12 October 2026 21:05
Oscar Piastri believes his Singapore Grand Prix puncture actually helped him overtake Lewis Hamilton for fifth place in Sunday’s Formula 1 race.
Piastri lay a lonely sixth – 20 seconds down on third-placed Hamilton and seven seconds adrift of team-mate Lando Norris – when the virtual safety car was called into action on lap 39 at the Marina Bay Street Circuit, as Lance Stroll pulled aside ...
12 October 2026 18:29
After a successful weekend in Singapore, Max Verstappen is now spending a rare week outside of Formula 1 behind the wheel of a Mercedes-AMG GT3. Apparently, the F1 schedule isn't punishing enough for the Dutchman, who will be racing Portimao, Portugal, in the season-concluding 2026 GT World Challenge round. This is how and where you can watch it.
The Red Bull driver will be coming off not just ...
12 October 2026 17:53
When Charles Leclerc had a better start than Max Verstappen and claimed the inside line for Turn 1, many in the media centre thought the Monegasque should have held his ground to take the lead.
However, Verstappen was on the outside, on the normal racing line that offered slightly more grip, and the Dutchman was prepared to take every risk. Verstappen had already told Motorsport.com a day ...
12 October 2026 15:02
Mercedes Formula 1 team principal Toto Wolff has joked Kimi Antonelli needs “a pillow under his butt” to better see the white lines on track, following the Singapore Grand Prix.
In the Marina Bay race, Antonelli breached track limits on four occasions; the theoretical punishment for a fourth strike is a five-second penalty, but he escaped it given one of those was down to a loss of control ...
12 October 2026 14:42
Following the chequered flag at the 2026 Singapore Grand Prix, Formula 1 fans and paddock observers were left deeply divided when official timing graphics confirmed that championship leader Andrea Kimi Antonelli had accumulated four separate track limit violations during the 62-lap race.
Under the FIA’s established penalty guidelines, reaching four strikes in a Grand Prix is supposed to ...
12 October 2026 14:14
The final stretch of the 2026 Formula 1 World Championship is facing a massive, unprecedented logistical overhaul. Following severe security escalations across the Middle East - specifically punctuated by reports of consecutive bombings at Riyadh airport today - the sport's governing body is rapidly moving to scrap the season-ending Qatar and Abu Dhabi Grands Prix.
While Formula 1 CEO Stefano ...
12 October 2026 14:01
With two victories in the last three Grands Prix and a deficit of just 0.196 seconds in Baku, Verstappen and Red Bull are firmly back at the front in Formula 1. The resurgence has understandably come too late to play a meaningful role in the title fight, although Verstappen now has a top-three finish in the drivers' championship in his sights.
Verstappen trails Lewis Hamilton by just eight ...
12 October 2026 13:08
The Mercedes F1 Team walked away from the demanding 2026 Singapore Grand Prix with more than just a trophy and a solid haul of Constructors' points. After spending the entire weekend running a split-specification garage to evaluate their heavily debated aerodynamic updates, the team officially possesses the critical data needed to attack the final stretch of the season.
With Andrea Kimi ...
12 October 2026 12:31
McLaren Formula 1 boss Andrea Stella has praised Lando Norris for the way he responded to his clash with team-mate Oscar Piastri in the Singapore Grand Prix sprint race.
The McLaren pair were squabbling over fourth on Saturday until Norris made an opportunistic lunge down the inside of Turn 5 during the final lap, causing both to collide at the apex.
It forced Piastri into a retirement with ...
12 October 2026 12:15
The 2026 Singapore Grand Prix provided a stark reality check for McLaren. While Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri ultimately secured a double-points finish in Sunday's main event, the weekend was heavily overshadowed by a disastrous inter-team collision during Saturday's Sprint race and a glaring pace deficit to their championship rivals.
Following the chequered flag, McLaren team principal Andrea ...
12 October 2026 12:06
The 2026 Singapore Grand Prix was an exhausting war of attrition for the entire paddock, but McLaren's Oscar Piastri walked away from the Marina Bay Street Circuit with a hard-fought fifth-place finish. Navigating extreme heat and severe tyre degradation, the Australian driver salvaged a crucial chunk of Constructors' points for the Woking squad.
The tale of 'puncture and the pass'
Piastri's ...
12 October 2026 11:30
Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen have explained what happened at the start of Formula 1’s Singapore Grand Prix, where the Ferrari driver had the best launch but failed to outdo his rival.
Despite starting from the dirty side of the track – which admittedly wasn’t as dirty as usual given it had rained the day before – Leclerc had his front axle nearly alongside Verstappen’s within ...
