiting to catch you out. After a mixed weekend in Azerbaijan, we will take the learnings from Baku and aim for an improved performance in Singapore. At times, our pace was strong but we couldn't deliver that consistently. Our main challenge was controlling tire temperatures and something we know we need to improve upon. It is encouraging that, when we get the car working, we have the pace to be competitive. While we came away with a podium though, we know that it was fortuitous and we were P5 on merit. We have additional motivation heading into this weekend too. Singapore has become a key race for our Title and Technical Partner PETRONAS in recent seasons, as the closest event to Malaysia. We are excited that this year we will be part of their 50th anniversary celebrations. We have enjoyed a record-breaking partnership with them since Mercedes returned to F1 as a works team in 2010. We have achieved incredible success together over the past 15 seasons and that relationship continues to grow as we push forward with our sustainability ambitions both on and off track, including the exciting work around sustainable fuels for 2026. We have several exciting moments planned as part of the 50th anniversary celebrations over the next week and look forward to sharing them with our fans. Fact File: Singapore Grand Prix
 

 

 
 

• Last year's Singapore Grand Prix featured a new layout as redevelopment works took place in the vicinity of the track.
• The circuit between what was Turns 16 to 19 became one long 397.9m straight, reducing the number of corners from 23 down to 19.
• The circuit length was reduced from 5,063 km to 4,928 km and the number of laps of the Grand Prix increased from 61 to 62.
• Lap times were reduced by roughly 10 seconds due to the changes.
• The new layout was beneficial for the tires; Previously, they would begin to overheat towards the end of the lap, but the removal of four 90-degree corners helped them stay closer to the optimal operating window.
• Track evolution is incredibly high in Singapore, given that it is a street circuit. The surface can ramp up by as much as three seconds between FP1 on Friday and Qualifying on Saturday evening.
• The Singapore Grand Prix is ​​one of the most physically demanding races of the season. The intense humidity, warm temperatures, combined with the stop/start nature of the track, make it very challenging.
• Due to these factors, drivers can lose around 5kg of weight during the race through sweating alone.
• That stop/start nature, with a requirement for constant re-acceleration, ensures the circuit has one of the biggest fuel effects of the year. In simple terms, that means the amount of time you lose each lap is higher for every kilogram of extra fuel in the car.
• Owing to the large amount of time spent in corners, just over 50% of lap time is spent at full throttle - only Monaco and the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico have lower amounts.
• The track is also very bumpy. That adds to the stress that the drivers and cars are put through - that is particularly true with these new generation cars that run lower to the ground.
• With a speed limit of 60 km/h, and a layout that feeds in at turn two, the total pit lane time is the highest of the season at 25 seconds.
• Marina Bay is one of four circuits on the calendar to have a 60 km/h pitlane speed limit, owing to its tight nature. The others are Melbourne, Monaco, and Zandvoort.
• Being a street track, it is perhaps not surprising that all 14 of the previous Singapore Grands Prix have featured at least one Safety Car implementation.
• In the last six editions, we have seen 11 Safety Car implementations.
• The team has achieved four wins around the streets of Marina Bay. Three times with Lewis (2014, 2017, 2018) and once with Nico Rosberg (2016).

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Stat Sheet: Singapore Grand Prix
 
2024 Singapore Grand Prix
 

Session		Local Time (SST)		Brackley (BST)		Stuttgart (CEST)
Practice 1 (Friday)		17:30 - 18:30		10:30 - 11:30		11:30 - 12:30
Practice 2 (Friday)		21:00 - 22:00		14:00 - 15:00		15:00 - 16:00
Practice 3 (Saturday)		17:30 - 18:30		10:30 - 11:30		11:30 - 12:30
Qualifying (Saturday)		21:00 - 22:00		14:00 - 15:00		15:00 - 16:00
Race (Sunday)		20:00		13:00		14:00

 
 
Race Records - Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team at the Singapore Grand Prix
 

		Starts		Wins		Podium Places		Poles		Front Row		Fastest Laps		DNF
Mercedes		12		4		7		3		7		4		5
Hamilton		14		4		7		4		6		3		3
Russell		3		0		0		0		1		1		2
MB Power		14		5		12		5		10		6		18

 
 
Technical Stats - Season to Date (Pre-season Testing to Present)
 

		Laps Completed		Distance Covered (km)		Corners Taken		Gear Changes		PETRONAS Fuel Injections
Mercedes		5,178		26,539.084		85,619		253,196		107,400,000
Hamilton		2,593		13,323.442		42,884		126,562		104,000,000
Russell		2,580		13,186.677		42,680		126,454		103,200,000
MB Power		19,741		101,123.239		324,894		964,539		788,680,000

 
 
