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 Read more
Max Verstappen won Formula 1’s Singapore Grand Prix for the very first time on Sunday, leading Charles Leclerc and Kimi Antonelli under the chequered flag.Verstappen’s 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 Read more
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 Read more
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 Read more
There’s many a slip twixt cup and lip – and the ifs, buts and maybes nag even more insistently when the gap between pole position and P2 is measured in the thousandths of a second.“I think there was potential to be on pole today, but Max just did a better Read more
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 Read more
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 Read more
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 Read more
F1 drivers are split over the use and importance of cooling vests as the series is set for its fourth “heat hazard” race of 2026.Driver comfort in hot climates has been a point of conversation since the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix, when several drivers experienced heat exhaustion symptoms. In response, Read more
Mercedes Formula 1 team principal Toto Wolff says people who suggest Kimi Antonelli is being favoured over George Russell are “brainless” and should stick to ‘watching Teletubbies’.Conspiracy theories stemmed from Russell’s engine failure in Malaysia, which forced the Briton into an early power unit change and grid penalty, as it Read more