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Senior Sports Correspondent at Reuters. Raumdeuter in Bengaluru traffic. Living life a quarter tank at a time. Views my own. linktr.ee/Rohith.Nair

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Rohith Nair @rohithnair.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Lewis Hamilton on losing a podium position: "Not every call will work out and I can accept getting it wrong, but I'm sorry for ​the team for the points ​we lost today." www.reuters.com/sports/formu... #SingaporeGP #F1
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Hamilton apologises as pit lane miss costs Ferrari double podium in Singapore
Lewis Hamilton's tire troubles mounted as he struggled to match the race pace.
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Rohith Nair @rohithnair.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Lando Norris: "I should have done a better job battling Lewis." www.reuters.com/sports/formu... #SingaporeGP #F1
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'Not a good weekend for me': Norris rues poor decision-making in Singapore
McLaren's Lando Norris delivered a harsh self-assessment after a weekend of costly mistakes at the Singapore Grand Prix, conceding on Sunday his decision-making let him down once again ​as a potential...
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Rohith Nair @rohithnair.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Race report from the #SingaporeGP where Max Verstappen had the perfect weekend after what seems like ages! #F1 www.reuters.com/sports/formu...
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Verstappen cruises to first Singapore GP win as Antonelli closes on crown
Verstappen, who won the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia last weekend, came into the race weekend stating he had "unfinished business."
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Rohith Nair @rohithnair.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
First ever Aprilia 1-2-3-4 in #MotoGP as the satellite and factory team riders dominate the #IndonesianGP. Amazing what you can achieve when you don't take each other out.
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Rohith Nair @rohithnair.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Max Verstappen: "The margins are very close between us throughout all of qualifying. So of course, very happy ​to be on pole because this is the one that I wanted." Qualifying report: www.reuters.com/sports/formu... #SingaporeGP #F1
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Red Bull's Verstappen fastest in Singapore to claim 50th career pole
Red Bull's Max Verstappen claimed the 50th pole position of ​his career when he went fastest in qualifying under the lights at the Singapore Grand Prix on Saturday, repeating ‌his heroics from the spr...
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Rohith Nair @rohithnair.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
McLaren had a nightmare final lap as hopes of a potential podium position went up in smoke after both cars collided. Piastri: "Just a shame for the team." www.reuters.com/sports/formu... #SingaporeGP #F1
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Norris apologises after collision dashes McLaren sprint hopes
World champion Lando Norris apologised to his McLaren team after a final-lap collision with team mate Oscar Piastri wrecked their pursuit ​of a podium finish at a chaotic Singapore Grand Prix sprint o...
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Rohith Nair @rohithnair.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Verstappen: "I want to win tomorrow. ​I don't see this as a win in terms of actually winning a Grand Prix." #SingaporeGP Sprint report: www.reuters.com/sports/formu... #F1
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Verstappen claims first Singapore win as nine retirements mar chaotic sprint
Red Bull's Max Verstappen tasted victory in Singapore ​for the first time as the polesitter won a chaotic sprint on Saturday after the start was delayed by ‌over 30 minutes due to heavy rain while nin...
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Rohith Nair @rohithnair.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Hamilton, Verstappen and Leclerc all agree that Singapore isn't a great circuit for a sprint race. Hamilton says only the rain made it exciting and wants changes to the circuit (more straights) while Verstappen and Leclerc don't want sprints at city circuits. #SingaporeGP #F1
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Rohith Nair @rohithnair.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
FIA still worried about standing water at turns 2 and 3. Next inspection at 17:15. #SingaporeGP #F1
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Rohith Nair @rohithnair.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Heavy rain at the track 12 minutes before the sprint. Fans running for cover, others hurriedly putting on ponchos and raincoats. #SingaporeGP #F1
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Rohith Nair @rohithnair.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Full credit to Marc Marquez for that move on turn one but he was gifted that sprint victory after Jorge Martin's issues. But from being 102 points behind in the championship earlier this season, Marquez is now the outright leader in the standings for the first time. #IndonesiaGP #MotoGP
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Rohith Nair @rohithnair.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
A crash was waiting to happen when four bikes went side by side at turn one. Sadly it's the Aprilias taking each other out again as Fernandez and Bezzecchi go out in a crash caused by a chain reaction. #MotoGP #IndonesianGP
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Rohith Nair @rohithnair.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Max Verstappen will start on pole for the sprint after he avoids a penalty for overtaking under a yellow flag. Report: www.reuters.com/sports/formu... #SingaporeGP #F1
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Rohith Nair @rohithnair.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Correction: Sainz said the FIA "didn't decide to do sporting equity".
