6:25 AM ET SINGAPORE — Reading handwritten letters from fans gave Sebastian Vettel extra motivation during his 392-day win drought, which ended on Sunday with victory at the Singapore Grand Prix. Ferrari’s strategy helped Vettel move from third on the grid to first at the finish in Singapore on Sunday night and secure his first

5:59 AM ET After Sebastian Vettel won his first race in over a year, we assembled ESPN’s panel of F1 journalists — Laurence Edmondson, Nate Saunders, Kate Walker and Maurice Hamilton — to discuss the main talking points from the Singapore race weekend. Given the events of the last three races, if asked right now

Sep 24, 2019 After Sebastian Vettel won his first race in over a year, we assembled ESPN’s panel of F1 journalists — Laurence Edmondson, Nate Saunders, Kate Walker and Maurice Hamilton — to discuss the main talking points from the Singapore race weekend. Given the events of the last three races, if asked right now

11:43 AM ET Daniel Ricciardo joked the Singapore Grand Prix stewards should pay for his flight back to Australia for the controversial penalty which forced him to start from the back of the grid. Ricciardo qualified eighth on but after the session it was found that his car had a power spike from the MGU-K

8:15 AM ET SINGAPORE — Ferrari has secured pole position and victory at all three races since Formula One returned from its summer break. If the world championship had been zeroed ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix at the start of this month, Ferrari would lead Mercedes by 20 points in the constructors’ standings and

5:29 AM ET Mercedes shares Lewis Hamilton’s opinion that the reigning world champion would have easily won the Singapore Grand Prix with a different strategy. Hamilton finished fourth at Marina Bay but had looked like a contender for the victory early on. The result hinged on Ferrari’s decision to pit Sebastian Vettel earlier than expected

7:59 AM ET Jake Michaels Close ESPN Associate Editor Jake Michaels is a Melbourne-based multi-sport journalist who covers everything from AFL to Formula 1. He joined ESPN in June, 2013. Laurence Edmondson Close F1 Editor • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 SINGAPORE — Sebastian Vettel finally has something to smile about

11:52 AM ET Lewis Hamilton was left scratching his head at the Mercedes strategy call which saw him go from challenging for victory at the Singapore Grand Prix to finishing off the podium. In the opening stages Hamilton was pushing Charles Leclerc for the lead as the lead drivers waited to pull the trigger on

5:50 AM ET SINGAPORE — Under normal circumstances the Singapore Grand Prix would be a one-stop race, but there should be opportunities to use tyre strategy to make up positions. The performance of the soft tyre is good for about 10 laps, but will drop off rapidly once degradation takes hold. That means drivers willing

3:05 PM ET Daniel Ricciardo has been excluded from the result of qualifying at the Singapore Grand Prix after his car was found in contravention of the Formula One rulebook. Ricciardo qualified eighth on Saturday evening but after the session it was discovered the MGU-K component in his Renault had delivered more electrical energy to