📌 | 𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝟭 𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗞 Lewis first. Formula 1 always. 🐐 We’re Team LH, covering Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari and everything happening across Formula 1. News aggregation, live race coverage, stats, technical stories, analysis, history and race-week drama from across the grid. Every driver. Every team. The whole sport. Sources cited. Takes may annoy you.

🌃 | 𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗔𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗘𝗗 𝗙𝟭 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥 When Marina Bay joined the calendar in 2008, Formula 1 had never staged a race entirely under floodlights. What followed became a blueprint for the modern F1 spectacle. 🔹 Around 3,000 lux of lighting — roughly four times brighter than many stadiums. 🔹 Special helmets and one-off liveries designed specifically to shine under the lights. 🔹 Fireworks over Marina Bay immediately after the chequered flag. 🔹 Major concerts turning the Grand Prix into a full weekend festival. From Sebastian Vettel's LED helmet to Lewis Hamilton's chrome designs and global music acts after racing, Singapore created an identity that other night races would later follow. Eighteen years later, it remains one of Formula 1's most distinctive weekends. 🇸🇬✨ [@F1] #F1 #SingaporeGP

🔥 | 𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗔𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗜𝗦 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗙𝟭’𝗦 𝗠𝗢𝗦𝗧 𝗕𝗥𝗨𝗧𝗔𝗟 𝗧𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗦 🇸🇬 Marina Bay combines heat, humidity, walls and relentless low-speed corners, and the numbers underline just how demanding this weekend can be. 📊 Drivers can lose as much as 3kg of body weight during the race 📊 Safety Car probability: 67% 📊 VSC probability: 33% 📊 Pit-stop time loss: 22.44s 📊 Overtakes in 2025: 58 📊 Pole to Turn 1 braking point: just 198 metres Pirelli expects degradation and wear not to be major limiting factors, making a one-stop strategy the likely baseline again, although the C5 soft could play a bigger role than usual thanks to its improved durability. And with this being a Sprint weekend, teams get only one practice session before competitive running begins. [@F1] #F1 #SingaporeGP

🏁 | 𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗔𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗚𝗣: 𝟱 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗬𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛 🇸🇬 Formula 1 heads to Marina Bay for the final Sprint weekend of 2026 and the conclusion of the Asian triple-header. 🔹 𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗡 𝗠𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗨𝗠: Fresh from Red Bull Ford's first victory in Malaysia, can Max make it back-to-back wins? 🔹 𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗘𝗗𝗘𝗦 𝗨𝗣𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗘 𝗠𝗬𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗬: The W17's major Sepang package failed to deliver its expected gain, with old and new specifications set to be compared in Singapore. 🔹 𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗜 𝗖𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗜𝗡: Kimi arrives with an 84-point championship lead and 183 points still available. 🔹 𝗔𝗟𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗢 𝗢𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗬: Aston Martin expects Marina Bay to suit its package after a strong points finish in Malaysia. 🔹 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗦𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗧: Saturday's Sprint starts at 17:00 local time before sunset, while Sunday's Grand Prix takes place fully under the lights. One practice session. Tight walls. Heat, humidity and a championship entering its decisive phase. [@F1] #F1 #SingaporeGP

🚨 | 𝗡𝗘𝗪: 𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝗕𝗨𝗟𝗟’𝗦 𝗦𝗨𝗥𝗚𝗘 𝗜𝗦𝗡’𝗧 𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗔𝗥 — 𝗜𝗧𝗦 𝗣𝗢𝗪𝗘𝗥 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧 𝗛𝗔𝗦 𝗤𝗨𝗜𝗘𝗧𝗟𝗬 𝗠𝗔𝗗𝗘 𝗔 𝗕𝗜𝗚 𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗣 Much of the attention has gone to Red Bull’s Baku aero upgrade, but its straight-line performance in Malaysia pointed to significant progress from the Red Bull Ford power unit too. And they’ve done it without being allowed a hardware upgrade under ADUO. 🔹 Red Bull has instead improved driveability, operating windows, launches and overall PU integration. 🔹 Laurent Mekies says the engine was a “strong part of the package” in both Baku and Malaysia. 🔹 The Baku upgrade helped, but Red Bull views the recent jump as part of a much broader chassis + power-unit development push rather than one breakthrough package. That could be one of the biggest reasons Verstappen suddenly looks capable of fighting at the front again. [@wearetherace] #F1 #RedBull #MaxVerstappen