Mercedes-Benz in Formula One
 

		Starts		Wins		Podium Places		Poles		Front Row		Fastest Laps		1-2 Wins		Front Row Lockouts
Mercedes (All Time)		310		128		296		139		262		109		59		82
Mercedes (Since 2010)		298		119		279		131		242		100		54		80
Hamilton		349		105		201		104		176		67		N/A		N/A
Russell		121		2		14		3		11		8		N/A		N/A
MB Power		580		220		609		228		465		219		94		121

 

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#F1 - 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix - Saturday "Work to do on race day in Baku" Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team

 

Press Information 14 September 2024

 
F1: Session Report
 
2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix - Saturday

 
Work to do on race day in Baku

• George Russell will line up P5 with Lewis Hamilton P7 for Sunday's Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
• George topped the times in FP3, albeit by setting his best lap at the end of the session when the track was at its best.
• Heading into Qualifying, the team knew that it would likely need to find more pace to be in the fight for pole.
• Both drivers navigated their way through to Q3, and initially sat P4 and P7 after their first efforts.
• Opting to run first on track for their final laps, both were forced into a slower out lap as the stationery Williams of Alex Albon sat at pit exit.
• Albon got going before both drivers started their lap, but both sacrificed a little tyre temperature by easing up in the final sector.
• Both George and Lewis did ultimately improve on their final efforts but could only manage P5 and P7 on the grid for tomorrow's race.

Driver	FP3	Q1		Q2		Q3
George Russell	P1	8 Laps 1:43.139	P9 Medium, Soft	6 Laps 1:42.329	P4 Soft, Soft	6 Laps 1:41.874	P5 Soft, Soft
Lewis Hamilton	P10	10 Laps 1:43.089	P5 Medium, Soft	6 Laps 1:42.765	P9 Soft, Soft	6 Laps 1:42.289	P7 Soft, Soft

George Russell
I was pretty happy with my laps in Qualifying. They all felt strong but unfortunately, we didn't quite have the pace to fight for pole position. We topped the times in FP3, but we knew that this flattered us a little bit, having run right at the very end of the session. We thought we would be in a battle just outside of the top three. It is therefore a little frustrating to be half-a-tenth from P3 but P5 isn't a bad place to start from.
 
Ferrari are typically quick at street circuits and that proved to be the case once again today. I don't think we will be able to race them for victory tomorrow but hopefully we are in the battle for the podium.
 
Lewis Hamilton
Qualifying was disappointing as we had a good day yesterday and I thought we could be in the fight for the front two rows. Unfortunately, I was struggling to get the tyres working and that is what it is all about. We will analyse why that was as a team and hopefully make improvements moving forward.
 
The aim is to move forward tomorrow, and I am staying positive that we can do so. It is not always easy to progress here, but we have a slightly different tyre strategy to others which may help us. We will also have to look after the tyres as it is easy to suffer with the rears. If we can do so, then hopefully we can have a better day than we had today.
 
Toto Wolff, Team Principal & CEO
Qualifying proved frustrating today. Ferrari have looked strong all weekend, so we knew that it was unlikely we would be fighting for pole position. We worked hard to make improvements overnight and, although we were flattered by FP3, looked to be able to battle for the second row. After our first runs in Q3 that seemed possible. Unfortunately, on our second efforts we had a slightly compromised out lap and missed out on P3 by just half-a-tenth of a second.
 
George was happier throughout the session and ended up P5. Lewis struggled with tyre temperature and finished P7. It leaves us with work to do tomorrow but it is a long race, and our aim is to move forward. We haven't got a clear idea of where we are compared to our competitors on the long run so we will see what we can do tomorrow.
 
Andrew Shovlin, Trackside Engineering Director
We made some overnight changes with the aim of getting the car into a better place, not only for qualifying today but tomorrow's race too. The outcome this weekend will ultimately be dictated by long run pace, so it was important that we continued to work on protecting the rear tyres for Sunday.
 
After a disrupted Friday, George was happier with the overall balance in FP3, but Lewis felt less comfortable than he did the day before. Whilst George topped the times in that session, we knew we were unlikely to be challenging for pole position. After making it through the first two segments of qualifying, we looked like we may challenge for the second row. Unfortunately, the out laps on our second run were slower than we would have liked and that cost us some crucial tyre temperature on those final efforts. That may have cost George a couple of places and we found ourselves in the middle of a tight bunch, rather than at the front.
 
Without much long run data from Friday, everyone's relative pace is slightly unknown. We hope the changes we've made to the car since then will help us tomorrow and we can fight for the podium

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Press Information 12 September 2024

 
Sustainability
 
Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team set to quadruple aviation emissions reduction by end of 2025 following investment in Sustainable Aviation Fuel certificates.

