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Mercedes power unit failures could cost Antonelli victories in title fight, warns Schiff
Analyst Naomi Schiff has cautioned that recurring Mercedes power unit failures — which ended George Russell's Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia — pose a genuine threat to championship leader Kimi Antonelli's title bid. Antonelli currently leads Russell by 84 points.
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Singapore GP 2026 goes sprint format for first time as race week events take shape
The 2026 Singapore Grand Prix, running 9–11 October at Marina Bay, marks the first sprint weekend in the race's history. Drivers including Hamilton, Norris, Leclerc and Piastri are scheduled for fan meet-ups across the city from 6 October.
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Red Bull pushes FIA to fix ADUO system after being labelled F1's benchmark power unit
Red Bull team boss Laurent Mekies says the team is in discussions with the FIA to revise the ADUO development token system for 2027, after Red Bull Ford was controversially classified as Formula 1's benchmark power unit despite Mercedes dominating on overall performance.
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Hamilton launches Plus44 pop-up in Singapore with local artist collaboration
Lewis Hamilton has brought his Plus44 lifestyle brand to Southeast Asia for the first time, opening a pop-up at Marina Bay Sands during Singapore Grand Prix week. The store features a limited capsule collection created in partnership with Singaporean artist Jahan Loh.
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Ferrari ditches iconic red for sleek dark livery at 2026 Singapore Grand Prix
Scuderia Ferrari has unveiled a special-edition dark aesthetic for Charles Leclerc at the 2026 Singapore Grand Prix, replacing the team's signature red with a black-based design built around the Marina Bay night-race atmosphere.
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Russell faces 10-place Singapore grid drop after power unit failure ends Malaysian race
George Russell will take a 10-place grid penalty at the Singapore Grand Prix after a sudden power unit failure forced his retirement from third place at the Malaysian Grand Prix in Sepang. The drop compounds his title deficit to championship leader and Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli.
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Hamilton unveils full restoration of dust-covered Ferrari F40 that sat undriven for 30 years
Lewis Hamilton has released a full video documenting the restoration of his Ferrari F40 — a 1991 car driven just 69km before spending over three decades in a garage — carried out by engineers at the Maranello factory.
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Verstappen calls for V8 return and IndyCar-style boost to replace DRS in Formula 1
Four-time world champion Max Verstappen has called for Formula 1 to ditch its hybrid V6 engines in favour of naturally aspirated V8s, and replace the DRS overtaking aid with an IndyCar-style manual push-to-pass system.
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EA's F1 25 joins PlayStation Plus at no extra cost for PS5 owners
EA's officially licensed F1 25 is now free to download for PlayStation Plus subscribers on PS5. The offer runs from 6 October to 2 November and covers Essential, Extra, and Premium tier members, giving access to Career mode, My Team 2.0, and F1 World online racing.
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Mercedes teases Antonelli over rosewater podium fumble as Verstappen wins in Bahrain
Max Verstappen claimed his first victory of the 2026 season at the Bahrain Grand Prix in Sepang, while championship leader Kimi Antonelli finished second after struggling with the circuit's traditional rosewater podium celebration — prompting a gentle jab from his own team.
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Stella admits McLaren misjudged wet-dry crossover to cost Norris and Piastri in Bahrain
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has acknowledged that a miscalculation on tyre choice at the start of the Bahrain Grand Prix left both Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri fighting from the back of the field at Sepang.
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Coulthard hints F1 African Grand Prix announcement is just weeks away
David Coulthard has teased that Formula 1's return to Africa — absent from the calendar since the 1993 South African Grand Prix at Kyalami — is about to be confirmed, with an official announcement believed to be imminent.
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Championship leader Antonelli reveals what Hamilton and Verstappen taught him at chaotic Malaysian GP
Kimi Antonelli, currently leading the Formula 1 standings, finished second at the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia and used his post-race press conference to explain the specific lessons he drew from racing wheel-to-wheel with Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton.
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Verstappen's Malaysia win lifts Red Bull but Mekies warns Mercedes remain the benchmark
Max Verstappen claimed Red Bull's first victory of the 2026 Formula 1 season in Malaysia, converting dominant pole into a comfortable win at Sepang. Team principal Laurent Mekies welcomed the result but cautioned that consistently matching Mercedes remains the squad's key challenge.
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Battery failure costs Hadjar a Bahrain GP podium as Hamilton's Ferrari sweeps past
Isack Hadjar looked set for a podium at the Bahrain Grand Prix until a late battery failure stripped him of straight-line speed, allowing Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc to overtake him in the closing laps. The Red Bull rookie finished fifth.
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Russell slams 'not very F1' Bahrain GP after power unit failure ends podium bid
George Russell criticised the chaotic Bahrain Grand Prix at Sepang as 'not very F1' after software failures during the formation lap caused widespread delays, and a power unit failure on lap 50 ended his own podium challenge.
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Stella urges FIA to prevent Sepang software chaos from recurring after Bahrain GP delay
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has backed the FIA following the 50-minute start delay at the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, where a widespread software bug left cars coasting without throttle during formation laps on a wet Sepang circuit.
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Mercedes urges F1 simplification after software chaos delays Malaysian GP by 90 minutes
Multiple cars crawled and stalled on the formation lap at Sepang, forcing a 90-minute delay while the FIA issued a software fix. Mercedes deputy team principal Bradley Lord says the incident underscores why Formula 1 must pursue simpler regulations.
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Bottas cycles 350km from Sepang to Singapore after retiring from Malaysian GP
Valtteri Bottas is making his own way to the Singapore Grand Prix — by bicycle. The Cadillac driver set off from Sepang International Circuit on Sunday evening after spinning out of the Malaysian GP on lap nine, choosing a multi-day, 350km ride over a flight.
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Russell's Malaysia power unit failure threatens to cost him engine upgrade in Singapore
George Russell retired from the Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang with a power unit failure while running third, a result that could force Mercedes to take a grid penalty in Singapore and potentially forfeit a planned engine upgrade under the ADUO system.
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