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Rohith Nair @rohithnair.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Sainz: "They were happy to do half of the cars in quali with a higher power than the other half of the cars. So a bit confused why the sport keeps doing different things depending on who is out in Q1 or who is out in lap one." #SingaporeGP #F1
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Rohith Nair @rohithnair.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Sainz: "There was another software issue with the cars this time around and we were on the bad end of it. And for whatever reason, the FIA, like in Malaysia, didn't decide to do sport inequity." #SingaporeGP #F1
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Rohith Nair @rohithnair.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Carlos Sainz was absolutely livid with the FIA's "human error" that gave some cars an advantage with Overtake Mode on for 27 seconds at the end of SQ1. "Half of the cars did the lap with half a second quicker engine than the others." #SingaporeGP #F1
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Rohith Nair @rohithnair.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
FIA: "Start of SQ2 will be delayed due to an issue with timing systems, some lap times had not been registered. That is now resolved and the current timings are considered correct." #SingaporeGP #F1
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Rohith Nair @rohithnair.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Just a 40-grid positions penalty for George Russell... #SingaporeGP #f1
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Rohith Nair @rohithnair.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Toto Wolff calls fans who say Mercedes are helping one driver and not the other as "brainless" at the press conference. "Do they think we have a 'Break George's engine now' button?" #SingaporeGP #F1
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Rohith Nair @rohithnair.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
George Russell trying to prove a point in practice ahead of his grid penalty for Sunday's race? But that penalty won't apply to the sprint, so can he take pole today? www.reuters.com/sports/formu... #SingaporeGP #F1
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Mercedes' Russell fastest in only practice session in Singapore
Mercedes driver George Russell was fastest in the only practice session for the Formula One Singapore ​Grand Prix on Friday as the Briton looks to ‌bounce back from a disappointing retirement in Sepan...
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Rohith Nair @rohithnair.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Fernando Alonso on Dakar Rally rumours: "I read those rumours but I don't think ​it's possible." BUT he hasn't ruled out racing in something else in the future. www.reuters.com/sports/formu... #SingaporeGP #F1
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Alonso puts brakes on Dakar Rally talk, says physical demands too tough
Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso dismissed speculation linking him with a potential Dakar Rally return, telling reporters on Thursday that the ​desert endurance race would be physically incompatible wit...
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Rohith Nair @rohithnair.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Drivers split on whether to embrace cooling vests with temperatures set to soar at the #SingaporeGP. #F1 Verstappen: "For me, it's not needed. Yes, it's hot, but it's not a sauna." Antonelli: "When I wore it last ​year I had very bad experiences." www.reuters.com/sports/formu...
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Drivers divided on cooling vests as sweltering conditions loom in Singapore
Formula One drivers are split on whether to embrace cooling vest technology as they prepare ​to battle soaring temperatures at this weekend's Singapore Grand Prix, with four-times champion Max Verstap...
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Rohith Nair @rohithnair.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Spoke to Valtteri Bottas today and obviously the questions centred around his cycle ride through the Malaysian jungle from Sepang to Singapore. Bottas: "What was wild was the riding at night in the jungle. The noise in there... your mind starts to play games, like what is out there?" #SingaporeGP
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Rohith Nair @rohithnair.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Hello, Singapore! Here's my preview of the final leg of the triple header at the Marina Bay Street Circuit. - Setback for Russell - Antonelli with a comfortable lead - "Unfinished business" for Verstappen www.reuters.com/sports/formu... #F1 #SingaporeGP
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Russell’s title hopes on the line as F1 heads to Singapore
Formula One arrives in Singapore this week with George Russell's title challenge hanging by a thread after his retirement in Malaysia handed Mercedes teammate Kimi Antonelli firm control of the champi...
