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AutosportTuesday's launch of the new African Grand Prix at Kigali's BK Arena in Rwanda was attended by Rwandan president Paul Kagame and both F1 boss Stefano Domenicali and FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem.Read Also:Formula 1F1 signs historic 10-year Rwanda deal to host African Grand PrixBut following the official presentation, several key questions were still outstanding ...Keep reading
AutosportThe 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 ...Keep reading
AutosportIf 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 ...Keep reading
AutosportThe 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 ...Keep reading
AutosportThere'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 job," said Charles Leclerc after falling 0.054s short of Max Verstappen in final qualifying for the Singapore Grand Prix. Ferrari ...Keep reading
AutosportOn 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 summoned ...Keep reading
AutosportMercedes 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 ...Keep reading
AutosportMax Verstappen clinched pole position for Formula 1’s Singapore Grand Prix, outpacing the Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton as Mercedes struggled.Championship leader Kimi Antonelli and George Russell finished just fourth and sixth, while Verstappen’s Red Bull team-mate, Isack Hadjar, will start from the back of the grid.Q1 – Hadjar failed by his Red Bull ...Keep reading
Motorsport.comMax Verstappen is set to make his long-awaited debut in GT World Challenge Europe [GTWCE] this weekend. With two of the regular drivers for his Verstappen Racing team, Daniel Juncadella and Jules Gounon, competing in the rescheduled World Endurance Championship (WEC) round in Barcelona, which replaces the cancelled Qatar race, the Formula 1 superstar will take the wheel himself.Verstappen ...Keep reading
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.comThe 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 RussellAccording 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 ...Keep reading
Motorsport.com"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 ...Keep reading
Motorsport.comIsack 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 ...Keep reading
Motorsport.comFormula 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 ...Keep reading
Motorsport.comFollowing 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 ...Keep reading
BBC SportHow Rwanda has succeeded where Morocco and South Africa, among others, have failed by agreeing a deal to stage the African Grand Prix.
