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Top-tier global motorsport series.
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Piastri leads Norris 6-15 in qualifying head-to-heads as 2026 F1 season reaches Bahrain in Malaysia
McLaren's Oscar Piastri holds a commanding 15-6 advantage over Lando Norris in 2026 qualifying head-to-heads, with the season's running tally updated through the Bahrain Grand Prix held in Malaysia.
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Verstappen snatches first 2026 pole to share Sepang front row with Hamilton
Max Verstappen claimed his first pole position of the 2026 season at Sepang, edging Lewis Hamilton by 0.298 seconds to set up a front-row battle that has fans invoking memories of their 2021 title fight.
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Verstappen seals 49th career pole at Bahrain GP as Hamilton lines up alongside on Ferrari's front row
Max Verstappen dominated all three qualifying sessions at the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia to claim his first pole of 2026, setting a 1m35.130s at Sepang. Lewis Hamilton qualified second for Ferrari, with championship leader Kimi Antonelli fourth after a Q2 track-limits deletion cost him a fresh tyre set.
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Leclerc reveals why hand-drawn pictures from young fans move him most
Charles Leclerc has opened up about the fan gifts that affect him most, saying hand-drawn pictures from children consistently make him emotional — and that he keeps every single one at home.
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Russell calls on FIA to act as cost cap leaves him without cooling vest in Malaysian heat
George Russell will race without a cooling vest at the Malaysian Grand Prix after Mercedes chose to spend its cost-cap budget on car development instead. With track temperatures hitting 60°C, the Briton is urging the FIA to exempt the technology from the $215m spending limit.
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Antonelli bounces back from troubled Friday to lead Mercedes 1-4 in Malaysian FP3
Kimi Antonelli clocked a 1m36.302s to top FP3 at the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, shaking off a difficult Friday in which championship-leading Mercedes had slipped as low as seventh and eighth. Isack Hadjar and Max Verstappen split the Silver Arrows in second and third.
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Hamilton's custom Khaite look at Monza revealed as F40 arrival becomes iconic Ferrari moment
Lewis Hamilton's standout appearance at the Italian Grand Prix in September has been fully detailed, with the seven-time champion arriving at Monza in a restored Ferrari F40 before posing in a custom ensemble drawn from Khaite's Fall 2026 collection.
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Hamilton backs Alonso's talent after veteran seals Aston Martin deal through 2027
Lewis Hamilton praised Fernando Alonso's pure talent in the Sepang paddock after the two-time champion extended his Aston Martin contract through at least 2027, comments that quickly went viral on social media.
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Malaysian fans leave George Russell lost for words with handmade scrapbook at F1's Sepang return
A Malaysian fan group called Team GR63 presented Mercedes driver George Russell with a thick handmade scrapbook filled with notes, drawings, and photographs ahead of Formula 1's first race at Sepang International Circuit in nine years.
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Hamilton escapes ban but Ferrari fined €10,000 after Bortoleto impeding scare in Bahrain GP practice
Lewis Hamilton received an official warning from FIA stewards after blocking Audi's Gabriel Bortoleto at over 150km/h during second free practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix at Sepang. Ferrari were separately fined €10,000 for failing to alert their driver to approaching traffic despite his damaged mirror.
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Russell admits Mercedes is 'off the pace' after difficult Friday practice at Sepang
George Russell says Mercedes needs overnight set-up adjustments after finishing second and seventh in Friday practice at the Malaysian Grand Prix, with championship leader Kimi Antonelli faring even worse in fifth and eighth.
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Brundle dismisses Horner-to-Ferrari rumours after speaking directly with the Briton
Martin Brundle has poured cold water on speculation linking Christian Horner to a management role at Ferrari, revealing that Horner told him his comments about the Italian team were simply a matter of politeness rather than genuine interest.
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Verstappen skips soft tyres in Malaysia FP2 and urges caution over Red Bull's progress
Max Verstappen deliberately avoided a soft-tyre run in Friday's FP2 at Sepang, finishing fourth behind Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, before warning fans not to read too much into Red Bull's encouraging start to the Malaysian Grand Prix weekend.
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Briatore draws line under Colapinto's Baku crash as Alpine chase Racing Bulls
Alpine boss Flavio Briatore has moved on from Franco Colapinto's three-car collision at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, saying 'the past is the past' as his team trails Racing Bulls by 15 points with eight races remaining.
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Hadjar returns from wrist fracture with podium, contract and a joke about his couch
Isack Hadjar finished third on his comeback at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after missing three races with a wrist fracture, and revealed he still lacks full movement — but insists the condition is "good enough" to race.
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Piastri jokes 2026 F1 cars will need more laps to learn Sepang than he does
Oscar Piastri raised eyebrows ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix by suggesting the complex 2026 power units may take longer to adapt to a new circuit than the driver behind the wheel — a quip that reignited fan debate over the incoming regulations.
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Leclerc leads Ferrari one-two in FP2 as Mercedes botch soft-tyre runs at Sepang
Charles Leclerc set the pace in second practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix at Sepang, clocking a 1m37.528s to edge Red Bull's Isack Hadjar and Lando Norris. Both Mercedes drivers, George Russell and Kimi Antonelli, squandered their soft-tyre laps in the final sector.
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Vasseur warns Ferrari must shift focus to race pace as tyre degradation looms at Sepang
Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur says the Scuderia must prioritise race pace over qualifying performance at the Malaysian Grand Prix, with severe tyre degradation at Sepang set to reshape the competitive order after weeks of low-deg circuits.
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Hamilton and Leclerc trade laughs testing Ferrari's 830hp limited-edition 12Cilindri Manuale at Fiorano
Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc took turns behind the wheel of Ferrari's new 12Cilindri Manuale at Fiorano, putting the 830hp, limited-edition V12 grand tourer through its paces and offering their feedback on the road car.
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Vasseur hits back at 'personal' attacks as Ferrari job speculation intensifies in Malaysia
Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur has spoken out against what he called unfair and 'personal' criticism of his leadership, addressing mounting speculation about his future at the team ahead of the Malaysian Grand Prix.
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