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Jorge Martín took the lead in the Indonesian GP Sprint with an advantage of more than 1.5 seconds over Marc Márquez, but a technical problem and a late error led him to lose victory - and a podium.
Martin started fifth on the grid but made the most of a chaotic opening corner at Mandalika, where Fabio Di Giannantonio, Marquez, Marco Bezzecchi and Raul Fernandez went four-wide into the turn ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen took victory in the Singapore Grand Prix sprint race from pole position after George Russell crashed out of the lead at the end of the first lap.
A downpour soaked the starting grid 15 minutes before the scheduled start, while some parts of the Marina Bay Street Circuit remained dry. The race was delayed by half an hour due to the standing water in Turns 2 and 3.
When the ...Keep reading

Mercedes driver George Russell has crashed out of a wet Singapore GP sprint, bringing out a safety car on lap 2.
Following a delay triggered by a sudden downpour, Russell took the lead on a wet start of the race by passing polesitter Max Verstappen on the inside into Turn 1.
But Russell didn't enjoy his lead for long, crashing in the final corner on lap two as he appeared to lose control ...Keep reading

Marco Bezzecchi has brushed aside Raul Fernandez's anger over their first-corner crash in Saturday's Mandalika sprint, calling it a racing incident.
While there were a lot of moving parts in the chain reaction at the opening corner, Bezzecchi was the first rider to fall off. His factory Aprilia skittled Fernandez's Trackhouse entry, putting paid to both of their hopes. 
Given that the pair ...Keep reading

Williams team principal James Vowles has spent the last month aggressively lobbying the Formula 1 paddock for a massive overhaul to the sport's financial regulations. Claiming that the newly combined $215million CapEx/OpEx budget cap has created a "two-tier championship" where the top four teams hoard 83% of the points, Vowles is pushing for a sliding scale allowance based on championship ...Keep reading

Raul Fernandez has launched a scathing attack on Marco Bezzecchi after the pair crashed on their way into the first braking zone of the MotoGP sprint at Mandalika.
Saturday began in the best possible way for Fernandez, who secured his first MotoGP pole position, but ended in disaster, with the Trackhouse rider on the ground, suffering a fractured finger and unsure whether he would be able to ...Keep reading

A difficult tyre gamble in Saturday qualifying for the season finale at Hockenheim - because the track was wet at the start, which led some drivers to initially set a time on wet tyres and then switch to slicks: But that proved to be a poor choice, so they switched back again. The biggest surprise of all came from Abt-Lamborghini driver Luca Engstler, who took pole with a 1:47.048.
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Marc Marquez has described part of his post-victory commitments as "inhumane" as he continues to resist peripheral demands while he pushes for an eighth MotoGP world title.
Marquez's lack of extravagant celebration has been a talking point since the Austrian sprint race two events ago, following which he first referenced his need to save energy and put his sporting commitments first. 
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Live coverage of the F1 Sprint at the 2026 Singapore Grand Prix.

Toto Wolff has explained the thinking behind Mercedes’ choice to give each of their drivers a different specification of the W17 in Singapore.

Following a chaotic and highly contested Sprint qualifying shootout at the Marina Bay Street Circuit, the 2026 Formula 1 championship battle appears closer than ever. Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen ultimately secured the sprint pole position, but he was closely followed by Mercedes driver George Russell in second, Scuderia Ferrari's Charles Leclerc in third, and McLaren's Oscar Piastri in ...Keep reading

The Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team is currently navigating one of the most bizarre internal storylines of the 2026 Formula 1 season. During Friday's Sprint qualifying shootout at the Marina Bay Street Circuit, the factory deliberately split their aerodynamic packages to gather comparative data on a failing upgrade.
The on-track results were completely polarising. George Russell, driving the ...Keep reading

When the Mercedes opted to run an aggressively divided garage for the Singapore Grand Prix Sprint weekend, the goal was simple: gather enough side-by-side data to finally understand why their highly anticipated aerodynamic upgrade failed in Malaysia. Instead, the radical split-specification test has only plunged the factory deeper into utter confusion.
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After showing massive promise during the opening segments of the Singapore Grand Prix sprint shootout, Scuderia Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton completely fell apart during the decisive final session. While his team-mate Charles Leclerc managed to secure a solid third-place starting position on the tight Marina Bay Street Circuit, the seven-time world champion will be forced to start Saturday's ...Keep reading

Igor Fraga scored his first full-length Super Formula victory on Saturday at Fuji, as Kakunoshin Ohta took another step towards an early coronation with second place.
From pole, Nakajima Racing driver Fraga was more or less untroubled at the head of the field for the entire 41-lap race, only losing the advantage during the pit cycle.
It marks the Brazilian’s third career win, but both of ...Keep reading

Marc Marquez took a surprise victory in the dramatic Indonesian Grand Prix sprint race, hitting the front of the MotoGP world championship standings for the first time in 2026.
Jorge Martin only managed fourth on Saturday despite leading most of the race, while fellow Aprilias Raul Fernandez - who started from pole - and Marco Bezzecchi crashed at the first corner.
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Raul Fernandez claimed his maiden MotoGP pole position at the Indonesian Grand Prix on Saturday, while Marc Marquez qualified fourth to edge out title rival Jorge Martin.
Trackhouse rider Fernandez improved to a 1m28.562s on his final run to beat the factory Aprilia of Marco Bezzecchi by a tenth of a second, after the latter was forced to abandon his best lap due to yellow ...Keep reading

On Friday, NASCAR held a Celebration of Life for Kyle Busch, which was free and open to the public.
Before the special event turned to remarks from his widow, Samantha Busch, those in attendance heard speeches from Kurt Busch, Joe Gibbs, Austin Dillon, and others.
To conclude the night, Samantha delivered an emotional speech, talking about how much Kyle meant to her and the greater racing ...Keep reading

Hosted by Mike Joy, the Kyle Busch Celebration of Life immediately followed Friday's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race, and featured several of those closest to him.
Among them was Joe Gibbs, who was Kyle Busch's team owner from 2009 through the 2022 season. Together, they won 56 Cup races, as well as the 2015 and 2019 NASCAR Cup Series championships.
Kyle remains the team's most recent ...Keep reading

Following the Celebration of Life for Kyle Busch, his 11-year-old son Brexton got behind the wheel of the No. 8 Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Cup car his famous father once drove.
The special ceremony featured speeches from Joe Gibbs, Austin Dillon, and Samantha Busch, as well as Q&As with Kurt Busch, Kyle Larson, Daniel Suarez, Noah Gragson, and Christopher Bell.
When the hour of ...Keep reading