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Race winner George Russell (centre) of Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team, Petronas CEO Tengku Muhammad Taufik Tengku Aziz (left) and third-placed Lando Norris of McLaren celebrate on the podium with champagne during the Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday. Photo: Formula 1 via Getty Images
Malaysia

Malaysia’s Petronas CEO sorry for ‘misplaced exuberance’ at F1 champagne shower

Tengku Muhammad Taufik Tengku Aziz was seen spraying champagne on the drivers and the crowd on the F1 podium in Singapore.

Singapore

Is Formula One’s first night race paying off for Singapore?

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Formula One (F1)

Singapore Grand Prix: Verstappen’s late-season surge faces ‘bloody hot’ test

Singapore

Singapore’s Iswaran gifts scandal: Ong Beng Seng avoids jail, fined US$23,400

The presiding judge says a jail term for Ong, who has an incurable cancer, would carry a ‘high and increased risk of endangering his life’.

Malaysian hotel tycoon Ong Beng Seng leaves the State Courts in Singapore on August 4. Ong was fined US$23,400 on Friday after admitting to relaying sensitive information about an ongoing anti-corruption investigation to Singapore’s ex-minister S. Iswaran. Photo: AFP
Formula One (F1)

Letters | Why can’t Hong Kong invest in a Formula One race?

Readers discuss how the city is being overshadowed by Singapore and Bangkok, why Hong Kong should reform land use planning, and the truth about Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas.

Formula One (F1)

Thai cabinet approves US$1.2 billion bid to host Formula 1 street race in Bangkok

If successful, the capital will host a race from 2028 and joins four other Asia-Pacific venues in a crowded 24-race schedule.

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Singapore

Ong Beng Seng, Singapore F1 tycoon, to plead guilty in Iswaran case

The 79-year-old Singapore-based Malaysian businessman faces charges of abetting and obstructing justice.

Ong Beng Seng is seen during a practice session at the Singapore Grand Prix in September 2024. Photo: Reuters
Singapore

Ong Beng Seng to step down from Singapore property firm amid Iswaran scandal

The man who brought Formula One to Singapore is leaving his property firm, with a guilty plea pending in a prominent corruption scandal.

Formula One (F1)

Named after Steven Gerrard, meet the next Chinese racing driver eyeing fast lane

Hong Kong-born, Shenzhen-raised Gerrard Xie has gone from crying behind the wheel to racing in Formula 3.

Wealth Report

How Liberty enabled Formula One to market itself better

The mass media group has drawn fresh interest in motorsport’s premier championship from the likes of LVMH, Adidas and Cadillac.

With growing popularity and a more stable financial structure, Formula One presents compelling investment prospects, from backing drivers to sponsoring teams in the global series. Photo: EPA-EFE
Singapore

Singapore’s Iswaran will not appeal against 12 months’ sentence

The former transport minister says he will begin his one-year jail term on Monday and ‘apologises unreservedly to all Singaporeans’.

Singapore’s former minister of transport S. Iswaran arrives for his trial at the Supreme Court in Singapore last Thursday. Photo: EPA-EFE
Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Hong Kong has what it takes to be a unique sporting events capital

The city’s natural beauty and spectacular cityscape are assets to be leveraged in its quest to become a one-of-its-kind events capital.

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Max Verstappen

F1: McLaren, Norris seek to pressure Red Bull, Verstappen in Singapore Grand Prix

With Ferrari, Mercedes pushing hard, McLaren will still have to battle at a track where Red Bull is off the pace and Verstappen has never won.

Formula One (F1)

Zhou Guanyu not giving up on F1 seat in 2025, but Sauber could turn to Colapinto

Argentine rookie has impressed in his first two races and could be an option if Swiss team decide against Zhou or teammate Valtteri Bottas.

Sauber’s Zhou Guanyu (left) and Mercedes’ George Russell during practice ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix. Photo: Reuters
Formula One (F1)

Verstappen riled by call for F1 drivers to swear less – ‘are we 5-year-olds?’

