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Drivers to watch closely in the Singapore Sprint race

Formula 1 - Fri, 2026-10-09 21:19
We’ve picked out the best value bets to help you make your Sprint predictions.

How Verstappen could prove tough to beat in Singapore Sprint

Formula 1 - Fri, 2026-10-09 21:19
F1.com's Lawrence Barretto delves into the data from Sprint Qualifying at the Singapore Grand Prix.

Wolff fires back at ‘brainless’ driver treatment rumours

Formula 1 - Fri, 2026-10-09 21:19
Toto Wolff has reiterated Mercedes' equal approach to their drivers after criticising "nonsensical" accusations of favouritism towards Kimi Antonelli over George Russell.

Why Verstappen avoided a penalty after Sprint Qualifying

Formula 1 - Fri, 2026-10-09 21:19
Max Verstappen was summoned by the stewards after Sprint Qualifying at the Singapore Grand Prix, but the Red Bull driver did not receive a punishment.

L'Osteria founder dead after Porsche crash in Mallorca Rally

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-10-09 20:05
L'Osteria founder Klaus Rader has died in a crash during a rally in Mallorca on Friday. The 63-year-old restaurant entrepreneur and passionate race driver was participating in the 550 Challenge Mallorca when his Porsche GT3 RS left the road on a mountain pass between Pollenҫa and Lluc and plunged into a ravine. Rader died at the scene, while his Austrian co-driver Christina Ettel suffered ...Keep reading

No evo joker upgrade for Cadillac in 2027 WEC and IMSA campaigns

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-10-09 20:05
Cadillac will not use further evo jokers to upgrade its LMDh prototype for the 2027 World Endurance Championship and IMSA SportsCar Championship, according to its factory partner Jota Sport.
Since its debut in 2023, the Cadillac V-Series.R has undergone two major revisions. The first, introduced at the beginning of 2025, focused on improving the electronics, while a more extensive overhaul ...Keep reading

DTM Hockenheim: title favourite Preining dominates practice but urges caution

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-10-09 19:54
Perfect start for Thomas Preining at the DTM season finale at Hockenheim: the Austrian Manthey Porsche driver, who leads Maro Engel by 23 points and Marco Wittmann by 24 points in the overall standings with two races remaining, shone in the two free practice sessions on Friday on both dry and wet tracks.

result Free practice 1
result Free Practice 2

In the first session, which ...Keep reading

F1 Singapore GP: Saturday schedule, weather forecast and how to watch

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-10-09 19:06
Formula 1 heads into Saturday with Max Verstappen on pole for the Singapore GP sprint after topping sprint qualifying for the first time at the Marina Bay circuit.
The Red Bull driver produced a 1m31.156s on his only SQ3 attempt to beat George Russell by 0.120s, with Charles Leclerc third for Ferrari. Oscar Piastri starts fourth ahead of McLaren team-mate Lando Norris and Lewis ...Keep reading

What the teams said – Sprint Qualifying in Singapore

Formula 1 - Fri, 2026-10-09 18:09
The drivers and teams report back on all the action from Sprint Qualifying at the Marina Bay Street Circuit, ahead of the 2026 Singapore Grand Prix.

Stewards issue verdict over Verstappen yellow flag incident

Formula 1 - Fri, 2026-10-09 18:09
Max Verstappen has avoided a grid penalty for Saturday’s Sprint race in Singapore after being investigated for allegedly breaching yellow flag regulations during Sprint Qualifying.

Hadjar assesses ‘very poor performance’ in Singapore

Formula 1 - Fri, 2026-10-09 18:09
While Max Verstappen took pole in Sprint Qualifying at the Singapore Grand Prix, Red Bull team mate Isack Hadjar faced a difficult session en route to ninth place.

McLaren pair divided over ‘very tricky’ Sprint Qualifying

Formula 1 - Fri, 2026-10-09 18:09
McLaren's Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris placed fourth and fifth respectively in Sprint Qualifying at the Singapore Grand Prix.

Ferrari 'not fast enough' in Sprint Qualifying – Leclerc

Formula 1 - Fri, 2026-10-09 18:09
Charles Leclerc believes Ferrari were "just not fast enough to fight" for pole position in Sprint Qualifying ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix this weekend.

Antonelli struggling with ‘very difficult’ new-spec car

Formula 1 - Fri, 2026-10-09 18:09
After Mercedes' decision to split car specifications for the Singapore Grand Prix weekend, Kimi Antonelli admitted that the newer version had proven tricky to drive after his P7 in Sprint Qualifying.

Russell reacts to P2 in Sprint Quali with downgraded car

Formula 1 - Fri, 2026-10-09 18:09
George Russell bounced back from the disappointment of his late-race retirement at the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia with a strong run to second place during Sprint Qualifying in Singapore, as he reverted to an older-specification car.

Why Kimi Antonelli can't revert to previous Mercedes spec in Singapore

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-10-09 17:58
For two successive weekends now the previously dominant Mercedes has looked vulnerable, a fact demonstrated by the team going back to an older specification on George Russell's car for the Singapore Grand Prix weekend.
Russell qualified second for the sprint race while championship leader Kimi Antonelli laboured to seventh place, half a second off his team-mate. But Russell only scraped through ...Keep reading

Honda “super bad” in Indonesian GP practice after falling behind 2025 pace 

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-10-09 17:34
Honda riders were left to lament what they described as a “super bad” Indonesian Grand Prix practice, with factory rider Luca Marini even going slower than 2025.
The Japanese manufacturer struggled for performance on the opening day of action in Mandalika, with Marini finishing 1.3s down in 14th on the best of the four RC213Vs. LCR’s Johann Zarco ended up even further behind in 18th ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen’s one-lap gamble – and what Pirelli reveals about his Singapore sprint pole

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-10-09 17:24
Although it will not officially go down in the history books as a pole position, Friday in Singapore did produce a first: for the first time in his Formula 1 career, Max Verstappen finished a qualifying session at the Marina Bay Street Circuit on top.
It underlines the RB22’s strength in slow-speed corners, of which there are plenty around the Singapore street track, although Verstappen ...Keep reading

In effort to avoid the rain, NASCAR changes practice and qualifying schedule for Charlotte

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-10-09 17:22
Hurricane Isaias -- the first hurricane of the entire 2026 Atlantic season -- has grown into a dangerous Category 3. As it moves north after making landfall in the Florida panhandle, it will dump rain in Charlotte during NASCAR's triple-header race weekend.
NASCAR has already suffered practice and qualifying rainouts for three of the first five Chase races in the NASCAR Cup Series.
In an ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton owns up to wrong call as Ferrari struggles in Singapore SQ3

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-10-09 17:06
Lewis Hamilton has conceded he made the ‘wrong choice’ when deciding on the SQ3 run plan at Formula 1’s Singapore Grand Prix.
Ferrari took a 1-2 in the second phase of qualifying with Charles Leclerc on top and Hamilton three tenths adrift, and the Scuderia went for a different strategy to its rivals in the top-10 shootout, as all cars switched from medium to soft tyres as per the ...Keep reading

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