Toto Wolff has cast doubt on Mercedes' 2023 F1 title hopes after comparing his team's ongoing problems to that of turning an oil tanker while Carlos Sainz has questioned Red Bull's spending for this year as he feels the team has brought developments beyond what Ferrari believed to be possible within the budget cap.

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has revealed how last season's 'battle of titans' with Lewis Hamilton has aided Max Verstappen's dominance this term while Former F1 driver Martin Brundle has revealed Lewis Hamilton has stopped talking to him during his renowned pre-race grid walks.

Red Bull has expressed "surprise and disappointment" after the FIA confirmed the F1 team breached the 2021 budget cap while Fernando Alonso has called on the FIA to ensure the frightening tractor incident that took place in Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix is the "last, last, last" to occur in F1.

Max Verstappen has been confirmed as a double world champion by F1 after taking a dominant Japanese Grand Prix victory. But confusion reigned during the post-race media duties as the Dutchman was told of his success, despite believing he was still a point shy.

Lewis Hamilton has warned any inaction by the FIA against breaches of the budget cap would lead him to question the integrity of F1.

George Russell has proposed to the FIA the sanction it should impose on any F1 team found guilty of a budget cap breach while Sebastian Vettel has revealed he would seriously step out of retirement for "a one-race career in the future" at Suzuka.

Toto Wolff has confirmed Lewis Hamilton will sign a new deal with Mercedes that could run for five years.

Ferrari racing director Laurent Mekies believes the way the FIA handles any alleged budget cap breaches will be a "vital test" for F1's financial regulations.

Mercedes trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin has conceded a number of errors tallied to a "race to forget" at the Singapore Grand Prix while George Russell has urged F1 to reassess circuit design after a Singapore Grand Prix that left conditions in which it was "nigh-on impossible to overtake".

Sergio Perez has been confirmed as the winner of the Singapore Grand Prix despite being handed a penalty by the FIA.

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