 
As the 2024 Formula One season gears up for the next series of overseas 'flyaway' races, the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team is pleased to confirm that we are on track to quadruple our aviation emissions reduction by the end of 2025 through investment in Sustainable Aviation Fuel certificates (SAFc).
 
Building on the announcement that the team more than doubled aviation emissions reduction through SAFc purchase in 2023, achieving a reduction of 6,695 tCO2e for business travel emissions, our investment in SAFc underscores our commitment to become one of the world's most sustainable global professional sports teams.
 
In 2022, the team became the first global sports team to invest in Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) through book and claim and direct refinery capacity. The increased implementation of book and claim announced today means we are set to quadruple annual aviation carbon emission reductions through SAFc use in 2025 compared to 2022.(1)
 
In concrete terms, this means we are expecting to reduce our aviation emissions through SAFc purchase by a total of 18,500 tCO2e across 2024 and 2025, with 8,000 tCO2e saved in 2024 and 10,500 tCO2e saved in 2025.
 
Toto Wolff, Team Principal and CEO, Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team
"A net reduction in our emissions sits at the heart of our operations and the ambitious sustainability targets we have set ourselves. We continue to invest in innovative solutions and technology that will enhance our performance, helping us go further faster."
 
From 2022 to 2025, we are targeting emissions reductions of over 27,500 tonnes of carbon through our investment in SAFc, quadrupling our annual aviation emissions reduction since our original SAF investment. This reflects our commitment to understanding and addressing our environmental impact, while also supporting the growth and credibility of the SAF certificate market. We aim to showcase the potential and impact of SAF, encouraging others to adopt SAFc and drive further investment in this growing market.
 
Alice Ashpitel, Head of Sustainability, Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team
"Our investment in Sustainable Aviation Fuel is more than a strategy; we believe it can create a greener future. We see SAFc as a game-changer, a way for sports and businesses to make a lasting impact. We hope that our support for this sector can help trigger others to do the same and drive further investment in SAF production. We have been hugely grateful for the support of our suppliers SkyNRG and British Airways who have helped us realise our ambition to mitigate one of the most significant sources of our emissions and look forward to engaging the wider industry sector in the future."
 
Sustainable Fuels will change the face of Formula One in 2026 but they are already one of the cornerstones of our sustainability strategy.
 
During the 2023 European Season, we saved 339 tCO2e through a switch to HVO biofuels for land freight and on-site at the European race venues. This year we have targeted 100% biofueled logistics for all nine races in the 2024 European season, with the results due to be reported in the coming weeks.
 
Our team has ambitious targets for 2030 including a 75% reduction in Race Team Control emissions and 100% reduction of Scope 1 & 2 emissions.
 
Find out more about our team's commitment to sustainability here.
 
 
(1) Current and forecast SAFc reductions are taken from the data provided by the team's SAFc suppliers. This compares the Well-to-Wake life cycle assessments of our book and claim SAFc purchase compared to the same volume of jet fuel. The mass balance approach of the book and claim system used in 2022 and 2023 was independently verified by a third party and confirmed there were no instances of non-conformities identified. We report using the guidelines outlined in Clean Skies for Tomorrow Coalition's 'SAF Certificate (SAFc) Emissions Accounting and Reporting Guidelines' to demonstrate the emissions reductions achieved with SAFc purchase.
 

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Sustainable Aviation Fuel Investment
In 2022, the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team became the first global sports team to invest in Sustainable Aviation Fuel, marking a significant stride in our sustainability journey. This investment represents a dual strategy, focusing on the acquisition of book and claim certificates to support market growth, and simultaneously enhancing refinery capacity to boost SAF production. This investment was a part of the team's broader strategy to slash CO2 emissions and achieve Race Team Control Net Zero by 2030.
 
Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Sustainable Aviation Fuels are renewable or waste-derived aviation fuels that can replace traditional fossil jet fuel. Due to their drop in nature and much lower life cycle emissions than traditional aviation fuel, they are acknowledged by the International Civil Aviation Organisation as a key technology in diminishing future aviation emissions.
 
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Certificates
SAFc are an accounting instrument that allows the environmental benefits of SAF to be decoupled from the physical fuel, through a book and claim model. This allows the physical fuel to be delivered to the nearest airport (reducing the emissions impact of long-distance transport) and the emissions reductions to be claimed by the SAFc buyer.
 
SAFc is recognised as a key mechanism in the transition to Net Zero to help send demand signals to the market to increase production of sustainable fuels. The team's SAFc purchase will address their indirect Scope 3 aviation emissions and will be accounted for using best practice accounting standards set out in the in Clean Skies for Tomorrow Coalition's 'SAF Certificate (SAFc) Emissions Accounting and Reporting Guidelines' to ensure environmental integrity.
 
Sustainability Report
Our latest Sustainability Report was published in July 2024. For further information on our Sustainability ambitions, please visit the Sustainability section of our website.

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