Shanti Pereira, Singapore’s own star sprinter, presented the winner’s award to Max Verstappen after Saturday’s Sprint, Singapore’s first ever sprint race. It was a fitting choice – a winner awarding the winner of a sprint.

She has the credentials too. Just last month in Nagoya, Shanti retained her Asian Games 200m title, becoming the first woman to win that event twice.

She then joined the top three, Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc on the stage.

The sprint was due...

Former Indian soap opera actress turned content creator Jheel Mehta and her husband, Formula 1 (F1) content creator Aditya Dube, are in Singapore as guests of F1 team Alpine. In a quick catch up at the Alpine hospitality suite, Ms Jheel described her first F1 as an “out of body experience.”

She began following the sport in 2021 and sheepishly admits her entry point was a crush on Alpine driver Pierre Gasly, which made her current circumstance feel almost prophetic.

In a Facebook post on Oct 9, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong welcomed Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on her second visit in two months.

“We had a good discussion on global economic developments, including how our two countries are navigating the challenges posed by the ongoing energy crisis. She also shared updates on developments in India, and the many new opportunities opening up for investment and cooperation,” said PM Wong in his post.

Ms Nirmala is planned to have several...

Visa Cash App Red Bull’s drivers Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad drew hundreds of fans to WEAVE at Resorts World Sentosa on Oct 7, where supporters who had long awaited to see their favourite F1 drivers up close packed the venue.

Many had flown down from New Zealand, Lawson’s home country, to see him and the VCARB car that was displayed in all its glory at the event.

Speaking onstage, Lawson said the Marina Bay circuit holds special meaning for...

The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to South Africa’s Navanethem “Navi” Pillay – the judge who headed the Rwanda genocide tribunal and who last year presided over a UN commission which accused Israel of genocide in Gaza – on Friday.

Ms Pillay, a South African of Tamil origin is currently a judge on the International Court of Justice in a case where Myanmar also stands accused of genocide, has been “instrumental in ensuring that war crimes, crimes against humanity, and...