Five F1 Singapore Grand Prix conclusions: McLaren headache just got bigger

Valtteri Bottas tells Crash.net Mercedes are supporting his transition to Cadillac.

The Indonesian Grand Prix was something of a lost opportunity for Honda and Yamaha to score a MotoGP podium, given the pace they both enjoyed in the run-up to the race.With the factory Ducati squad enduring a torrid weekend during which it wrapped up the teams’ title, the race looked like the golden opportunity for Honda and Yamaha to capitalise on the situation and score some big ...Keep reading

The thrilling duel between Ayhancan Guven and Marco Wittmann on the final lap of the DTM decider at Hockenheim was the race’s big talking point that sparked heated debate.Just a few corners before the finish, Wittmann took the lead from Guven and seemed to be on his way to victory. But the Manthey Porsche driver struck back just seconds later, reclaiming the top spot with a controversial ...Keep reading

Fermin Aldeguer’s maiden MotoGP victory came during a strange weekend for MotoGP at the Indonesian Grand Prix. While there is one obvious factor that contributed to this success, there are two others that were even more important and with a potentially lasting impact…

Alex Ninovic scored his seventh and eighth victories of the campaign at Donington Park to emphatically win the 2025 GB3 Championship with a round to spare.The Rodin Motorsport driver continued his imperious form into the final UK leg of the season, bagging his eighth pole of the year in qualifying, And he duly converted that into a win behind the safety car in the opener, having pulled over ...Keep reading

Oscar Piastri voiced his annoyance at both Lando Norris and McLaren following the clash on the opening lap of the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix – but were his complaints justified?The F1 world championship leader was barged by Norris into Turn 3 on the opening lap and wasn’t given sympathy from the McLaren pitwall when he let his feelings know.Did Piastri have grounds for complaints? ...Keep reading

2009 Formula 1 champion Jenson Button has predicted that the 2026 regulation changes will show Lewis Hamilton “either at his best or a Lewis that’s maybe going to walk away”.Hamilton made the blockbuster move from Mercedes to Ferrari at the start of 2025 after a successful 12-year stint with the Brackley outfit, which resulted in six of his seven championship titles and eight ...Keep reading

Oscar Piastri voiced his annoyance at both Lando Norris and McLaren following the clash on the opening lap of the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix – but were his complaints justified?The F1 world championship leader was barged by Norris into Turn 3 on the opening lap and wasn’t given sympathy from the McLaren pitwall when he let his feelings know.Did Piastri have grounds for complaints? ...Keep reading

“So I think if you fault me for just going on the inside and putting my car on the inside of a big gap, then, yeah, I think you shouldn’t be in F1.”

Martin Brundle has issued an apology to singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi after an awkward interaction during the Singapore Grand Prix grid walk.As the clock was counting down to the Singapore national anthem, the former Formula 1 driver quickly approached who he thought was the award-winning artist. “Lewis, wonderful to see you…” he said before realising it was Capaldi's brother ...Keep reading

Charles Leclerc says he and Lewis Hamilton are “passengers” of Ferrari’s Formula 1 car, as they can’t outperform it to get back to the podium positions.Ferrari has had tough weekends in Baku and Singapore, where the top five eluded the Scuderia in both qualifying and the race, with the lack of pace compounded by significant braking issues at the Marina Bay Street Circuit.“From ...Keep reading

Jack Miller crashed in the closing stages of the Indonesian Grand Prix

A dig at F1 from Fernando Alonso following the Singapore Grand Prix

“I was waiting for Bez, because he was faster than me the whole weekend. But he didn’t arrive.”Fermin Aldeguer was right to have been looking over his shoulder during the Indonesian Grand Prix on Sunday. After all, Marco ‘Bez’ Bezzecchi had hunted him down with ease after a poor start in the Saturday sprint. The factory Aprilia was surely going to gobble up the rookie’s Gresini ...Keep reading

Brad Binder got his best result of the season in the Indonesian GP

Steve Dance navigated gusty and damp conditions at Silverstone in his Ford Capri RS3100 to take the win in the red finale of last weekend’s Equipe Super Sprint.The unique event features a series of short heats through which drivers progress to determine which of three finals they would contest, with each designed to feature car/driver combinations of a similar pace.But in setting a super ...Keep reading

The 2025 Indonesian Grand Prix will be remembered for a long time, for reasons both good and bad. First, a rookie who had shown so much promise over the season was finally able to score his maiden win - and in commanding fashion. Then, the race itself delivered so much action to the point you could have mistaken it for a Moto3 contest.However, all that drama and excitement was partly ...Keep reading

Martin Brundle claims the "ground rules have changed" between Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris.