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Max Verstappen torna re del sabato a Sepang, Hamilton batte Antonelli e Leclerc

03 Oct

Max Verstappen returns to be the Saturday king at Sepang, Hamilton beats Antonelli and Leclerc

Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Aston Martin, Charles Leclerc, F1, Fernando Alonso, George Russell, Isaac Hadjar, Lando Norris, Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen, McLaren, Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team, Oracle Red Bull Racing, Oscar Piastri, Scuderia Ferrari, Sepang

SEPANG - After 15 failed attempts, Formula 1 is back with one of its great Saturday stars: Max Verstappen, the last winner of a race at Sepang, way back in 2017, and who in 2026 took pole position on Malaysian soil, but for the Bahrain Grand Prix. For the Dutchman and Red Bull, it's the very first time in a 2026 season that began with a thousand difficulties and is finally starting to get going. Ferrari also performed well, at least for Lewis Hamilton, who finished second on a circuit where he holds the qualifying record. In…

Kimi Antonelli takes first place in F1 free practice at Sepang, ahead of Verstappen.

Formula 1, Kimi Antonelli, Max Verstappen, Mercedes, Free practice, Sepang

SEPANG – Kimi Antonelli set the fastest time in the final Formula 1 free practice session at the Sepang circuit, with a lap of 1'36.302. The Italian Mercedes driver finished ahead of the two Red Bulls of Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar. Antonelli's teammate, George Russell, followed in fourth, while the Ferraris finished fifth with Charles Leclerc and sixth with Lewis Hamilton. Read also: Leclerc satisfied after free practice at Sepang: close to the Bahrain GP. Fred Vasseur calls for serenity and reassurances about relations with Ferrari management. MotoGP at Motegi: Alex…

F1's return to Sepang overshadowed by controversy over Imola and Ferrari

Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Charles Leclerc, F1, Frederic Vasseur, George Russell, Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team, Scuderia Ferrari, Sepang, Valtteri Bottas

SEPANG - There's a common thread in Formula 1 returning to the track at Sepang, which, depending on how you look at it, can be as long as a week or as long as twenty years. This weekend, eight days after the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, which was held in Baku on Saturday, the Bahrain Grand Prix will take place, although the race will be hosted by faraway Malaysia, which has offered to fill the gap in the calendar left by Sakhir due to the ongoing war in the Middle East. This marks the return to the calendar of a track much loved by…