Max Verstappen won a chaotic 2026 F1 Race in Malaysia after a delayed start, mixed conditions and late Safety Car drama at Sepang. Full results below. Heavy rain delayed the start before confusion unfolded during the initial formation laps behind the Safety Car. Isack Hadjar slid into the gravel but continued, while Lewis Hamilton almost…
Williams’ Carlos Sainz qualified P13 for the F1 2026 race in Malaysia. The Spaniard was happy with reaching Q2 and said it was the best the team could get. Sainz was P13 in both Q1 and Q2. He set a time of 1:37.651, +1.174s behind Verstappen in P1, in the first session. He improved a…
Alpine’s Pierre Gasly managed to get into Q3 once again in the F1 2026 Malaysia Qualifying session. The Frenchman finished P9 for the three sessions in Saturday. Gasly scored a time of 1:37.174 in Q1, over 0.6s behind Verstappen up front. In Q2, he got a tow from teammate Colapinto, who received a five-place grid…
George Russell admitted Mercedes struggled more than expected during the 2026 F1 Qualifying session in Malaysia, after he could only manage eighth at the Sepang International Circuit. Russell made it through all stages of Qualifying, but Mercedes lacked the pace to fight at the very front, setting a 1:35.871 in the final shootout. Teammate Kimi…
In spite of the strong speed displayed in FP3, Mercedes F1 was not as successful during Qualifying for the 2026 Malaysia round, with Team Principal Toto Wolff unsure about the cause of his team’s difficulties. A complicated Qualifying for Mercedes F1 ahead of the 2026 Malaysia race While championship leader Kimi Antonelli had led the…
Lando Norris said McLaren’s straight-line deficit cost him during the 2026 F1 Qualifying session in Malaysia, despite feeling he had produced a strong lap at Sepang. Norris qualified sixth with a 1:35.757, finishing just 0.005s ahead of teammate Oscar Piastri. However, Isack Hadjar’s five-place grid penalty will move the McLaren driver up to fifth for…
Qualifying for Round 16 of the 2026 F1 season in Malaysia has been completed at the Sepang International Circuit, view the full results here. Ahead of the weekend, Arvid Lindblad, Isack Hadjar and Franco Colapinto all carried grid penalties into the Grand Prix. Both Cadillacs, the two Haas cars, Nico Hülkenberg and Alex Albon were…
The 2026 F1 FP3 session got underway in Malaysia, with teams looking to get to grips with the track ahead of Qualifying later on Saturday afternoon. Max Verstappen led the timings in FP1, with Charles Leclerc topping the timings in FP2. Overnight, the FIA also moved the pit entry bollard ahead of FP3, after drivers…
Flavio Briatore addresses the collision between Alpine drivers Franco Colapinto, Pierre Gasly, and McLaren’s Lando Norris at a 2026 F1 press conference in Malaysia. After the Safety Car left the track, Colapinto had a massive lock up into Turn 1, took out the French and British drivers and caused all three drivers to retire from…
Fred Vasseur addresses the impact of media speculation surrounding Ferrari and his role as Team Principal, and the need for the team to respond ahead of round 16 of the 2026 F1 season in Malaysia. After a decent start to the 2026 F1 season, when Ferrari emerged as the second force behind dominant Mercedes, the team…