Lewis Hamilton agrees there is too much swearing but says there is ‘a racial element’ to FIA president’s reference to ‘foul-mouthed rappers’.

Red Bull’s Dutch driver Max Verstappen says the governing body is going too far and is fighting a losing battle when it comes to swearing. Photo: AFP
Formula One (F1)

Verstappen vows Red Bull fightback as McLaren head to Singapore Grand Prix on top

McLaren have taken a 20-point lead after Oscar Piastri’s win in Baku, while Lando Norris’ fourth place has cut Verstappen’s lead to 59 points.

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong can be greater than sum of its sporting parts, events experts tell forum

Finance chief Paul Chan tells Post forum that ‘shaping tourism with cultural activities and promoting culture through tourism’ critical to ensuring city attracts new visitors.

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What Hong Kong can learn from how Singapore made success of its F1 grand prix

Speakers at the Hong Kong Sports Economy and Tourism Summit also stress the need to get the ‘whole society’ involved when staging events.

Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz Jnr celebrates winning the Singapore Grand Prix last September. Photo: Reuters
Formula One (F1)

Formula 1 interested in holding a second race in Southeast Asia, CEO says

Liberty Media boss says interest is booming and Thailand, South Korea and Indonesia are all keen on hosting an Asian round.

Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Hong Kong in no position to compete at any cost for prestige events

Superstar line-ups that improve the city’s image and boost tourism are very desirable but how happy would Hongkongers be if millions were poured into a single event, as Singapore has done with Swift’s tour and F1?

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Singapore

Amid corruption case, Singapore court allows Iswaran to travel to Australia

Former Transport Minister S Iswaran, who faces multiple charges including corruption, was granted approval to visit Australia for over two weeks, with conditions such as additional bail.

Singapore’s Minister for Transport and Minister-in-charge for Trade Relations S. Iswaran is charged with 27 offences in a corruption probe that has also ensnared a billionaire hotel tycoon. Photo: AFP
Singapore

Singapore’s S. Iswaran probe triggers review of F1 deal, audit of 2022 race

Iswaran resigned last month after being charged with corruption, including allegedly obtaining tickets to musicals and soccer matches in the UK. He denies the charges.

Singapore will review the terms of its F1 Grand Prix deal and audit a previous race following a corruption probe involving its former transport minister. Photo: Xinhua
Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Hong Kong’s colour is fading while Singapore and Shenzhen shine

The city needs rebranding and revitalising to shake off its image problem. After recent lacklustre tourism campaigns, and a failure to deliver bold ideas in the past, a deeper rethink is needed.

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Singapore

Singapore F1 supremo Ong Beng Seng issued ‘notice of arrest’ in Iswaran probe

Singapore’s anti-graft agency directed the billionaire, who partly owns the city state’s F1 race, to provide more information on his interactions with Iswaran.

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Singapore

This Year in Singapore: post-Covid life, a PM-in-waiting, gay sex ban ends

The city state says its ‘back in business’, hosting a flurry of major events and rebuilding itself as a global aviation hub, even as some doctors voice concern about Covid complacency.

Attendees at the Pink Dot pride event on June 18, 2022 in Singapore. Photo: AFP
The Philippines

Marcos under fire for Singapore F1 trip as Philippines reels from typhoon

Critics said the trip by the Philippine president was an insult to workers grappling with hyperinflation and low wages and victims of a recent powerful typhoon.

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr is being criticised for travelling to Singapore over the weekend to watch F1 races while thousands of Filipinos remain displaced due to a recent typhoon. Photo: AP/File
Singapore

‘Singapore’s back’: Milken summit, F1 race and other events draw global VIPs

Officials such as Singapore Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam among speakers at three-day business forum aimed at tackling global issues.

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Asia travel

Formula One Singapore: big names, big prices, as city gets ready to party

Singapore Grand Prix weekend means party time, and high prices. Rooms for US$2,000, VIP tables in clubs can cost US$70,000 and race packages for up to US$10,000 per person.

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