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Rohith Nair @rohithnair.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
George Russell: "You've almost got to laugh, it's beyond disappointment. It's just so many times this season it's happened. It's a real shame." www.reuters.com/sports/formu... #F1 #BahrainGP
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Russell's championship dreams hit by cruel power unit failure in Sepang
George Russell's Formula One title hopes took a crushing blow when his Mercedes ground to a halt with a power unit failure five laps from ​the finish, turning what looked like a certain podium into he...
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Rohith Nair @rohithnair.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Lewis Hamilton: "These two (Verstappen and Antonelli) took off their (tyre) blankets and my heart just sank, because I knew straight away that we were in trouble." www.reuters.com/sports/formu... #F1 #BahrainGP
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Hamilton says 'heart sank' as tyre gamble backfired before stunning Sepang recovery
Lewis Hamilton said he had mixed emotions after the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia where he started second on the grid but dropped to 18th when a tyre gamble went wrong before fighting to finish third...
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Rohith Nair @rohithnair.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Of course I get one of the wildest and most chaotic races we've seen the first time I attend a Grand Prix. Race report from Sepang: www.reuters.com/sports/formu... #F1 #BahrainGP
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Verstappen wins chaotic rain-delayed Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia
Red Bull's Max Verstappen won a chaotic rain-hit Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia on Sunday for his first victory of the season after the race start was delayed by more than 90 minutes due to treacherou...
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Rohith Nair @rohithnair.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Mercedes say rain is 10 km out! #F1 #BahrainGP
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Rohith Nair @rohithnair.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Phew! 93 minutes of drama in Sepang thanks to the rain: www.reuters.com/sports/formu... #F1 #BahrainGP
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Bahrain Grand Prix gets underway at Sepang after long rain delay
The Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia descended into chaos on Sunday as heavy rain at the ​Sepang circuit triggered multiple delays and a suspended start procedure that left drivers ‌scrambli...
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Rohith Nair @rohithnair.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
FIA says the medical car reported a "significant amount of standing water" around the circuit. "Current conditions are not suitable to start the race." #F1 #BahrainGP
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Rohith Nair @rohithnair.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Absolutely chucking down now and we also have lightning! ⛈️ Antonelli on Friday: "If it rains normally, then it would probably be the best track to try ⁠these cars for the first time in the rain." Let's see how that pans out. #F1 #BahrainGP www.reuters.com/sports/formu...
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Antonelli eyes Sepang as perfect proving ground for 2026 cars in the wet
Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli said Sepang's notorious abrasive surface could prove a welcome surprise should Formula One finally get its first wet race of the season in Malaysia.
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Rohith Nair @rohithnair.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Rain was quite heavy at turn one but some other parts of the track are dry. Hamilton says the grip is ok for now. #BahrainGP #F1
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Rohith Nair @rohithnair.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Rain in Sepang! A hard drizzle for now as the umbrellas and raincoats come out. There are dark clouds around the circuit. #BahrainGP #F1
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Rohith Nair @rohithnair.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Spoke to a shuttle driver who said locals on two-wheelers arrived with spare helmets to help those stranded. Some charged a fee, which most fans were glad to pay just to get to a location where they could book cabs (which aren't allowed near the circuit). #F1 #BahrainGP
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Rohith Nair @rohithnair.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Superb from Marc Marquez at Motegi! Conserved tyres in second place, attacked Jorge Martin halfway through and never relinquished the lead once he was through. Just two points behind championship leader Martin now. #JapaneseGP #MotoGP
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Rohith Nair @rohithnair.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Some fans, especially families with kids, have said they are selling their tickets to avoid going through the same ordeal on Sunday. Others are still optimistic the situation will change, with one fan telling me: "Sepang is a circuit worth suffering for." #F1 #BahrainGP
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Rohith Nair @rohithnair.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Although water was distributed to some fans stuck in bus queues on Saturday, there were complaints that drinking water refill points around the circuit had run out of water after mineral water bottles were sold out. #F1 #BahrainGP
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Rohith Nair @rohithnair.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Saw fans walking back to the airport (or the mall near the airport) on the highway, a trek of 11 km minimum! Those who waited for buses took over four hours to "get back to civilisation" so they could either take the train back to KL or book taxis. #F1 www.reuters.com/sports/formu...
