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F1 | 2026 Singapore GP | Sprint Race | Verstappen takes commanding win as the McLarens clash and Russell crashes out

Lucrezia Costa1 week ago1 week ago05 mins

The last Sprint Race of the 2026 F1 season is about to begin, as drivers line up for the first racing leg of the Singapore GP. During Sprint Qualifying, latest race winner in Bahrain Max Verstappen had narrowly taken pole from Mercedes’ George Russell. Championship leader Kimi Antonelli, sporting an upgraded version of the W17,…

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McLaren duo analyse tricky Sprint Qualifying session at 2026 F1 Singapore GP

Kavi Khandelwal1 week ago1 week ago04 mins

McLaren arrived at F1 Singapore GP’s Sprint Qualifying with one clear objective: extract maximum performance from a car that remains demanding around Marina Bay. Oscar Piastri was able to find the limit. Lando Norris was left with a lap he felt he could have done more in. The result was fourth and fifth on the…

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Lando Norris of Great Britain driving the (1) McLaren MCL40 Mercedes in the Pitlane during qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Bahrain in Malaysia- Norris speaking to media at the 2026 F1 Singapore GP

Norris “hopeful” McLaren will see boost of performance at 2026 F1 Singapore GP

Shermaine Wong1 week ago1 week ago07 mins

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…

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Thomas Fleming joins Todd Coleman and Aaron Telitz in Archangel Motorsports’ McLaren for the 2026 Indianapolis 8 Hour.

Thomas Fleming joins Archangel Motorsports for 2026 Indianapolis 8 Hour

Karishma Persad2 weeks ago1 week ago05 mins

McLaren GT3 Junior Driver Thomas Fleming will join Todd Coleman and Aaron Telitz in Archangel Motorsports’ #69 McLaren 720S GT3 EVO for this weekend’s DESDER Indianapolis 8 Hour. The trio will compete in the Pro-Am category at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, combining Coleman and Telitz’s established GT World Challenge America powered by AWS partnership with Fleming’s…

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After multiple F1 teams, including Haas, introduced special liveries in Suzuka, Miami, Monte Carlo, Barcelona, Silverstone, Monza, Madrid, and Sepang, Audi have rolled out a one-off design for the 2026 Singapore GP weekend

All the special liveries for the 2026 F1 season

Senjuti Jash2 weeks ago2 weeks ago034 mins

While several special liveries were spotted on the track throughout the Barcelona shakedown week and pre-season testing in Bahrain, eleven F1 teams in 2026 will now introduce one-off designs during the 23-race season as well. F1 cars are built to leave an impression not only in the literal but also in the figurative sense. It’s…

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Andrea Stella, Fred Vasseur, and Allan McNish comment on the software glitch and its impact on the optics of F1 after the rain-affected 2026 race in Malaysia

Stella, Vasseur, and McNish not worried about the optics of F1 despite software glitch and formation-lap chaos in 2026 Malaysia race

Senjuti Jash2 weeks ago2 weeks ago07 mins

Given that multiple 2026 cars experienced a loss of power and got stranded on the formation lap, Andrea Stella, Fred Vasseur, and Allan McNish shared their thoughts on the unusual software glitch and what it did for the optics of the sport following the chaotic rain-affected F1 race in Malaysia on Sunday. With a heavy…

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2026 F1 drivers have shared their thoughts on the software glitch and formation-lap fiasco following a chaotic rain-affected race in Malaysia

F1 drivers express frustration over loss of power on formation lap and software glitch in 2026 Malaysia race

Senjuti Jash2 weeks ago1 week ago017 mins

With multiple cars experiencing power loss on the formation lap, F1 drivers shared their thoughts on the unprecedented software glitch and how the rain impacted the behaviour of the 2026 cars following a chaotic race in Malaysia on Sunday. As the teams and the drivers geared up for the first rain-affected race under the new…

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Andrea Stella breaks down the McLaren strategy misjudgement in 2026 F1 Malaysia race, where they had picked the dry tyres for the start.

Stella explains McLaren strategy error at 2026 F1 Malaysia round

Kavi Khandelwal2 weeks ago2 weeks ago05 mins

“So ultimately, it was an incorrect judgement as to the crossover at which the dry tyres would be faster than the intermediate tyres,” Andrea Stella said as he reviewed the McLaren strategy after the 2026 F1 Malaysia round. Stella admitted that the McLaren F1 strategy misread how quickly Sepang would dry. As a result, both…

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McLaren driver Oscar Piastri had an eventful 2026 F1 Malaysian GP, despite starting and finishing the race in the same position.

Piastri takes positives despite MCL40 limitations in 2026 F1 Malaysia race

Disha Rawal2 weeks ago2 weeks ago03 mins

McLaren driver Oscar Piastri had an eventful 2026 F1 Malaysia race. Starting the race in P6, McLaren chose to start their drivers on slick tyres. Piastri disagreed with the choice, opting to pit for intermediate tyres prior to the race start. The decision worked out for Piastri as he climbed his way back into the…

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Lando Norris explains McLaren’s tyre gamble in the 2026 F1 Malaysia race and admits the team got its strategy wrong

Norris: McLaren “got it wrong” with starting tyre choice in F1 Malaysia race

Chiara Schulte genannt Hobein2 weeks ago2 weeks ago03 mins

Lando Norris admitted McLaren got its tyre decision wrong during a chaotic 2026 F1 race in Malaysia, after the Briton eventually crossed the line in ninth place at Sepang. Heavy rain caused a lengthy delay to the start before the field initially headed out on intermediate tyres. When the race eventually got underway, teams split…

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