Oct 6, 2026 · 8 min · 8 segments
A rain-hit weekend, technical problems and furore surrounding the fan experience all made the Bahrain Grand Prix held in Sepang one to remember. We unpack the biggest talking points from the race…
Zia-ul RaushanHost
Neil HumphreysHostTricia YoungGuest
I was in KL last week, not for the Grand Prix, for a holiday, but it coincided with the return of F1 to Sepang.
Rain drops, right? There was a whole delay of the race for about an hour because it started to rain, as it does in Malaysia.
So it was supposed to start at 3 p.m. and then it only kicked off at 4.33, not forgetting the disastrous starting procession.
How unusual is that? Because there have been delays before in Formula One races.
It's not unusual to have delays because of the rain, but this one was different because they couldn't get the cars to start.
there's talk on social media, a bit like when your iPhone gets wet and then it tells you on the screen, your phone is wet, so therefore you can't charge it.
And it hasn't been confirmed if it was the rain that caused the software issue.
But beyond the rain, I think there was a software update that needed to happen before the cars could take to track.
But long before that delay, I'm sure you've caught the news, right, in terms of the queues and the...
Well, the Guardian piece I read was absolutely scathing of the Sepang Grand Prix.
So the question we're asking all of our listeners today is, what can Singapore learn from the Malaysian Grand Prix? Don't forget, the Singapore Grand Prix is this weekend.
I was in KL last week, not for the Grand Prix, for a holiday, but it coincided with the return of F1 to Sepang.
Rain drops, right? There was a whole delay of the race for about an hour because it started to rain, as it does in Malaysia.
So it was supposed to start at 3 p.m. and then it only kicked off at 4.33, not forgetting the disastrous starting procession.
How unusual is that? Because there have been delays before in Formula One races.
It's not unusual to have delays because of the rain, but this one was different because they couldn't get the cars to start.
there's talk on social media, a bit like when your iPhone gets wet and then it tells you on the screen, your phone is wet, so therefore you can't charge it.
And it hasn't been confirmed if it was the rain that caused the software issue.
But beyond the rain, I think there was a software update that needed to happen before the cars could take to track.
But long before that delay, I'm sure you've caught the news, right, in terms of the queues and the...
Well, the Guardian piece I read was absolutely scathing of the Sepang Grand Prix.
So the question we're asking all of our listeners today is, what can Singapore learn from the Malaysian Grand Prix? Don't forget, the Singapore Grand Prix is this weekend.
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