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Formula One (F1)

Formula One (F1)
Formula One is the highest class of international racing for open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars.
The official F1 website shows that tickets in several categories for the race in Malaysia in October were sold out. Photo: F1
Malaysia

Malaysian F1 fans vent fury over sales process, organisers cite ‘high traffic’

The Sepang International Circuit is hosting the race for the first time since 2017 as the Bahrain leg was cancelled due to the Iran war.

Get to Know

Meet fried chicken mogul Todd Graves, who spent US$100 million on a World Cup party

Timepieces

5 top watch moments in July, from Wimbledon wrist game to an F.P. Journe for auction

Malaysia

How a displaced F1 race could be Malaysia’s ‘blessing in disguise’

The one-off race in Sepang could deliver an economic boost and position Malaysia as a stable regional base for global events, analysts say.

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen drives during the Formula One Malaysia Grand Prix in Sepang on October 1, 2017. Sepang will host this year’s Bahrain Grand Prix in October. Photo: AFP
Singapore Grand Prix

Malaysia to make Formula 1 comeback in October as host of Bahrain Grand Prix

Addition of Sepang race, which will be called ‘Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia’, returns championship calendar ⁠to 23 stops.

Lando Norris

F1 needs better balance between business, sport, says world champion Lando Norris

Audi’s entry resulted in rule changes while drivers have very little say, says McLaren lead ahead of Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday.

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Petronas

Malaysia back in Formula 1 frame as Bahrain hopes recede amid conflict in region

Malaysia’s Sepang circuit, which hosted F1 from 1999 to 2017, could replace a Middle Eastern race, possibly between Baku and Singapore stops.

British driver Lewis Hamilton, then of Mercedes, during a practice session ahead of the Malaysian F1 Grand Prix at the Sepang International Circuit in 2017. Photo: EPA-EFE
Loewe

4 pairs of oversized wraparound sunglasses to make a big splash this season

Command attention like Kim Kardashian, with futuristic shield sunglasses from major fashion houses.

Charles Leclerc

Formula One’s Charles Leclerc and 4 of his most expensive watches

The recently married Ferrari driver loves a pricey watch – though he’s had one of his limited edition RMs stolen off his wrist while signing autographs.

Style Edit

Style Edit: 7 new sporty Solargraph timepieces from Tag Heuer to watch

The two 28mm Aquaracer models and five pastel-coloured Formula One watches all share Solargraph technology that charges the battery on natural or artificial light.

Tag Heuer’s Aquaracer Professional 100 Solargraph 28mm, modelled here by Canadian Olympic swimmer Summer McIntosh, is one of seven new models, all of them using Solargraph technology that means never having to replace the battery. Photo: Handout
Lewis Hamilton

Stopping Hamilton when he ‘smells blood’ will not be easy, Mercedes F1 boss says

Toto Wolff is all too aware of the threat posed by the British seven-time world champion, who won his first race with Ferrari on Sunday.

Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton looked “very happy” on the podium after winning the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix on Sunday, Toto Wolff says. Photo: dpa
McLaren

McLaren to join Ferrari as only Formula 1 teams to make 1,000 grand prix starts

Second most successful ‌F1 team of all time with 203 grand prix victories will celebrate milestone race in Monaco this weekend.

Renault

Chinese car giant BYD eyes Alpine route among possible roads into Formula 1

Former team principal of Red Bull Racing Christian Horner also reportedly approached by the electric vehicle maker at an event in Cannes.

Max Verstappen

Antonelli seeks to extend sensational start with win at F1 Canadian Grand Prix

Italian, 19, expects strong responses from teammate George Russell, who won the race last year, and from Ferrari, McLaren and Red Bull.

Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli won the Miami Grand Prix earlier this month, his third win of the season. Photo: AFP
David Beckham

Spend it like Beckham: ex-England star UK’s first billionaire athlete

Combined wealth of the ex-footballer and his wife, Victoria, reached about US$1.583 billion this year, the Sunday Times Rich List says.

David Beckham is a co-owner of Inter Miami and has several brand ambassador roles while former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham owns a fashion label. Photo: EPA
Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes F1 boss hopes Italian public are fair to ‘superstars’ Antonelli, Sinner

Toto Wolff wary of Italy’s World Cup failure adding to hype around driver, who has become first Italian to win three straight races since 1952.

Charles Leclerc

Who is F1 driver Charles Leclerc’s younger brother, Arthur?

Arthur is a F1 development driver for his brother’s team, Ferrari; the 2 made history in 2024 as the first siblings to drive together as teammates.

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McLaren

F1 returns in Miami after forced break with rule tweaks, Antonelli hat-trick bid

McLaren, Ferrari and Red Bull push to challenge Mercedes’ winning streak, while Cadillac have special ⁠livery for home grand prix debut.

McLaren’s Lando Norris drives the McLaren MCL60 during an event at the Miami International Autodrome, venue of the weekend’s Miami Grand Prix, on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
Technology

Why the workouts of Formula 1 drivers might help computer users with ‘tech neck’

The training techniques of professional racing car drivers highlight an often-overlooked muscle group and having healthy foundations is key.

Style Edit

Style Edit: Tag Heuer reimagines the chronograph for Watches and Wonders

From a ground-up redesign of the chronograph to a 500-metre dive watch, the maison’s 2026 line-up is all about pushing boundaries.

Max Verstappen

Formula One chiefs unanimously agree to make rule changes after drivers’ criticism

Four-time world champion Max Verstappen called the new style of racing ‘a joke’ and hinted he would take a break from the sport in 2027.

The new rules made cars a combination of combustion and electrical power, meaning drivers had to carefully manage their battery. Photo: Xinhua
Singapore Grand Prix

South Korea unveils plan to bring back Formula 1, tying up with K-culture

Aim is to see races held on 5km street circuit in the city of Incheon, with hopes to draw up to 400,000 visitors over three-day race weekend.

Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany won the Korean Grand Prix in 2011. Photo: AP
Hainan

Hainan hopes to make F1 race its ‘core engine’ as it builds ‘automotive culture’

Project would include a circuit and racing training schools, but F1 body says there no plans to stage more than one grand prix in China.

Lando Norris

F1’s governing body has plenty to ponder about new rules during 5-week break

Oliver Bearman’s crash at the Japanese Grand Prix exposed the shortcomings of the hybrid power units and the element of energy management.

Fame and celebrity

Meet F1 driver Kimi Antonelli, who just won the Japanese ⁠Grand Prix in Suzuka

The 19-year-old won his first Grand Prix race earlier this month in Shanghai, and followed it up immediately with a second win in Japan.

Kimi Antonelli rocking a new look for the Grand Prix in Japan. Photo: @kimi.antonelli/Instagram
Japan

Video | Japan’s F1-style office chair race

Only unmodified store-bought office chairs are allowed in the annual competition.

Office workers negotiate a corner during an office chair race, called “Isu-one Grand Prix” (Chair-one Grand Prix), in Tokyo’s Kyobashi business district on October 25, 2015. 31 teams, each with three members, competed in a two-hour endurance race with office chairs on October 25. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo by YOSHIKAZU TSUNO / AFP)
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Mercedes-Benz

F1: Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli overcomes bad start to win Japanese Grand Prix

Italian recovers after starting from pole and dropping to sixth to win second straight race, and becoming youngest championship leader ‌at 19.

Lando Norris

Antonelli claims pole position at Japanese Grand Prix ahead of teammate Russell

Two Mercedes drivers are followed by McLaren’s Oscar Piastri in third and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in fourth, with Max Verstappen down in 11th.

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