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Updated as of Monday, Oct 05

Mercedes upgrade backfires at Sepang

Oct.4 (GMM) Mercedes’ major Sepang upgrade appears to have made the W17 slower rather than faster, with both cars missing the top three in qualifying as Max Verstappen took pole. Toto Wolff was stunned by the scale of the setback. “We’ve never had an update go so wrong like this before,” the team boss told…

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Broadcaster claims Qatar, Abu Dhabi are on

Oct.2 (GMM) Formula 1’s long-running uncertainty over Qatar and Abu Dhabi may finally be ending, with Sky Deutschland reporting that both races will go ahead as scheduled. According to the German broadcaster, Qatar will remain on November 27-29 and Abu Dhabi will host the season finale on December 4-6, meaning the Imola contingency would not…

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Qatar, Abu Dhabi confirmed as 2026 finale

Oct.3 (GMM) Formula 1 has finally confirmed that Qatar and Abu Dhabi will go ahead as planned, ending months of uncertainty over the 2026 season finale. F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali confirmed the decision to Sky Italia during the relocated Bahrain GP at Sepang. “With the information and reassurances we have received, we can confirm –…

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Sepang transport chaos leaves F1 fans stranded

Oct.3 (GMM) Formula 1’s return to Sepang has been hit by transport chaos, with enormous crowds left waiting for shuttle buses after Friday practice and some fans eventually walking kilometres from the circuit. Local reports say thousands packed the designated bus areas after FP2, with some spectators claiming waits of three hours or more. Others…

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Komatsu answers Ocon claim over Haas axe

Oct.3 (GMM) Ayao Komatsu has responded to Esteban Ocon’s insistence that performance was not the reason Haas decided to drop him for 2027, saying the decision was based on the “overall picture”. Ocon said at Sepang that he knows why Haas made the call but insisted: “The reason wasn’t my performance.” Komatsu did not directly…

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Alonso tease sparks Verstappen GT3 speculation

Oct.3 (GMM) Fernando Alonso has hinted at more racing outside Formula 1, but Max Verstappen has ruled out one obvious theory – that the pair are about to team up in GT3. With his new Aston Martin deal for 2027 now in place, Alonso said at Sepang that he still wants to explore forms of…

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Vasseur rejects Hamilton hint over Ferrari bosses

Oct.3 (GMM) Frederic Vasseur has pushed back against Lewis Hamilton’s suggestion that Ferrari’s deeper problems may involve people above the team principal, insisting his relationship with senior management is strong and the organisation itself is not the issue. Hamilton said on Thursday that Ferrari’s structure may need reviewing and that “there are also people above”…

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Tyre survival could decide wide-open Sepang race

Oct.3 (GMM) Formula 1’s return to Sepang looks unusually open, with Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc and Kimi Antonelli each topping a practice session and severe tyre degradation emerging as the key factor. Verstappen led FP1, Leclerc FP2 and Antonelli FP3, while Red Bull boss Laurent Mekies believes as many as eight cars could realistically be…

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Bottas clarifies Imola tax comments

Oct.3 (GMM) Valtteri Bottas has moved to clarify his comments about the tax implications of a possible Imola finale. The Cadillac driver had said earlier that “none of the drivers want to race in Imola” partly because of recent Italian tax demands. Max Verstappen hit back: “There is no tax issue. You just have to…

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Briatore says Colapinto case is ‘finished’

Oct.3 (GMM) Flavio Briatore has confirmed he was furious with Franco Colapinto after the costly Baku crash, but says Alpine has now closed the matter internally and will impose no publicly disclosed consequences. Colapinto said at Sepang that despite Briatore’s angry post-race statement, Alpine never seriously considered sidelining him. Asked directly about consequences during the…

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