12 October 2026 10:17
Formula 1’s Asian triple-header has gone particularly well for Max Verstappen. The Red Bull driver finished 0.196 seconds behind Russell in Baku before going on to claim convincing victories in Malaysia and Singapore.
On both sides of the equation – at Red Bull and Mercedes – this is linked to major upgrades introduced during the recent triple-header. Red Bull brought its final major ...
12 October 2026 08:26
Here's the problem: there is one topic you simply cannot avoid when talking about the Singapore weekend. On Saturday's sprint, Lando Norris committed one of the ultimate cardinal sins in motorsport: he crashed into his team-mate.
To make matters worse, it was on the final lap of the race. In a sprint. While battling for fourth and fifth place — and a grand total of one point.
There really ...
12 October 2026 07:25
It hasn’t been a very interesting championship so far. Well… let’s actually call it as it is: it’s been pretty dull, with Kimi Antonelli grabbing the lead and refusing to let anyone touch it from early on.
That young Italian fella has certainly made sure we have nothing to get excited about in terms of the title fight. And even if the chances of him securing it in Austin in two ...
12 October 2026 02:00
Walk through the F1 paddock in 2026 and you will see logos for sleep trackers, hydration drinks and fitness wearables in places once reserved for banks, oil companies and tech giants.
Three teams have signed wellness partners this year. Ferrari opened its commercial calendar in January with WHOOP, the fitness wearable brand's first move into F1, putting its logo on the car and the drivers' kit ...
12 October 2026 01:15
Max Verstappen arrived at the Singapore Grand Prix with a new pair of race boots and left with a victory he had been chasing for years.
The Verstappen.com Instagram account shared an image of the boots before the weekend. The design features a navy base with a pink floral pattern, alongside the Red Bull and Oracle branding of his regular kit. The post drew close to an astonishing 50,000 ...
11 October 2026 23:57
Charles Leclerc's preparations for the Singapore Grand Prix got off to an unusual start after his private jet was forced to turn back to Malaysia, leaving the Ferrari driver to take the journey by road instead.
The trip between two of F1's Asian races is usually a short transfer, and it's made even easier if they are able to get their hands on a private jet. With roughly 185 miles separating ...
11 October 2026 20:14
Lando Norris has conceded he “let down the team” when colliding with McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri in the sprint race of Formula 1’s Singapore Grand Prix.
The papaya cars clashed on the last lap of the 20-lap contest, as Norris dove down the inside of Piastri in Turn 5, eventually making contact with the sister MCL40’s right-rear tyre, which sent both of them into a spin. Instead of ...
11 October 2026 19:17
There were still two races on the current Formula 1 calendar missing from Max Verstappen's list of victories: the Madring and the Marina Bay Street Circuit. Given that F1 only visited the street circuit in Madrid for the first time this year, that is understandable, but Singapore has proved to be Red Bull's Achilles' heel for years.
Until this season. In 2026, Verstappen was dominant in ...
11 October 2026 19:09
The last leg of a brutal triple-header can really go either way. As fatigue accumulates around the paddock, there is often the potential for political intrigue, bickering and human error.
Off the track, things were relatively well behaved over the Singapore weekend, but a few drivers will be wishing they had made different decisions.
Winner: Gianpiero Lambiase
Max Verstappen, Red ...
11 October 2026 18:35
With Andrea Kimi Antonelli rapidly closing in on the 2026 world drivers' championship and veteran George Russell battling through relentless grid penalties on the opposite side of the garage, the internal dynamics at the Mercedes F1 Team could easily fracture under the pressure. However, team principal Toto Wolff has actively engineered a garage culture strictly built on equal treatment to ...
11 October 2026 18:28
Mercedes has a new upgrade for it to analyse, but team principal Toto Wolff has briefly turned his focus to Red Bull who have shown incredible improvement over the last few races. The Austrian believes the gains have come from three aspects: the car, the development path, and Max Verstappen - a driver who has the ability to extract everything from what he's driving.
The Brackley outfit is yet ...
11 October 2026 18:19
As Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur faced the media following Formula 1’s Singapore Grand Prix, the hot topic was Lewis Hamilton.
Most of the questions revolved around the unsuccessful strategy that saw Hamilton collapse from third to sixth in the Marina Bay race, as he stayed out under the VSC to complete a mammoth 44-lap stint on soft tyres.
Across the last 22 of those, following the ...
11 October 2026 18:09
Formula 1 championship leader Kimi Antonelli has vowed to keep the same mindset for the United States Grand Prix, where he could clinch his maiden world title.
The Mercedes driver has been the dominant performer of 2026 as he holds a 102-point gap over team-mate George Russell in second, thanks to 14 podiums including eight wins.
Antonelli’s most recent result was third at Singapore on ...
11 October 2026 17:27
Following a punishing 62-lap battle under the extreme heat and humidity of the Marina Bay Street Circuit, Scuderia Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton was completely absent from the mandatory post-race media pen.
A medical exemption
A Ferrari spokesperson has officially confirmed that the seven-time world champion required immediate medical attention after stepping out of the SF-26 ...
11 October 2026 17:18
It has been very clear from early on that Kimi Antonelli will become Formula 1 world champion in 2026 after an impressively dominant year for the Mercedes driver.
The 20-year-old has made a huge jump from his up-and-down rookie campaign and with five, consecutive wins from round two to six, Antonelli has been the man to beat virtually all season.
Now, the first chance for him to wrap up the ...
11 October 2026 17:11
The 2026 Singapore Grand Prix provided wildly contrasting fortunes for the Mercedes F1 Team. While Andrea Kimi Antonelli charged from fourth on the grid to secure a podium finish, his veteran team-mate George Russell was trapped in a grueling, frustrating battle at the very back of the pack.
Following a catastrophic engine failure at the previous round in Sepang, Mercedes was forced to equip ...
11 October 2026 17:06
Scuderia Ferrari pushed Red Bull Racing to the absolute limit under the Marina Bay floodlights, but Charles Leclerc ultimately had to settle for second place at the 2026 Singapore Grand Prix.
After launching off the front row alongside polesitter Max Verstappen, Leclerc applied relentless pressure throughout the opening stint. However, high tyre degradation and an aggressive, divergent pit ...
11 October 2026 16:57
Scuderia Ferrari executed a highly competitive 2026 Singapore Grand Prix, but the Maranello garage is leaving the Marina Bay Street Circuit wondering what could have been. While Charles Leclerc successfully secured second place behind race winner Max Verstappen, his team-mate Lewis Hamilton tumbled down the order to finish in sixth position.
The massive drop in track position was the direct ...
11 October 2026 16:33
After a career of just missing out on a Singapore Grand Prix win, Max Verstappen has finally stood at the top of the podium of a Sunday race at the Marina Bay Street Circuit. After what has been a mixed season for the Red Bull team, this is the four-time champion's second consecutive grand prix victory.
This news brings to a close a demanding triple-header covering Baku, Sepang and Singapore ...
11 October 2026 16:22
Lewis Hamilton has taken responsibility for his strategy in Formula 1’s Singapore Grand Prix, after a decision not to pit under a virtual safety car cost him dear.
The VSC was called into action by race control on lap 39 when Lance Stroll pulled aside due to a suspected clutch issue in his Aston Martin.
At that stage of the race, Hamilton had already done 21 laps on softs, while Leclerc ...
11 October 2026 16:11
Following a grueling 2026 Singapore Grand Prix, Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team driver Kimi Antonelli crossed the finish line in third place to secure another crucial podium. While Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen dominated the race to take the victory ahead of Scuderia Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, Antonelli's podium finish officially sets the stage for a massive championship coronation.
During ...
11 October 2026 15:56
Max Verstappen won Formula 1’s Singapore Grand Prix for the first time, leading Charles Leclerc and Kimi Antonelli to the chequered flag.
Verstappen withstood an early challenge from Leclerc and proved quicker over the remainder of the race.
Strategy cost Lewis Hamilton dear, allowing Antonelli to finish on the podium and further extend his championship lead – to the extent that he will ...
11 October 2026 15:49
Red Bull's Baku upgrade was "the good stuff"
"Whatever Red Bull's upgrade in Azerbaijan was, it was good stuff," McLaren's Oscar Piastri said with a wry smile when we asked him about the state of play in F1 right now. Following brief spells for Ferrari and McLaren at the top as Mercedes' main challengers, Red Bull's improved RB22 is not only quicker but also more predictable to drive.
"Say ...
11 October 2026 15:09
Kim Kardashian and Martin Brundle have finally shared an interview in the build up to the 2026 Singapore Grand Prix, with the reality star finally putting her awkward Monaco moment behind her. The two finally caught up during the former driver's grid walk on the Sunday at the Marina Bay Circuit, where Kardashian was there to support her partner Lewis Hamilton.
Brundle approached the star ...
11 October 2026 14:15
The 2026 Singapore Grand Prix was moments from officially getting under way when chaos erupted on the starting grid for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team.
Just minutes before the field was scheduled to roll away for the mandatory formation lap around the Marina Bay Street Circuit, severe panic broke out around the second row. Championship leader Andrea Kimi Antonelli was strapped in and ...
11 October 2026 13:08
The Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team’s weekend at the Marina Bay Street Circuit has officially gone from bad to worse.
A 60-place demotion for Russell
According to the official FIA ruling, George Russell has been slapped with an additional 20-place grid penalty just hours before the start of the 2026 Singapore Grand Prix.
