Can Max Verstappen beat the McLaren pair in Singapore?

McLaren's partnership with engine-supplier Mercedes-Benz - believed to have been on rocky ground for some time - could culminate in divorce as soon as the end of the 2009 F1 World Championship campaign, it has been rumoured, with reports that BMW is set to fill the breach.

Formula 1's inaugural night race in 2008 was widely-regarded as one of the success stories of the season, and as the travelling circus returns there this weekend for the second edition of the Singapore Grand Prix in the Far Eastern city-state, hopes are high for a similar spectacle.

With the annual Formula 1 silly season getting increasingly into full swing, three names are being mooted as the most likely candidates for a drive at Manor Grand Prix in 2010 - out-of-work Super Aguri F1 refugee Anthony Davidson, current BMW-Sauber reserve driver Christian Klien and reigning A1GP World Cup of Motorsport Champion Adam Carroll.

The post-qualifying fuel weights ahead of the European Grand Prix this weekend suggest that Sebastian Vettel should be worried, that Rubens Barrichello is arguably in the box seat - and that Jenson Button could just be about to get his faltering championship challenge back on-track under the Spanish sun.

It's that time of year again. The F1 circus is off sunning itself on its mid-summer break, drivers and teams alike are taking a much-needed and well-deserved breather from the frenetic nature of one grand prix after another - and everybody seems to be talking about who will be driving where in 2010. Here at Crash.net there is no exception, so we have put together a list of likely options and moves between this season and next, who is in favour and who is likely heading out of the door. The drivers have been listed in order of present championship position.

Global music superstars Beyonce, The Black Eyed Peas, Simple Minds, ZZ Top and N.E.R.D have all been lined up by F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone to rock the weekend of the Singapore Grand Prix next month - though ticket sales for the island city-state's second race are still struggling to get off the starting grid.

BMW has dropped hints that it may be willing to follow fellow German manufacturer Mercedes-Benz in supplying 'customer' versions of its engines to other F1 teams - with suggestions the Bavarian marque has Red Bull Racing as its prime target.

Flying in the face of the opinions expressed by both Ferrari and BMW over the past week, Ross Brawn has thrown his support behind the FIA's new optional ?40 million budget cap in Formula 1, warning that without it the top flight risks 'turning [engineers] into Swiss watchmakers' - but equally underlining that it will only be workable if it is embraced by all.

Ryan Vargas has competed in various different NASCAR series, driving everything from Xfinity to Trucks, plus EuroNASCAR and the Canadian division.The 25-year-old has accumulated 71 starts in the NASCAR Xfinity Series over the years, with two top tens and a best finish of sixth. In seven career Truck starts, he has placed as high as eighth.In 2024, he ran the the full EuroNASCAR schedule ...Keep reading

Oscar Piastri set the fastest time on Friday practice in Singapore, a 1m30.714s, leaving even his closest world championship rivals behind: Lando Norris finished fifth (+0.483s), while Max Verstappen took third place (+0.143s). The small gap for Red Bull is particularly surprising, as Singapore has traditionally been considered a bogey track for Verstappen.A detailed look at the long-run data ...Keep reading

Rene Rast has announced he will leave DTM at the end of the 2025 season, on the eve of the final round as he prepares to battle for a fourth title in the series.The three-time DTM champion heads into the Hockenheim finale third in the drivers’ standings, 11 points behind leader Lucas Auer and four points off runner-up Jordan Pepper."After so many unforgettable years in the DTM, I want ...Keep reading

Rene Rast has announced he will leave the DTM at the end of the 2025 season, on the eve of the final round as he prepares to battle for a fourth title in the series.The three-time DTM champion heads into the Hockenheim final round in third in the drivers’ standings, 11 points behind leader Lucas Auer and four points of second-placed driver Jordan Pepper, as he aims to secure a fourth title ...Keep reading

Ferrari has been handed a €10,000 fine for unsafely releasing Charles Leclerc into the path of McLaren's Lando Norris during Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix practice.During Friday night's second practice, Leclerc was sent out of the Ferrari garage into the path of Norris. The ensuing contact caused damage to Norris' front wing, with the Briton having to be pulled back into his garage to ...Keep reading

Ferrari have been fined for releasing Charles Leclerc into Lando Norris.

Ferrari has been handed a €10,000 fine for unsafely releasing Charles Leclerc into the path of McLaren's Lando Norris during Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix practice.During Friday night's second practice Leclerc was sent out of the Ferrari garage into the path of Norris. The ensuing contact caused damage to Norris' front wing, with the Briton having to be pulled back into his garage to ...Keep reading

Charles Leclerc reckons a misjudgement from his Ferrari team was behind the collision with Lando Norris late on in second practice at the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix.Ferrari released Leclerc into the pathway of Norris down the pitlane, causing the Monegasque to drive into the McLaren, which subsequently lost its front wing as it then collided with the wall.This came in the final 20 ...Keep reading

Three-time W Series champion Jamie Chadwick has branded the pitlane clash between McLaren's Lando Norris and Ferrari's Charles Leclerc as "super clumsy".During the second practice session ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix, Leclerc collided with Norris in the pitlane, causing the McLaren driver to crash into the wall and damage his front wing. Luckily for the Briton, the incident didn't cause a ...Keep reading

Charles Leclerc reckons a misjudgement from his Ferrari team was behind the collision with Lando Norris late on in second practice at the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix.Ferrari released Leclerc into the pathway of Norris down the pitlane, causing the Monegasque to drive into the McLaren which subsequently lost its front wing as it then collided with the wall.This came in the final 20 ...Keep reading