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Max Verstappen took his first Singapore Grand Prix pole position with a lap of 1:31.373, beating Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc by 0.054s as Lewis Hamilton finished third after setting the pace in the opening two segments of Qualifying. Verstappen’s first Q3 attempt proved decisive at the Marina Bay Street Circuit, where several leading drivers failed to […]

George Russell set the fastest time in the sole free practice session for the 2026 FIA Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix, beating Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc by 0.198s as McLaren’s Lando Norris finished third. The Mercedes driver posted a best lap of 1:32.274 on Soft tyres, with Norris 0.273s behind. Lewis Hamilton took fourth for Ferrari, […]

TEAM REPRESENTATIVES – Alan PERMANE (Racing Bulls), Zak BROWN (McLaren), Toto WOLFF (Mercedes) Q: Toto, if we could start with you, please. Let’s begin with upgrades. They proved frustrating last time out at Sepang. Kimi is continuing to use them here. What did you learn? Did you learn any more about them in FP1?Toto WOLFF: Good afternoon, everyone. The […]

The following hearing of the International Court of Appeal will be conducted remotely by videoconference: Hearing Case ICA-2026-10: Appeal lodged on behalf of TEPZ Racing Team s.r.o. against Decision No. 21 dated 30 July 2026 of the Stewards of the Event of Asum Ring-Kristianstad (Sweden), counting towards the 2026 Mondokart.com FIA Karting European Championship – […]

The following hearing of the International Court of Appeal will take place in Paris: Hearing Case ICA-2026-12-13: Appeals lodged on behalf of Mr Gianmarco Ercoli and Mr Raphael Lessard against the Decision of the National Court of Appeal of the Fédération Française du Sport Automobile (FFSA) dated 24 July 2026, which ruled on an appeal […]

Max Verstappen took top spot in Sprint Qualifying for the 2026 FIA Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix, beating Mercedes’ George Russell by 0.120 seconds as Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc finished third at the Marina Bay Street Circuit. The Red Bull driver posted a lap of 1:31.156 in the final segment to secure first place ahead of […]

The FIA has completed a thorough review of the circumstances which necessitated the release of a Power Unit software configurations upgrade ahead of the race start of the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia.   The review focused on these key areas:  The precise cause of the loss of power experienced by a number of cars on […]

PART ONE – Esteban OCON (Haas), Franco COLAPINTO (Alpine), Fernando ALONSO (Aston Martin) Q: Fernando, why don’t we start with you? After that brilliant race in Malaysia, and after the season that Aston Martin’s had, how important was that result?Fernando ALONSO: It was obviously still far away from what we want to achieve, but yeah, to win […]

The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), the global governing body for motor sport and the federation for mobility organisations worldwide, has today confirmed a landmark 15-round 2027 FIA World Rally Championship (FIA WRC) calendar, following its approval by the FIA World Motor Sport Council. The announcement follows last week’s confirmation that Ford will return to […]

DATE TIME DRIVER / TEAM MEMBER Thursday, 8 October 1730hrs  1800hrs Franco Colapinto (Alpine) Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) Esteban Ocon (Haas)  Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi) Lando Norris (McLaren) Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) Friday, 9 October  1830hrs Zak Brown (McLaren) Toto Wolff (Mercedes) Alan Permane (Racing Bulls)  Saturday, 10 October Post-Sprint Post-Qualifying First three finishing drivers Top three fastest drivers Sunday, 11 October Post-Race First […]

The FIA Formula Regional European Championship will be contested over 10 events in 2027 with a round supporting the FIA Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix*, plus the addition of Barcelona, Portimão and Silverstone to the schedule, among the key highlights. Following FIA World Motor Sport Council approval, it is confirmed that the race for success in […]

A record entry list of 266 drivers across the OK-N and OK-N Junior categories will take to the Leopard Circuit in Viterbo, Italy this week for the 2026 FIA Karting World Cup.   The continued growth of the OK-N concept is reflected in a remarkable 50% increase in entries compared to 2025, demonstrating both the […]

The Toyota Hilux GR crew had already won Argentina’s Desafío Ruta 40 this season and moved up from third to lead their respective Drivers’ and Navigators’ Championships with one round to run in November. The Americans finished 4min 23sec ahead of Toyota Gazoo Racing SA’s João Ferreira and Filipe Palmeiro and a further 19 seconds […]

The 2027 season will see Formula 2 welcome Istanbul and Mexico City to its calendar, alongside the return of Montreal following its successful addition to the 2026 season. Formula 3 will expand its international footprint further, visiting Jeddah, Montreal and Istanbul for the first time and making its historic North American debut. The two championships […]

Max Verstappen converted pole position into victory at the 2026 FIA Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, overcoming a rain-disrupted start, changing track conditions and a late Safety Car intervention to secure Red Bull’s first win of the season and the maiden triumph for Red Bull Ford Powertrains. The four-time World Champion led home […]

DRIVERS1 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing)2 – Kimi ANTONELLI (Mercedes) 3 – Lewis HAMILTON (Ferrari)  TRACK INTERVIEWS (Conducted by David Coulthard)  Q: Max Verstappen, it’s your 72nd victory and I suspect your sweetest.Max VERSTAPPEN: It’s a really nice one, you know, after the year that we’ve had and the progression that we’ve made. So, yeah, I’m incredibly proud of everyone and it’s […]

His performance in Race 3 earned the points he needed to put the accolade out of defending champion Mark Taylor’s reach on a day when Lukas Hahn claimed two Chrome category wins. “Superb, I’m over the moon with that,” new Goodyear FIA ETRC Chrome champion* Newell said. “It worked out that little bit easier than […]

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Kimi Antonelli set the pace in Free Practice 3 for the 2026 FIA Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, leading Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar as Mercedes demonstrated its one-lap pace ahead of Qualifying at the Sepang International Circuit. The Mercedes driver posted a fastest time of 1:36.302 to finish 0.278s clear of Verstappen, […]