The penalty was handed down by the race stewards after the FIA ...
11 October 2026 12:58
"We've got stewards for that. They made up their minds. Whatever the ref says, the ref is right," said Alpine's Pierre Gasly of the decision not to penalise Lando Norris for his collision with Oscar Piastri on the final lap of the sprint race in Singapore.
This is the coded language footballers and football managers typically use when they disagree with the referee.
The McLarens were ...
11 October 2026 10:51
Isack Hadjar was left “pissed off” after various mechanical problems disrupted his Saturday at the Singapore Grand Prix - leaving him with a back row start for Sunday’s Formula 1 race.
A track limits violation caused the Red Bull driver to start the sprint from ninth, but he retired after just two laps due to a power unit failure.
The Austrian outfit provisionally repaired the RB22 in ...
11 October 2026 08:59
The FIA has again owned up to its human error at Formula 1’s Singapore Grand Prix, with its single-seater director Nikolas Tombazis describing it as “the worst thing” for the federation.
After sprint qualifying was red-flagged following Sergio Perez’s crash, the end of SQ1 was impacted by race control first failing to reactivate overtake mode, then turning it back on for 27 seconds and ...
10 October 2026 21:19
Formula 1 heads into Sunday at Marina Bay with Max Verstappen on pole for the Singapore Grand Prix after completing a commanding Saturday.
The Red Bull driver followed victory in a rain-affected sprint by taking grand prix pole, beating Charles Leclerc by just 0.054s in qualifying. Lewis Hamilton starts third for Ferrari, with championship leader Kimi Antonelli fourth.
Lando Norris qualified ...
10 October 2026 20:53
Following an incredibly intense qualifying session under the floodlights of the Marina Bay Street Circuit, Scuderia Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton will start Sunday's Singapore Grand Prix from the second row of the grid. While Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen successfully secured pole position—edging out Charles Leclerc by a mere 0.054 seconds - Hamilton followed closely in third, just 0.123s ...
10 October 2026 20:48
The 2026 Singapore Grand Prix sprint format severely tested the limits of the Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team garage. After George Russell made a rare, costly mistake and crashed his W17 into the barriers out of the lead during Saturday's wet-weather Sprint race, the factory mechanics were forced to execute a massive, frantic rebuild just to get the car ready for evening Grand Prix ...
10 October 2026 20:27
If you thought you'd never have to hear the term "Papaya Rules" again now that McLaren is no longer F1's dominant team, a new flashpoint over the 2026 Singapore Grand Prix weekend provided McLaren with a most unwanted flashback to 2025.
Exactly one year ago, Norris barged Piastri out of the way at the start of the 2025 edition, not causing either car any damage but - as the two drivers were ...
10 October 2026 19:50
The Singapore weekend is one of milestones for Verstappen. The Dutchman is contesting his 250th Formula 1 Grand Prix this weekend and has claimed his 50th pole position in the process.
Verstappen now belongs to an exclusive group of just five drivers – alongside Lewis Hamilton, Michael Schumacher, Ayrton Senna and Sebastian Vettel – who have secured 50 or more pole positions, but the ...
10 October 2026 18:47
Formula 1 championship leader Kimi Antonelli believes the upgraded Mercedes W17 works better, despite uncertainty regarding the new parts’ actual performance.
Mercedes made the decision – an unusual one for a top team – to split its cars in terms of upgrades in Singapore. Antonelli has been running the updated Silver Arrow, with revised floor and sidepods, while George Russell, condemned ...
10 October 2026 18:32
On the final lap of a wet 20-lap sprint, Lando Norris made a lunge on Oscar Piastri on the inside of Turn 5, unsuccessfully backing out of a closing gap and striking his McLarne team-mate's right-rear corner.
The tangle sent both cars into a spin, with Piastri eliminated and sustaining severe damage to the rear of his MCL40 and Norris dropping down to eighth at the finish. The stewards ...
10 October 2026 18:10
Ferrari will be pondering whether both its cars should have been on the front row for the Singapore Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton set an impressive pace through the opening segments of qualifying and team-mate Charles Leclerc said "I think the car had potential for pole".
But ultimately Leclerc came up 0.054s short of beating Max Verstappen's Red Bull to pole, with Hamilton a further 0.069s off ...
10 October 2026 17:48
Mercedes Formula 1 driver George Russell conceded it was his own mistake that led to him crashing out of the Singapore Grand Prix sprint race – an accident which may have hindered his performance in qualifying.
Front-row starter Russell surged into the lead on a wet Marina Bay track with a much better getaway than polesitter Max Verstappen, but lost control as he ran ever so slightly wide on ...
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