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George Russell cut Mercedes teammate Kimi Antonelli’s Formula 1 championship lead to 66 points with victory in Azerbaijan. Antonelli remained the 2026 leader entering the Malaysia weekend, but the Sepang race gave him an immediate chance to answer Russell’s surge. The event was officially named the Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia.
How close is Russell to Antonelli in the title fight?
As of The Straits Times’ Reuters-sourced report published on 30 September 2026, Antonelli led Russell by 66 points. Formula 1’s standings page also showed Antonelli on 302 points and Russell on 236 at that time. Those are pre-Malaysia figures, not final-season standings.
The gap had been 81 points before the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Antonelli qualified poorly after a crash, started 16th and recovered to fifth; Russell won, taking his third victory of the season. Reuters described Russell’s Baku performance as a Grand Slam: he took pole, led every lap, recorded the fastest lap and won the race. Lewis Hamilton was third in the standings, 103 points behind Antonelli, according to the same report.
What each Mercedes driver said before Sepang
Antonelli: confidence is the immediate task
Antonelli called Baku his worst weekend of the season and said he lacked confidence during the race. “In the race, I didn’t have the confidence, and I just drove at 80% the whole time,” he said. He also acknowledged that he had not been mentally ready to push at full strength, then added: “But it will be much better in Sepang.” Reuters reported that Antonelli had won eight races during the season up to that point.
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Russell: the leader carries more pressure
“There’s much less pressure on me than there is him,” Russell said of the title contest. He called Antonelli’s season “incredibly flawless” and described the Baku qualifying error as probably his rival’s first mistake in a proper session that year. Russell said he had not considered himself in the fight for several races because his own performances were not strong enough, but felt he could compete based on his form since the summer break.
Why is the Bahrain Grand Prix being held in Malaysia?
Formula 1’s event page called the race the Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia 2026 and listed Sepang as the venue. The Straits Times’ Reuters-sourced report said the original race in Sakhir was relocated amid regional conflict and the Malaysian event was rebranded. The official event page confirms the name and venue; it does not itself explain the relocation.
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The race returned to Sepang, which had not hosted an F1 Grand Prix since 2017, although it remains on the MotoGP calendar. The report attributed F1’s departure to Malaysia’s government no longer being able to justify the hosting costs amid declining returns.
Sepang schedule, qualifying and circuit context
Formula 1’s event page scheduled practice for 2 October, final practice and qualifying for 3 October, and the race for 4 October at 07:00 Malaysia time. As listed on that page on 3 October, the top five in qualifying were:
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| Position | Driver | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | 1:35.130 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | 1:35.428 |
| 3 | Isack Hadjar | 1:35.558 |
| 4 | Kimi Antonelli | 1:35.631 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | 1:35.666 |
Antonelli qualified fourth, placing him ahead of Russell’s direct championship challenge in the grid order only if Russell qualified outside this listed top five; the top-five listing alone does not establish Russell’s position. The result set a clear task for race day: convert a stronger starting position into points while Russell tried to build on Baku.
Formula 1’s circuit profile lists Sepang at 5.543 km, with a 310.417 km race distance over 56 laps. It describes long straights, heavy-braking zones and fast, flowing corners. Heat, humidity and sudden tropical downpours are characteristic possibilities at the circuit, not a forecast for this particular race. The profile records the first Grand Prix there in 1999 and Sebastian Vettel’s 2017 lap of 1:34.080 as the circuit’s fastest lap.
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What was known about the remaining calendar?
The Reuters preview said the status of the final Qatar and Abu Dhabi rounds was uncertain amid ongoing regional conflict. It did not report that either race had been cancelled. Calendar plans can change, so the uncertainty described in the 30 September report should not be treated as a current confirmation of either event’s status.
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Sources
- The Straits Times, Reuters-sourced preview, 30 September 2026
- Formula 1 event page for the 2026 Malaysia race
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