🗺️ | 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗔 𝗕𝗔𝗬 𝗖𝗜𝗥𝗖𝗨𝗜𝗧 𝗙𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗦 🇸🇬 📊 Circuit length: 4.927km 📊 Race distance: 305.337km 📊 Number of laps: 62 📊 First Grand Prix: 2008 📊 Corners: 19 📊 Straight Mode zones: 5 ⏱️ Fastest race lap: 1:33.808 — Lewis Hamilton, 2025. A tight street circuit, but with five Straight Mode zones set to play a major role under the 2026 regulations. [Formula 1 / FIA] #F1 #SingaporeGP #LewisHamilton

🚨 | 𝗡𝗘𝗪: 𝗠𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗡 𝗙𝗔𝗖𝗘𝗦 𝗤𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝗜𝗧𝗦 𝗕𝗔𝗞𝗨 𝗨𝗣𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗘 𝗣𝗔𝗖𝗞𝗔𝗚𝗘 McLaren's latest development package has increased the MCL40's theoretical potential, but the team is struggling to extract that performance consistently on track. 🔹 Since Baku, McLaren has lost ground particularly in slow-speed corners, despite improving straight-line efficiency. 🔹 Andrea Stella says the data indicates the upgrades are working, raising the possibility that the car's operating window has become harder to access. 🔹 McLaren was only the fourth-fastest package in Malaysia, while its deficit to Ferrari in the Constructors' Championship has grown to 89 points. 🔹 Singapore will be another key test before Austin provides a more representative benchmark. AutoRacer also reports that further MCL40 developments are planned around the São Paulo GP in early November. [Andrea Vergani & Rosario Giuliana / AutoRacer.it] #F1 #McLaren #SingaporeGP

🚧 | 𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗔𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗛𝗔𝗦 𝗠𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗖𝗔𝗨𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗥𝗨𝗦𝗦𝗘𝗟𝗟 𝗜𝗡 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 🇸🇬 Marina Bay organisers have reprofiled the wall on the approach to Turn 10 ahead of this weekend’s Grand Prix. 🔹 The barrier now curves with the track rather than jutting towards the racing line. 🔹 It has also been moved further away from the cars’ natural trajectory. The old configuration was notoriously unforgiving, most famously catching George Russell on the final lap in 2023. A small-looking change that could remove one of Singapore’s nastiest traps. 📸: [@wearetherace] #F1 #SingaporeGP

🌦️ | 𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗔𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗦𝗘𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗘𝗫𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗘 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗧 — 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗡 𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗟𝗟 𝗜𝗡 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗬! 🇸🇬 The forecast for Marina Bay points to another demanding weekend for drivers, cars and tyres. 📊 Friday: 30% chance of rain 📊 Saturday: 40% 📊 Sunday: 40% 🌡️ Air temperature: up to 32–33°C 🔥 Track temperature: potentially 54–56°C during the day 💧 High humidity throughout the weekend With Singapore running the Sprint format, teams will have just one practice session to understand tyre behaviour before competitive running begins. [Formula 1] #F1 #SingaporeGP

🗺️ | 𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗔𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗙𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗦 𝗙𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗠𝗢𝗗𝗘 𝗭𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗦! 🇸🇬 The FIA circuit map reveals extensive use of Straight Mode around Marina Bay despite its tight, technical layout. ⚡ 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗠𝗢𝗗𝗘 — 𝟱 𝗭𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗦 🔹 Main straight 🔹 Turns 5–7 🔹 Turns 9–10 🔹 Turns 13–14 🔹 Turns 15–16 🟢 𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗧𝗔𝗞𝗘 𝗠𝗢𝗗𝗘 🔹 Detection: after Turn 16 🔹 Activation: after Turn 17 📊 Circuit length: 4.927km 📊 Corners: 19 Five opportunities to switch into the low-drag configuration could make energy deployment and car efficiency far more important than Singapore's traditional street-circuit reputation suggests. [FIA] #F1 #SingaporeGP

