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2026-09-06 · BBC News

Antonelli 'walks over water' for win that will go down in F1 folklore

🔮 - Published Kimi Antonelli's stunning victory in the Italian Grand Prix from 19th on the grid will go down in Formula 1 folklore - and, remarkably, his team boss Toto Wolff said that he had seen it coming on Saturday. assertive

2026-09-21 · BBC News

F1 reduces maximum distance of races by 15km

🔮 - Published Formula 1 has announced the maximum race distance for grands prix will be reduced by 15km from 305km (189.5 miles) to 290km (180.2 miles) for the 2027 season. assertive

2026-09-23 · BBC News

Red Bull retain Hadjar for 2027 season

🔮 Mekies added: "You could see from his first weekend in Melbourne that he handled the step up with remarkable composure and had earned his place in this seat. " assertive

2026-09-24 · BBC News

Russell fastest in Baku as Antonelli stops on track

🔮 He missed half the session so will have some catching up to do in the second session later in the day. assertive

2026-09-25 · BBC News

Antonelli 'comes back to earth' with qualifying crash

🔮 The Mercedes driver, who has been running away with the championship this season, hit a wall in first qualifying in Baku and will start Saturday's race 16th. Team-mate George Russell, his closest pursuer in the title race, starts from pole after a dominant performance. assertive

2026-09-26 · BBC News

Russell wins despite late Verstappen challenge

🔮 Russell could never break free of Verstappen but the four-time world champion was not quite able to get close enough to try an overtaking move. assertive

2026-09-26 · BBC News

Norris says Colapinto should be banned after accident

🔮 Colapinto was given a 10-second penalty in the race, but as he was already retired this will be converted into a grid drop at the next race, the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, next weekend. assertive

2026-09-26 · BBC News

'Mr Saturday' Russell 'comes through other side after real tough period'

🔮 Instead, it was Antonelli who won the race, with what will go down as one of the greatest drives in history. assertive

2026-09-27 · BBC News

Horner a distraction for Ferrari says Vasseur

🔮 Horner, dismissed as Red Bull team principal in July 2025, used an interview with the Times this week to say that Ferrari are the only Formula 1 team he would work for without being given a shareholding, describing it as "the dream", external. assertive

2026-09-29 · BBC News

'I still feel as fast as anybody' - Alonso on why he's staying in F1

🔮 "When I jump in the car, in free practice, I will see some people braking late in a corner, locking up the front tyres here or there, making mistakes there," Alonso says. assertive

2026-10-01 · BBC News

Russell says his 'confidence is back and growing'

🔮 But the team have their first major upgrade for some time and hope that will bring them into contention. assertive

2026-10-02 · BBC News

Verstappen tops Bahrain GP in Malaysia first practice

🔮 Alpine's Pierre Gasly was seventh fastest, ahead of the Racing Bulls of Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad, who will start from the back of the grid as a result of a grid penalty for using too many engine parts. assertive

2026-10-03 · BBC News

Verstappen takes first 2026 pole ahead of Hamilton

🔮 Verstappen, whose last pole and victory was at the season finale in Abu Dhabi in 2026, was 0.298 seconds quicker than Hamilton after topping all three sessions of qualifying. Red Bull's Isack Hadjar was third fastest but has a five-place grid penalty, which will promote runaway championship leader Kimi Antonelli to third place. assertive

2026-10-03 · BBC News

'Incredible' Red Bull upgrade enlivens F1 in Malaysia

🔮 - Published Even Lewis Hamilton, starting from his equal best grid position of the year in second place, fears Max Verstappen will be tough to beat in Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia. assertive

2026-10-04 · BBC News

Verstappen wins Bahrain GP in Malaysia after long delays

🔮 A late safety car caused by Alex Albon's stricken Williams led to everyone switching to fresh tyres for a four-lap dash to the flag, but again Verstappen was supreme and remained unchallenged. assertive

2026-10-04 · BBC News

Hamilton bemused after glitch turns F1 into 'Lego race'

🔮 At some point we were five-wide on the straight because we couldn't understand what was going on. assertive

2026-10-08 · BBC News

F1 heat hazard declared for fourth time this season

🔮 A heat hazard is an official status for an event where it is forecast that temperatures will exceed 31C at some point during the race. assertive

2026-10-08 · BBC News

Russell to take further grid penalty this season

🔮 - Published George Russell says he will be taking a further grid penalty this season in addition to the one he has been hit with for this weekend's Singapore Grand Prix. assertive

2026-10-09 · BBC News

Russell fastest from Leclerc in Singapore practice

🔮 The split between tyre compounds made it hard to form any conclusions about relative pace. Russell will start Sunday's race from the back as a result of a penalty for using too many engine parts, following his engine failure while running third in the closing stages of the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia. He and Antonelli are also running different specifications of car, Russell reverting to a previous spec and the Italian the new aerodynamic package introduced in Malaysia. assertive

2026-10-09 · BBC News

Mercedes critics think I'm Satan - Wolff

🔮 Russell enters this weekend's Singapore Grand Prix 86 points behind team-mate Kimi Antonelli, and will start from the back because of a grid penalty for using too many engine parts. assertive

2026-10-09 · BBC News

Verstappen on sprint pole after another settings issue

🔮 Championship leader Kimi Antonelli, using the Mercedes upgrade that underperformed in Malaysia while Russell is on the previous specification, could manage only seventh. And there were further glitches with the engine settings provided by governing body the FIA five days after the formation laps in the wet in Malaysia saw cars reduced to crawling speed as a result of a software bug. assertive

2026-10-11 · BBC News

Verstappen dominates for first Singapore Grand Prix win

🔮 To become champion in Austin, he would need to win the race with Russell finishing ninth or lower and Hamilton fifth or lower. assertive

2026-10-11 · BBC News

Hamilton apologises to Ferrari as Antonelli moves to brink of title

🔮 Not every call will work out, and I can accept getting it wrong but I'm sorry for the team for the points we lost today. assertive

2026-10-13 · BBC News

Rwanda to host F1's first race in Africa since 1993

🔮 The event - to be called the African Grand Prix - will be held on a new, purpose-built circuit in Bugesera, 25 miles south of the capital Kigali and next to the city's new international airport. assertive

2026-10-13 · BBC News

A 'landmark' moment - why has Rwanda been chosen to host F1?

🔮 The track is not completely finalised - there will be further consultation with teams and drivers - but is envisaged to be about 6km (3.7 miles) long, with 17 corners, and will use the undulating Rwandan landscape to help create a dramatic layout. assertive

2026-10-14 · BBC News

Red Bull F1 boss Mekies gets new deal to 2031

🔮 Mekies said: "I am incredibly proud to continue this journey with Red Bull Racing, and I would like to thank Chalerm, Mark, and Oliver, the entire team, and everyone involved for the trust they have placed in the project. assertive

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