Key Highlights Max Verstappen secured a unanimous 10/10 Power Rankings score after taking pole position and a dominant wet-to-dry victory for Red Bull at Sepang. Kimi Antonelli expanded his championship lead to 84 points with a second-place finish for Mercedes, while Lewis Hamilton recovered from P17 to complete the podium for Ferrari. Racing Bulls enjoyed ...
Key Highlights Seven-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has published a comprehensive YouTube video documenting the restoration of his 1991 Ferrari F40. The classic supercar had been parked in a garage and never started since 1991, registering only 69 kilometers on the odometer before Ferrari’s factory engineers revived it in Maranello. Hamilton initially revealed ...
Key Highlights: Charles Leclerc has urged Ferrari to examine Red Bull’s operational strategy after a failed slick-tyre start at Sepang compromised their race opening. Ferrari committed both Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton to soft tyres on a damp track, dropping them to the tail end of the field before recovering to third and fourth. Red Bull ...
Key Highlights: Mercedes is conducting deep investigations into its new floor and sidepod upgrade package after struggling with low-speed corner balance and high tyre temperatures at Sepang. George Russell was on track for a podium finish before retiring due to a confirmed mechanical failure within his Mercedes power unit. Sepang’s high track temperatures and abrasive ...
Key Highlights: Four-time Formula 1 World Champion Max Verstappen advocated for ditching heavy V6 turbo-hybrid engines in favor of naturally aspirated V8s. Verstappen proposed replacing the Drag Reduction System (DRS) with an IndyCar-style manual “push to pass” battery boost to encourage real wheel-to-wheel battles under braking. The Red Bull Racing driver emphasized that a lighter ...
Key Highlights: McLaren is investigating a sharp dip in pace at Sepang after qualifying sixth and seventh, roughly six-tenths off pole position. Team principal Andrea Stella believes rival teams may have taken larger development steps, though peculiar track and asphalt conditions also impacted the MCL40. Further production parts and minor updates are scheduled to arrive ...
Key Highlights: Mercedes teased championship leader Kimi Antonelli on social media after the Italian rookie fumbled the post-race celebratory bottle spray following his runner-up finish. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen clinched his first win of the 2026 season amid wet conditions, with Antonelli finishing second and Lewis Hamilton rounding out the podium in third. Antonelli’s second-place ...
Key Highlights: A four-time World Champion has captured his maiden Grand Prix victory of the current Formula 1 campaign. The decisive triumph took place at Malaysia’s demanding Sepang International Circuit. The victory marks an important turning point in the championship standings for the driver this season. Championship Form Returns at the Sepang International Circuit The ...
Key Highlights Mercedes driver and current Formula 1 championship leader Kimi Antonelli finished second at the chaotic Grand Prix held at the Sepang International Circuit. Antonelli shared the podium with race victor Max Verstappen and third-place finisher Lewis Hamilton, using the opportunity to study both world champions up close. The Italian rookie highlighted Verstappen’s car ...
Key Highlights: McLaren endured another difficult race outing at Sepang, finishing with Oscar Piastri in P6 and Lando Norris in P9 following a major pre-race tyre strategy misjudgment. Both drivers initially started on medium slick tyres on a damp track; Piastri pitted on the second formation lap for intermediates, while Norris stayed out and hemorrhaged ...
Key Highlights: Ferrari navigated a flawed tyre gamble at the start in Sepang to secure a resilient third- and fourth-place finish for Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc. Team Principal Fred Vasseur admitted that beginning the Grand Prix on slicks was the wrong call, as track conditions dried far slower than anticipated. Hamilton’s long-stint tyre management ...
Key Highlights: A software glitch and formation lap stalls at Sepang delayed the race start by more than 90 minutes. Mercedes deputy team principal Bradley Lord highlighted the extreme difficulty of current machinery, describing the cars and rules as “fiendishly complex.” Despite Mercedes leading the constructors’ standings under the 2026 regulations, Lord advocates for Formula ...