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Sunday Night Edition • Verstappen Sweeps, Martín Strikes Back • 11 October 2026 • No. 019
Lead Story • Formula 1

Verstappen Finally Conquers Marina Bay — and Hands Antonelli a Match Point

Pole, sprint, Grand Prix: a clean Singapore sweep for Red Bull. Behind him, third place leaves the title leader one good Sunday in Austin from history.

Max Verstappen converted pole into his first Singapore Grand Prix win, leading from start to finish and taking the flag 7.3s clear of Charles Leclerc, with Kimi Antonelli third. It is a second straight Grand Prix win after Sepang, his 73rd in all, and it lifts him to fourth in the standings.

Antonelli now has 340 points to George Russell's 238, a 102-point lead with six races left. Russell started 19th on a power-unit penalty and recovered only to ninth. Several outlets calculate that a win in Austin on 25 October, with Russell ninth or lower, would make Antonelli F1's youngest world champion.

Ferrari left frustrated: Hamilton started third, stayed out on old softs on a one-stop plan and slid to sixth, and has since apologised to the team for the call.

 
Also Leading • MotoGP

Two Lead Changes in 24 Hours: Martín Takes the Title Back

Márquez stole the sprint and the points lead on Saturday. On Sunday Aprilia filled the top four and handed it straight back.

Marco Bezzecchi won the Indonesian Grand Prix, passing pole-sitter Raúl Fernández with nine laps left as Aprilia locked out the first four places. Jorge Martín recovered to third; sprint winner Marc Márquez finished sixth. The table reads Martín 355, Márquez 353, with five rounds left.

Around the Paddock
Formula 1 • McLaren
Stella wants answers, not apologies, after the sprint clash
Norris's last-lap move on Piastri took both McLarens out of the sprint points fight; Andrea Stella called the collision unacceptable.
MotoGP • Mandalika
Second place with two broken fingers, and a tyre rule nobody likes
Fernández raced Sunday with two fractured fingers. Pedro Acosta laid into the minimum tyre-pressure rule that also cost Martín the sprint lead.
NASCAR • Charlotte tonight
Larson starts on pole after the rain wipes out qualifying
The Chase leader is 40 clear of Denny Hamlin and 55 ahead of Christopher Bell going into the Bank of America 400.
WEC • Barcelona
Toyota brings a 10-point edge to the WEC's first Catalan race
The No. 8 crew leads its sister car by 10 and BMW's Rast and Frijns by 14. Two six-hour races remain: Barcelona and Monza.
WRC • Off-season
An early winter for the rally world
Sardinia crowned Elfyn Evans and was also the island's last WRC round; Italy moves to the Rally di Roma Capitale in 2027.
F1 Drivers' Championship • after Singapore
1Kimi Antonelli340
2George Russell238
3Lewis Hamilton229
4Max Verstappen221
5Charles Leclerc215
6Lando Norris201
Coming up (all times UTC)
NASCARBank of America 400, CharlotteSun 11 Oct, 19:00
WEC6 Hours of BarcelonaSun 18 Oct, 10:00
NASCARCup Series at PhoenixSun 18 Oct, 19:00
MotoGPAustralian Grand Prix, Phillip IslandSun 25 Oct, 03:00
NASCARCup Series at TalladegaSun 25 Oct, 18:00
F1United States Grand Prix, AustinSun 25 Oct, 20:00
MotoGPMalaysian Grand Prix, SepangSun 1 Nov, 07:00
F1Mexico City Grand PrixSun 1 Nov, 20:00
WEC6 Hours of Monza (finale)Sun 8 Nov, 10:00
F1São Paulo Grand PrixSun 8 Nov, 17:00
NASCARCup Series Championship, HomesteadSun 8 Nov, 20:00
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Compiled 11 October 2026 from Formula1.com, MotoGP.com, FIA WEC, NASCAR.com, Crash.net, The Race, RaceFans, Motorsport.com, RACER & wire reports.
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