🚨 | 𝗦𝗔 𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗦 𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥: “𝗦𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗛 𝗔𝗙𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗔 𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗟 𝗚𝗘𝗧 𝗙𝟭 — 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡 𝗕𝗘𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝟮𝟬𝟯𝟬” 🇿🇦 South Africa’s Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, has reacted to Rwanda’s reported 2030 F1 plans, and remains emphatic about South Africa’s own bid. “We are happy for Rwanda's 2030 F1. They have worked on it longer than SA and deserve it… SA will get F1, even before 2030.” The push to bring Formula 1 back to South Africa is very much alive. [@GaytonMcK] #F1 #SouthAfricanGP

🚨 | 𝗡𝗘𝗪: 𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗘𝗗𝗘𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗥𝗨𝗡 𝗢𝗟𝗗 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗪𝟭𝟳 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗦 𝗦𝗜𝗗𝗘-𝗕𝗬-𝗦𝗜𝗗𝗘 𝗜𝗡 𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗔𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗘 Mercedes will split its cars between the previous and latest aero packages for the entire Singapore weekend as it investigates what went wrong with its major Malaysia upgrade. 🔹 The package was expected to gain around 0.3s, but Toto Wolff believes Mercedes instead lost as much as 0.5s at Sepang. 🔹 Singapore's very different characteristics will be used to determine whether the problem was the upgrade itself, the extreme Sepang surface — or an interaction between both. 🔹 With only one practice session in the Sprint format, Mercedes will have little time to gather comparison data before competitive running begins. George Russell will also take a power-unit grid penalty and start from the back. [@wearetherace] #F1 #Mercedes #SingaporeGP

🚴 | 𝗕𝗢𝗧𝗧𝗔𝗦 𝗖𝗬𝗖𝗟𝗘𝗗 𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗠 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗙𝟭 𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧! 😭 After the Bahrain GP at Sepang, Valtteri Bottas travelled to Singapore for the final round of F1's Asian triple-header… by bike. 📊 Total distance: 419.67km 📊 Journey: 3 days 📊 Day 3 alone: 161km in 5h 31m The ride took him through Malaysian gravel roads and jungle routes — complete with snakes and a few unexpected obstacles — before he finally arrived in Singapore. 🇲🇾➡️🇸🇬 That is one way to travel between Grands Prix. 😂 [@ValtteriBottas on Instagram] #F1 #ValtteriBottas #SingaporeGP

🚨 | 𝗡𝗘𝗪: 𝗙𝗘𝗥𝗥𝗔𝗥𝗜 𝗣𝗨𝗧𝗦 𝗙𝗣𝟭 𝗔𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗥𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗜𝗧𝗦 𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗔𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗡 Singapore will host its first-ever Sprint weekend, leaving Ferrari with just one practice session before Sprint Qualifying. Fred Vasseur says that makes FP1 critical at a circuit where drivers normally need as much running as possible to build confidence. 🎙️ “We have to make sure we maximise every session, especially the only one free practice, to put the drivers in the best possible conditions with the car.” With tight margins, limited overtaking opportunities and extreme heat and humidity, Ferrari knows there will be very little room to recover from a poor start to the weekend. [Luca Manacorda / AutoRacer.it] #F1 #Ferrari #SingaporeGP

🛞 | 𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗔𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗧𝗬𝗥𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗣𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 🇸🇬 Pirelli's minimum starting pressures for Marina Bay: 🔹 Slicks — Front: 24.0 psi | Rear: 23.0 psi 🔹 Intermediates — Front: 25.0 psi | Rear: 24.0 psi 🔹 Wets — Front: 23.0 psi | Rear: 22.0 psi 📊 Expected minimum stabilised running pressure: Slicks: 24.5 psi front | 23.5 psi rear. 📊 Maximum tyre heating time: 2 hours across slick, intermediate and wet tyres. [FIA / Pirelli] #F1 #SingaporeGP

