🚨 | NEW: Red Bull are committed to a complete overhaul for their 2027 car, says Pierre Wache. "More or less nothing will transfer. "Because there are plenty [of areas] we think we have identified we can improve." [@Racingnews365]

🚨 | FIA President Ben Sulayem says talks are still ongoing for F1 to make a return to V8 engines. 2030 is seen as a realistic target for their reintroduction. [@NextgenAuto]

🚨 | Christian Horner reveals that Lewis Hamilton was in negotiations with Red Bull in 2012. Adrian Newey was "ecstatic" about the prospect of Hamilton joining. However, Helmut Marko was "unimpressed" and feared Hamilton's arrival "would likely impact Sebastian [Vettel]".

🚨 | There are serious concerns about the latest Mercedes upgrade package. With these updates, the W17 has an extremely narrow operating window and can be very difficult to drive. [@MST_Formel1]

📸 | Anthony Hamilton visited Max Verstappen at Portimao during the GT3 event.

🚨 | Ayao Komatsu says Ferrari's influence did not decide Rafael Camara earning a Haas contract. "Camara was the fastest. That's the simple answer." [@NextgenAuto]

🚨 | NEW: Fernando Alonso was 2.090s behind Max Verstappen's Pole Position time in Malaysia. According to @wearetherace, Alonso lost 2.238s to the Dutchman in sections with full throttle.

🚨 | Oliver Bearman is reportedly among the candidates for a 2028 Ferrari seat. Bearman's contract with Ferrari exipires at the end of 2027, so next year's performance will be crucial for his prospects at the main team. [@Auto_Racer_it]

🚨 | Haas confirm Rafael Camara will drive alongside Oliver Bearman in 2027. Camara has signed a multi-year contract with the twam.

🚨 | BREAKING: Red Bull announce a multi-year extension of Laurent Mekies' contract to keep him as team principal and CEO until 2031.

🚨 | Christian Horner says he also wanted Charles Leclerc at Red Bull: "Helmut told me I should just forget about Charles as well. "Just like with Fernando, it wasn't going to happen. "I knew immediately that that order did not come from Max." [@NUnl]

🚨 | Christian Horner reveals he wanted Fernando Alonso at Red Bull for 2025: "Fernando even told me he really wanted to drive alongside Max. "Helmut, apparantely on behalf of someone on Verstappen's management team, made it clear they were not happy with this idea." [@NUnl]

🚨 | George Russell is set to take another engine penalty at the Las Vegas GP. Russell is expected to receive the upgraded ADUO power unit with this change. [@SkySportsF1]

🚨 | BREAKING: Formula 1 announce the African Grand Prix will join the calendar in the early 2030s. A 10-year agreement has been reached for Rwanda to host F1 races.

Podium finishes in 2026: 🇮🇹 Antonelli - 14 🇳🇱 Verstappen - 9 🇬🇧 Russell - 8 🇬🇧 Hamilton - 6 🇲🇨 Leclerc - 5 🇬🇧 Norris - 5 🇦🇺 Piastri - 2 🇲🇫 Hadjar - 2

🚨 | Rafael Camara is understood to have secured the second Haas seat for 2027. The Brazilian's contract is expected to be announced in the coming weeks. [@NextgenAuto]

🚨 | NEW: Cadillac have reportedly decided that Ugo Ugochukwu will participate in their FP1 rookie sessions in 2027. [@Auto_Racer_it]

🚨 | Esteban Ocon is understood to have ONE lifeline to stay in F1... Cadillac. Although both Cadillac drivers are under multi-year contracts, it is reported that Ocon could be an outside option to join the team in 2027. [@Blickch]

🚨 | Lewis Hamilton saye he takes "full responsibility" for his Singapore strategy in post-race quotes:

🚨 | Lando Norris confirms discussions with McLaren about his incident with Piastri: "As a team we all spoke about it. I apologised, but that's all you need to know. "I was told off." [@SkySportF1]