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| ● The Briefing · No. 19 |
Monday · 12 October 2026 |
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Paddock Notes
A field journal for motorsport
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Kimi Antonelli finished third in Singapore and still added to his lead, which is now 102 points. Max Verstappen led throughout for his first win at Marina Bay, on his 250th Grand Prix start, while George Russell started 19th after an engine penalty and came home ninth. With six rounds left, Formula 1’s own arithmetic says that if Antonelli leaves Austin 125 or more points clear, the title is his.
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MotoGP went the other way. Marc Marquez won Saturday’s Sprint to go four points ahead, then finished sixth on Sunday while Jorge Martin took third, so Martin leaves Mandalika two points clear, the margin he arrived with. Marco Bezzecchi won at the head of Aprilia’s first MotoGP 1-2-3-4 and sits 46 back with five rounds to go.
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Weekend notes
| Moto3 |
Maximo Quiles, 18, won at Mandalika for his tenth victory of the season and is Moto3 world champion with five rounds to spare. |
Report → |
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The logbook · weekend results
| F1 |
Singapore GP · M. Verstappen, Red Bull |
+7.335s |
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| MotoGP |
Mandalika · M. Bezzecchi, Aprilia |
top four |
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| Moto2 |
Mandalika · I. Guevara, Pramac Yamaha |
4th win |
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| Moto3 |
Mandalika · M. Quiles, Aspar |
champion |
| Leaders · Antonelli by 102 in F1 · Martin by 2 in MotoGP · Gonzalez by 5.5 in Moto2 |
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| The Weekend F1 |
Filed 12 Oct |
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Ferrari called both cars in, and only one came
Verstappen was never headed at Marina Bay. Behind him, Ferrari called Leclerc and Hamilton in under the Virtual Safety Car; Leclerc stopped, Hamilton stayed out, and Fred Vasseur gave two different reasons why.
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| The Weekend MotoGP |
Filed 12 Oct |
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Lap 19 at Mandalika, and a title lead handed back
Raul Fernandez, riding with two broken fingers from Saturday’s Sprint crash, held the lead until lap 19 of 27. Behind the pass, Jorge Martin’s lonely third undid Marquez’s Saturday and put the championship back where it started the weekend.
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| Business MotoGP |
Filed 8 Oct |
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In the margins · Next out
| WEC |
6 Hours of Barcelona · penultimate round |
Sun 18 Oct |
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Paddock Notes
“We had pace when we needed to have it on the soft tyre and on the medium, even though I think the medium tyre for everyone was a bit more of a struggle. It worked out, so of course I’m very happy to win here.”
Max Verstappen, after winning the Singapore Grand Prix, to formula1.com (2026)
Thanks for reading. WEC races in Barcelona on Sunday; F1 and MotoGP return on 25 October, at Austin and Phillip Island.
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