🛞 | 𝗣𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗜 𝗧𝗬𝗥𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗦 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗔𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗘 🇸🇬 The tyre allocation for this weekend's Singapore Grand Prix: ⚪ Hard: C3 🟡 Medium: C4 🔴 Soft: C5 📊 Mandatory race compounds: C3 and C4. With Marina Bay hosting a Sprint weekend for the first time, teams will have just one practice session to understand the tyres before competitive running begins. [FIA / Pirelli] #F1 #SingaporeGP

🌅 | 𝗦𝗢𝗠𝗘 𝗖𝗜𝗥𝗖𝗨𝗜𝗧𝗦 𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗛𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗜𝗧. The cars, the packed grandstand, that unmistakable Sepang roof — all under a Malaysian sunset. 😍🇲🇾 What a backdrop for Formula 1's return. #F1 #Sepang #BahrainGP

🚨 | 𝗡𝗘𝗪: 𝗙𝟭 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗟𝗗 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗗𝗨𝗖𝗘 𝗔 𝗖𝗢𝗦𝗧-𝗖𝗔𝗣 𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛-𝗨𝗣 𝗦𝗬𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗠 𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗠 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳 Williams boss James Vowles is pushing for teams outside F1's top four to be allowed additional spending room under the cost cap, warning that smaller teams are becoming trapped by legacy infrastructure disadvantages. 🔹 Options include a sliding scale based on championship position, performance tiers or points gaps to the leading teams. 🔹 Audi, Aston Martin, Alpine and Cadillac are understood to broadly support the proposal, while Haas is against it. 🔹 Williams currently appears one vote short of the support required to introduce the change for 2027. The proposal will be discussed at November's F1 Commission meeting. [@wearetherace] #F1

🚨 | 𝗡𝗘𝗪: 𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗧𝗢𝗡'𝗦 𝗜𝗡𝗙𝗟𝗨𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗜𝗡𝗦𝗜𝗗𝗘 𝗙𝗘𝗥𝗥𝗔𝗥𝗜 𝗜𝗦 𝗚𝗥𝗢𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗚 According to AutoRacer, Lewis Hamilton has built a solid group of engineers around his working method at Maranello, with his approach beginning to gain wider support inside Ferrari. 🔹 His feedback is reportedly helping sharpen understanding of the SF-26's weaknesses and the priorities for change. 🔹 Charles Leclerc has gradually moved closer to Hamilton's perspective, strengthening areas where both drivers identify the same problems. 🔹 The next step is expanding that consensus beyond Lewis' immediate working group and further into Ferrari's technical structure. Hamilton was brought to Maranello not only to drive, but also to bring experience from winning organisations. That influence is now beginning to take shape. [Giuliano Duchessa / AutoRacer.it] #F1 #LewisHamilton #Ferrari

🚧 | 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞 𝗔𝗟𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗬 𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗪𝗔𝗬 𝗔𝗧 𝗠𝗔𝗗𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚! Just weeks after the inaugural Spanish Grand Prix at Madrid's new circuit, preparations have already started for the next edition. The first construction work is underway as organisers begin refining the venue for F1's return in 2027. 🏗️🇪🇸 [@robertofunoat] #F1 #SpanishGP #Madring

🚨 | 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: 𝗙𝟭 𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗘𝗗𝗟𝗬 𝗦𝗘𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗥𝗘𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗡 𝗧𝗢 𝗔𝗙𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗔 𝗜𝗡 𝟮𝟬𝟯𝟬! 🌍🇷🇼 RacingNews365 reports from multiple paddock sources that an agreement has been reached for Rwanda to host a Formula 1 Grand Prix from 2030. 🔹 A permanent circuit is planned around 40km from Kigali, near Bugesera International Airport. 🔹 The circuit will be based on plans by WurzDesign. 🔹 An official announcement could arrive later this year, potentially within the coming weeks. It would mark Formula 1's first race in Africa since the 1993 South African Grand Prix at Kyalami. The deal has not yet been officially announced by Formula 1. [Racingnews365] #F1 #RwandaGP