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Transport operators to improve services after F1 fans left stranded in Sepang
Kuala Lumpur's main public transport operator has promised to make it easier for Formula One fans to ​get home after hundreds had to walk several kilometres ‌along a highway following Friday's practic...
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Rohith Nair @rohithnair.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
After Friday's practice, many fans were stranded for hours at Sepang amid a shortage of buses. Transport authorities and circuit officials promised improvements, yet Saturday's bigger crowds seem to have brought even more complaints. #F1 #BahrainGP
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Rohith Nair @rohithnair.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Williams team principal James Vowles says the cost cap has created a "two-tier championship" where the top four teams - Mercedes, Red Bull, McLaren and Ferrari - ​have actually tightened their grip, rather than levelling the playing field. www.reuters.com/sports/formu... #F1 #BahrainGP
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Struggling Williams caught in 'cost cap trap', says Vowles
Williams are caught in a "cost cap trap" that forces them to spend millions on basic ‌factory systems rather than car development, team principal James Vowles said on Friday, calling for changes to Fo...
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Rohith Nair @rohithnair.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Also, a story on Malaysia's Sepang International Circuit as F1 returns after ​a nine-year hiatus this weekend, with more than half the drivers on the grid unfamiliar with a track that is ‌hosting the rescheduled Bahrain Grand Prix. reuters.com/sports/formu... #F1 #BahrainGP
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Half of F1 grid faces unknown as Sepang returns after nine-year absence
Formula One is heading back to Malaysia's Sepang International Circuit after ​a nine-year hiatus this weekend, with more than half the drivers on the grid unfamiliar with a track that is ‌hosting the ...
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Rohith Nair @rohithnair.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
You can find all those stories here (including a race preview): reuters.com/authors/rohi... #F1 #BahrainGP
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Rohith Nair @rohithnair.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Media day for drivers feat. - Alonso's 5-minute chat to extend contract beyond 46th birthday - Colapinto taking full blame for Baku crash - Verstappen eager for first win of 2026 - Hamilton & Leclerc rallying behind Ferrari boss Vasseur - Antonelli saying Sepang is ideal for wet conditions #F1
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Rohith Nair @rohithnair.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
📍 Bahrain Grand Prix, Sepang Malaysia 🇧🇭🇲🇾 #F1 #BahrainGP
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Rohith Nair @rohithnair.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Acosta: "The first one is always special! Nice way to close a cycle with KTM in front of all Austrian fans... Super happy for them because they deserve it even more than me." #MotoGP #AustrianGP
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Rohith Nair @rohithnair.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Acosta will be so happy to give KTM a win before his move to Ducati next season. Judging by their celebrations, they're over the moon seeing a rider they bet on as a rookie - who rode better than any other rider on their bike - finally get a victory. #MotoGP #AustrianGP
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Rohith Nair @rohithnair.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Stand up for Pedro Acosta! The MotoGP prodigy has FINALLY won a premier class race in his 56th start with KTM. On home turf at the Red Bull Ring. Richly deserved for the 22-year-old! #AustrianGP #MotoGP
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Rohith Nair @rohithnair.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This is a Brighton team with a league-high NINE players out injured and they're up to third in the standings. Can't imagine how much better they could get once wingers like Mitoma and Minteh are back to 100%.
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Orbinho @orbinho.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Arsenal have conceded more goals today than in the previous nine Premier League games combined. #BHAARS
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