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BBC SportHow Rwanda has succeeded where Morocco and South Africa, among others, have failed by agreeing a deal to stage the African Grand Prix.
BBC SportThe Chequered Flag's Harry Benjamin, Alice Powell and Alisha Palmowski discuss whether anything changes for Kimi Antonelli as the championship leader closes in on the title.
BBC SportLewis Hamilton's incorrect strategy call during the Singapore Grand Prix means Kimi Antonelli can win the world title at the next race in Austin.
Motorsport.comValtteri Bottas was again hindered by Cadillac’s well-documented brake issues in Formula 1’s Singapore Grand Prix, although the veteran has described the problem as “almost solved”.Brake overheating has been an issue throughout the season on the MAC-26, causing four retirements on top of the occasional loss of performance due to the required management.F1’s new team brought ...Keep reading
Motorsport.comEvery time a team principal looks mildly stressed on television, Formula 1 fans immediately open Photoshop and start pasting Christian Horner into their team kit.Over the last few months, the Maranello rumour mill has gone into overdrive. Between Ferrari's messy strategy calls and Horner casually calling the Scuderia a "dream job" in an earlier interview, half the paddock seemed convinced he ...Keep reading
Motorsport.comManaging the immense pressure of a Formula 1 championship battle requires finding ways to disconnect between race weekends. For Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff, unwinding ahead of the United States Grand Prix apparently involves taking one of the rarest, most expensive, and most aggressive road cars ever built for a casual drive through Casino Square.Just days after a gruelling ...Keep reading
Motorsport.comThe 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 ...Keep reading
Motorsport.comCharles 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 ...Keep reading
Motorsport.comFormula 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 ...Keep reading
Motorsport.comHere'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 ...Keep reading
Motorsport.comIt 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 ...Keep reading
Motorsport.comWalk 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 ...Keep reading
Motorsport.comMax 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 ...Keep reading
Motorsport.comCharles 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 ...Keep reading
Motorsport.comLando 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 ...Keep reading
AutosportKimi Antonelli committed what appeared to be four track limits violations during the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix but avoided a penalty.This left many onlookers puzzled post-race, although the usual five-second penalty would not have changed the result: Antonelli finished third, 15.9 seconds ahead of fourth-placed Lando Norris.An immediate post-race assumption was that his fourth ...Keep reading