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FP1 at round 17 of the 2026 F1 season has been completed at the Singapore GP, view the full session report here. As it is a Sprint weekend, teams had only an hour of practice ahead of SQ later in the day. At the start of the session, everyone went out on hard tyres aside…
Mercedes’ George Russell topped the timings in FP1 at the 2026 F1 Singapore GP, full results below. The first of three triple headers closes out in Singapore, as the Marina Bay Street Circuit awaited for its first-ever Sprint weekend. Fresh from F1’s return to Malaysia, the field headed out for the weekend’s only practice session…
Red Bull F1‘s Isack Hadjar is ready to move on after he missed out on a podium chance in Malaysia, and he is ready to tackle on the challenge of the 2026 Singapore GP. The Frenchman is positive and confident in the engine provided by his team, albeit stung by the technical issues encountered in…
With his first win of 2026 under his belt, Max Verstappen is looking for another F1 first this weekend: winning the Singapore GP. Ever since his infamouse “NO” during the 2015 edition of F1’s original night race, Verstappen has tried to win it. But either the opponents were to quick, or he got sandwiched between…
Mercedes F1 driver George Russell has opened up about his engine failure in Malaysia, incoming grid penalties, whether the W17’s latest upgrades are efficient, and him reverting to the older Baku specification heading into the 2026 Singapore GP weekend. The Brackley-based outfit confirmed on Wednesday that the Brit will take on new power unit components…
Heading into the 2026 F1 Singapore GP weekend, McLaren’s Lando Norris is “hopeful” the Woking outfit’s fixes brought to the Marina Bay Street Circuit will be able to resolve the straight-line speed issues that have plagued his car over the last two weekends. Oscar Piastri’s P6 finish a week earlier at Sepang has been the…
The FIA has completed its review into the Power Unit software bug that caused multiple Formula 1 cars to lose power on the formation lap ahead of the 2026 F1 race in Malaysia. The race start was suspended after two formation laps when several cars lost power in wet conditions. With multiple cars experiencing power…
Lance Stroll had reasons to be positive after the race in Malaysia, despite F1 making a joke out of itself in general. The Canadian driver started from P14, and eventually finished 12th. Coming to Sepang, Aston Martin had already seen quite a few upgrades compared to the car that struggled through pre-season testing. However, finishes,…
The 2026 F1 Malaysia race marked Formula 1’s return to the legendary Sepang International Circuit after nine years. But this comeback came with its own trials and tribulations: torrential rain, race delays, Safety Cars, and red flags. The biggest challenge was a perplexing FIA software issue right as the drivers were completing their formation laps,…
After round 16 of the 2026 F1 season in Malaysia, Haas drivers Ollie Bearman and Esteban Ocon were not satisfied with the result, as the VF 26 showed great pace this weekend and led them to believe a better outcome was in the cards. After a chaotic F1 GP in Malaysia, the Haas drivers ultimately finished…
