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Russell fastest in Singapore's lone practice, 0.198s clear of Leclerc
George Russell topped the only practice session of the Singapore Grand Prix weekend with a 1m32.274s, 0.198s clear of Ferrari's C...
Russell takes new power unit, will start Singapore GP from the back; Sprint unaffected
Mercedes will fit George Russell with a new power unit for the Singapore Grand Prix, meaning he drops at least 10 places on Sunda...
Singapore tyres: C3, C4 and C5 with only 12 slick sets in the Sprint format
Pirelli has brought its three softest compounds to the Singapore Grand Prix: C3 as the hard, C4 as the medium and C5 as the soft....
Singapore GP forecast: 40% rain for Saturday's Sprint, Sunday's race call splits
The biggest variable of Singapore Grand Prix weekend is Saturday afternoon. PlanetF1, Formula1.com and RacingNews365 all say rain...
Sepang formation lap stoppages traced to bug in FIA wet-weather software
The Bahrain Grand Prix at Sepang on 4 October saw its first start attempt abandoned after a number of cars lost power on the form...
Singapore's first sprint weekend: one practice session, 33 points on offer
The Singapore Grand Prix runs from this Friday to Sunday and, for the first time, includes a sprint. There is only one practice s...
Verstappen wins in Sepang as Russell stops with power-unit trouble
Max Verstappen won the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia at Sepang on 4 October. It is Red Bull's first win of the 2026 season, with...
Sepang race start delayed by heavy rain, no new time yet
Rain has delayed the start of the Bahrain Grand Prix at Sepang. The race was due to begin at 15:00 local time (16:00 KST, 07:00 U...
Sepang grid reshuffled: Hadjar drops to P8, Colapinto and Lindblad at the back
Three engine penalties have reshaped the starting grid at Sepang. Isack Hadjar, who qualified third, drops to eighth, while Franc...
Verstappen takes first pole of the season at Sepang, 0.298s ahead of Hamilton
Max Verstappen (Red Bull) took pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia on Saturday at Sepang International Circuit w...
Sepang Friday practice: Leclerc tops FP2, Verstappen 0.008s clear on combined times
Friday practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia at Sepang ended with Charles Leclerc fastest in FP2 and Max Verstappen hol...
Sepang race day rain chance 56-75% as Sunday start set for 15:00 local
The Bahrain Grand Prix at Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia, running from Friday 2 to Sunday 4 October, will start its rac...
Pirelli locks in C2-C3-C4 for F1's Sepang comeback
Official tyre supplier Pirelli has confirmed it will bring the hard C2, medium C3 and soft C4 compounds to the Bahrain Grand Prix...
Lawson 'doesn't understand' as teammate Lindblad avoids penalty
FIA stewards decided not to penalise Racing Bulls' Arvid Lindblad for a Turn 1 collision with teammate Liam Lawson at the 2026 Az...
F1's 2030 V8 plan would cut electric power from 350kW to 100kW
Formula 1 is examining a return to 3.0-litre turbocharged V8 engines from 2030. The most striking number in the emerging plan is ...
Bortoleto dropped to P15 for Turns 6-7 yellow-flag pass in Baku
Gabriel Bortoleto was handed a 10-second penalty for overtaking under yellow flags at the 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix last Saturda...
Colapinto handed five-place grid drop for Sepang over Baku collision
Alpine's Franco Colapinto has been given a five-place grid penalty for this week's Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, held at Sepang...
Sepang returns to F1 after nine years, racing under the Bahrain GP name
F1 heads to Malaysia's Sepang International Circuit this weekend (2-4 October), but the event on the timing sheets is officially ...
Verstappen Investigated for Safety Car Side-by-Side, Cleared
Just before the second restart of the Baku Grand Prix, Max Verstappen was seen pulling alongside George Russell at Turn 16. Runni...
Two Safety Cars in Baku Leave McLaren Empty-Handed
The Azerbaijan Grand Prix was interrupted by two Safety Cars as the race swung on two separate crashes. Alex Albon triggered the ...