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Verstappen beats Russell to Sprint pole as timing chaos hits Singapore
Max Verstappen secured provisional pole position for the Singapore Grand Prix Sprint, beating George Russell to the fastest time after a disrupted qualifying session at Marina Bay. However, the Red Bull driver faces a post-session investigation over allegedly overtaking Lewis Hamilton under yellow f...
F1 plunged into chaos after latest software glitch
The Singapore Grand Prix ground to a halt after a software problem caused some cars to important timing data to drop out. The Sprint Qualifying session was brought to a halt as some telemetry data was not communicated out during the session. A statement from the FIA said: "Start of SQ2 will be delay...
Max Verstappen faces investigation over possible Lewis Hamilton infringement
Max Verstappen will face the stewards after the session over a possible yellow-flag infringement during sprint qualifying. With five minutes remaining in SQ2, the Red Bull driver was due to explain the incident to the stewards after the session. Verstappen could receive a grid penalty if an infringe...
George Russell's gigantic penalty confirmed after Mercedes perform engine change
George Russell has been handed a 40-place grid penalty after Mercedes introduced four additional power unit elements at the 2026 Singapore Grand Prix. The stewards confirmed the decision on Friday evening, with the sanction applying to the next race in which the British driver participates, which is...
Reason for the dismissal of the woman who accused Horner revealed, as she leaves latest F1 job
The woman who accused Christian Horner of inappropriate conduct is reportedly said to have lost her latest job in Formula 1 because of a 'lack of discretion'. According to the Daily Mail, her former manager consequently lost confidence in her. GPblog reported last year that, after leaving Red Bull,...
Why Racing Bulls saying no to Vowles is the worst news Williams could have got
James Vowles has spent weeks building a coalition. He has the backing of Cadillac, Aston Martin, Audi and Alpine. He has the sympathy of Formula 1 management and the FIA. He even has a clear, well-argued case: the cost cap has trapped smaller teams in a cycle of catching up to infrastructure gaps th...
Red Bull join the ranks of those teams opposed to James Vowles wholesale cost cap changes
Toto Wolff has questioned whether Formula 1 should give teams extra spending allowances based on their championship position, while Zak Brown and Alan Permane have defended the cost cap’s impact on competition. Their comments address the concerns raised by James Vowles, who has argued that the finan...
F1 LIVE | Verstappen goes fastest in SQ3 to claim Sprint pole
After only 60 minutes of practice, the first competitive session is now on the menu at the Marina Bay Street Circuit. Stay with us throughout the session as GPblog brings you the latest updates and exclusive insights straight from the paddock in Singapore. The Singapore Grand Prix hosts the final Sp...
Verstappen's protégé on brink of British F4 title as McLaren junior heads to Brands Hatch decider
Max Verstappen's first junior signing is one weekend away from a championship. McLaren junior Dries Van Langendonck goes into the British F4 season finale at Brands Hatch with a 72-point lead over Lewis Wherrell where 75 points are still available. That leaves the Belgian very close to the title, an...
Montoya claims Mercedes are 'terrified' of Red Bull after Verstappen's Sepang masterclass
Juan Pablo Montoya believes Mercedes are now "terrified" of Red Bull Racing after watching Max Verstappen beat Kimi Antonelli at the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia. The former F1 driver made the claim on AS Colombia's MontoyAS podcast. His comments come as the Singapore Grand Prix weekend gets under...
'Go watch Teletubbies': Toto Wolff launches explosive rant at toxic F1 fans
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has unleashed a fierce counterattack against toxic online critics, dismissing bizarre conspiracy theories alleging that the Brackley-based squad is deliberately compromising George Russell in favour of rising star Kimi Antonelli. The Austrian boss pulled no punches...
Ben Sulayem rejects criticism of F1's 2026 rules: 'The main mission of the FIA is fairness'
FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has rejected criticism of Formula 1's 2026 technical regulations. In an exclusive interview with GrandPrix247, he said fairness is still the governing body's priority and argued that the teams themselves had backed the move towards electrification. His comments wer...
Marc Marquez faces team orders threat as Aprilia reveal MotoGP title plan
Aprilia’s CEO has been asked the question every motorsport team manager dreads: will he have to sacrifice one rider for another? Massimo Rivola has seen his Italian squad catapult to the top of the standings, 122 points clear of Ducati in the teams’ championship. They’ve done so thanks to a two-pron...
