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The Slowest Lap at Sepang Broke F1’s 2026 Engines Photo: Red Bull Media House, via Ford (editorial use).

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The Slowest Lap at Sepang Broke F1’s 2026 Engines

Lauren Miller October 20, 2026

An FIA energy limit, a wet formation lap and Sepang's sector map left F1 cars crawling. Here's...

Red Bull Ford Had F1’s Yardstick Engine All Year. Sepang Finally Gave It a Win. Photo: Red Bull Media House, via Ford (editorial use).

Red Bull Ford Had F1’s Yardstick Engine All Year. Sepang Finally Gave It a Win.

Kyle Matthews October 20, 2026

Verstappen's Sepang win gives Red Bull Ford its first F1 victory. The FIA's engine numbers flagged it...

Red Bull Won Sepang Under the Lap 9 Safety Car, on a Tyre Mercedes Didn’t Pick Photo: Lukas Raich, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Red Bull Won Sepang Under the Lap 9 Safety Car, on a Tyre Mercedes Didn’t Pick

Lauren Miller October 20, 2026

Verstappen's first 2026 win was decided by a soft-tyre call under Sepang's lap-nine Safety Car. Ferrari's grid...

Hamilton Backed Vasseur, Then Pointed Upstairs. Ferrari’s Engine Numbers Back Him Up. Lewis Hamilton driving his red Ferrari during qualifying for the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton driving his red Ferrari during qualifying for the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix

Hamilton Backed Vasseur, Then Pointed Upstairs. Ferrari’s Engine Numbers Back Him Up.

Lauren Miller October 20, 2026

Hamilton defended Vasseur at Sepang, then said people above the team principal share responsibility. The FIA's own...

Verstappen Fills His Own GT3 Seat at Portimão, and Lands on Valentino Rossi’s Grid

Kyle Matthews October 20, 2026

A WEC calendar clash took both of Verstappen Racing's regular Endurance Cup drivers away from the GTWC...

Ocon Will Leave Haas After 2026, and His Goodbye Came With a Footnote Photo: TGR Haas F1 Team

Ocon Will Leave Haas After 2026, and His Goodbye Came With a Footnote

Lauren Miller October 20, 2026

Esteban Ocon leaves TGR Haas after 2026. Breaking down the numbers, his pointed statement, and who could...

George Russell Can Win Every Race Left and Still Lose the F1 Title to Kimi Antonelli Photo: Lukas Raich / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

George Russell Can Win Every Race Left and Still Lose the F1 Title to Kimi Antonelli

Lauren Miller October 20, 2026

Russell trails Antonelli by 66 with 208 points left. A perfect run of wins still leaves him...

Russell’s Grid Penalty Is Really About Mercedes’ Catch-Up Engine, and Where to Spend It George Russell in the Mercedes during first practice at the 2025 Singapore Grand Prix

George Russell in the Mercedes during first practice at the 2025 Singapore Grand Prix

Russell’s Grid Penalty Is Really About Mercedes’ Catch-Up Engine, and Where to Spend It

EL Puckett October 20, 2026

Mercedes holds an FIA-approved ADUO engine upgrade that must be used this year. Russell's grid penalty is...

Photo: Alexis Doine / Wikimedia Commons, CC0

Edward Jones Bought Scott Dixon’s Indy 500. The F1 Half of the McLaren Deal Is a Visor.

Kyle Matthews October 20, 2026

Edward Jones’ new McLaren deal spans F1 and IndyCar, but the money lands on Scott Dixon’s No....

Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia Notebook: Russell’s Baku Win Leaves Antonelli 66 Clear as Sepang Starts From Zero Photo: Leminhel / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

Photo: Leminhel / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia Notebook: Russell’s Baku Win Leaves Antonelli 66 Clear as Sepang Starts From Zero

Lauren Miller October 20, 2026

Russell's Baku win cut Antonelli's lead to 66 points. Our Sepang notebook: session times in ET, Mercedes'...

Formula 1

The Slowest Lap at Sepang Broke F1’s 2026 Engines

Red Bull Ford Had F1’s Yardstick Engine All Year. Sepang Finally Gave It a Win.

Red Bull Won Sepang Under the Lap 9 Safety Car, on a Tyre Mercedes Didn’t Pick

Hamilton Backed Vasseur, Then Pointed Upstairs. Ferrari’s Engine Numbers Back Him Up.

Verstappen Fills His Own GT3 Seat at Portimão, and Lands on Valentino Rossi’s Grid

Ocon Will Leave Haas After 2026, and His Goodbye Came With a Footnote

George Russell Can Win Every Race Left and Still Lose the F1 Title to Kimi Antonelli

Russell’s Grid Penalty Is Really About Mercedes’ Catch-Up Engine, and Where to Spend It

Edward Jones Bought Scott Dixon’s Indy 500. The F1 Half of the McLaren Deal Is a Visor.

Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia Notebook: Russell’s Baku Win Leaves Antonelli 66 Clear as Sepang Starts From Zero

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