Singapore puts Verstappen's 2027 favourite tag to its first real test
Max Verstappen's status as favourite for the 2027 world title gets its first real test this weekend in Singapore, and the only practice session at Marina Bay gave a mixed answer. The Red Bull Racing driver was the fastest driver on medium tyres by half a second. George Russell, driving an older-spec...
Leclerc hits back at cooling vest sceptics: 'Some drivers don't want to hear any of it'
Charles Leclerc will race with Ferrari's cooling vest at the Singapore Grand Prix, and he has little sympathy for the drivers who turn it down. The Ferrari driver admits the system is not perfect yet. He also suggested that some of his rivals are not even willing to talk about it. The cooling vest h...
F1 Full Results | Russell sets the tone ahead of Sprint Qualifying in FP1
George Russell set the quickest time during the only free practice session of the Singapore Grand Prix. The Mercedes driver's best lap was a 1:32.274. With only a single free practice session ahead of Sprint Qualifying, drivers wasted no time entering the circuit and racking up plenty of laps. After...
Russell sets the pace in Singapore as Antonelli struggles to keep up
The first and only free practice session of the Singapore Grand Prix has just concluded, with George Russell topping the timesheets ahead of this afternoon's Sprint Qualifying as the haze gradually gave way to the glow of the Marina Bay Circuit's floodlights in the closing minutes. Here is a full re...
FIA confirms worst-kept secret as Russell suffers major blow in Singapore
The FIA has officially confirmed what was already known: George Russell will serve a grid penalty for exceeding his allocation of power unit components, forcing him to start the Singapore Grand Prix from the back of the grid. According to the technical delegate's report, the Briton has taken his fif...
MotoGP Practice Results | Aprilia lead Marquez in crash-filled session
A crash-filled timed practice at the Indonesian Grand Prix was topped by Raul Fernandez ahead of Marco Bezzecchi and Jorge Martin. The session got off to a delayed start due to a technical issue in Moto2, and then experienced around 10 yellow flag incidents. Eventually, Fernandez mastered the condit...
Bizarre visor incident causes red flag as MotoGP faces Indonesia delay
Friday’s running at the Indonesian Grand Prix was delayed for a number of strange reasons. Ahead of the timed pre-qualifying MotoGP session, the preceding Moto2 running experienced a red flag due to technical issues. As such, MotoGP’s timed practice experienced a 35-minute delay amid a chaotic openi...
Hadjar reveals initial Red Bull-Ford engine fears: 'This is gonna be a long season'
Isack Hadjar has expressed his delight with the performance of the Red Bull Ford power unit, particularly given that it is only the first year of an extremely ambitious project. The Frenchman also admitted that his first experience with the engine during pre-season testing initially left him concern...
F1 LIVE | Hamilton leads FP1, Hulkenberg causes brief VSC
Everything is set for the first night race weekend of the season, although the lights of Marina Bay will only come on later in the day, with the opening practice session taking place in daylight. Follow FP1 of the Singapore Grand Prix LIVE with GPblog! Formula 1 arrives in Singapore following a chao...
Hamilton launches fierce Ferrari defence: 'McLaren made the same decision and no one even said anything about it'
Lewis Hamilton has revisited Ferrari's strategic gamble at the start of the Bahrain Grand Prix, which ultimately backfired, stressing that such decisions are not made by one person alone. Speaking to Sky Sports ahead of the weekend, the seven-time world champion launched a strong defence of his team...
Verstappen witty in response to comparison with Alonso: 'A little bit more handsome'
Max Verstappen has responded to the comparison Pedro de la Rosa made between him and Fernando Alonso. In an interview with GPblog, the Aston Martin ambassador called Verstappen a younger version of the Spaniard and said that the two stand out from all the other drivers on the Formula 1 grid. Verstap...
F1 teams split over Singapore GP upgrades as FIA reveals latest changes
The Singapore Grand Prix has seen relatively little activity on the technical development front, with several teams choosing to leave their cars unchanged for the Marina Bay weekend. With the 2026 season entering its final stages, technical development has taken a back seat for several teams headin...