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McLaren prepares for possible heavy rain at Sepang

McLaren is factoring the chance of heavy afternoon rain into its preparations for Formula 1’s reported return to Sepang.

GPBeat · Newsroom05 Oct 2026, 23:34 · 1 min

McLaren is preparing for the possibility of heavy afternoon rain at Sepang, the Malaysian circuit that RacingNews365 says is returning to the Formula 1 calendar. Team director Randy Singh said wet conditions were an important factor in its preparations because McLaren had not yet had a competitive wet session under the current regulations. His comments were quoted by RacingNews365 from a team press release.

Singh said Friday would give the drivers time to reacquaint themselves with Sepang. McLaren also plans to assess its set-up and car configuration, learn more about the tyres and see how overtaking and racing work with the new cars and power units.

Rain remains a possibility, not a forecast of what the race will bring. For McLaren, Friday’s running will be a chance to gather information before the rest of the weekend.

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SOURCEMcLaren houdt rekening met natte chaos bij F1-terugkeer op SepangRacingNews365 Nederland · Source date as found: 2026-09-30

Source context

RacingNews365 quotes Singh from a McLaren team press release; its report is the source for his remarks.

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RacingNews365 reports that McLaren director Randy Singh, in a team press release quoted by the outlet, said the possibility of heavy afternoon rain is an important factor in the team’s preparation. This is McLaren’s assessment, not confirmation that rain will occur.

This source finding must be read within the stated scope and source context. McLaren’s preparation for the upcoming Sepang race Ahead of the race weekend discussed in the 30 September 2026 report The team press release itself was not retrieved; Singh’s statement is available through RacingNews365.

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Singh said McLaren had not yet had a competitive wet session under the current regulations. The retrieved material supports this as his statement, not as an independently checked session record.

This source finding must be read within the stated scope and source context. McLaren’s experience under the current regulations Under the current regulations, as of the 30 September 2026 report No session record or original team release was retrieved.

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Singh said Friday would be especially valuable for the drivers to reacquaint themselves with Sepang and for McLaren to assess setup, car configuration, tyres, overtaking and racing with the new cars and power units. These are planned assessments, not completed findings.

This source finding must be read within the stated scope and source context. McLaren’s stated Friday priorities The Friday of the upcoming race weekend RacingNews365 quotes Singh from a team press release that was not separately retrieved.

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RacingNews365 places the upcoming race at Sepang in Malaysia and calls it the Bahrain Grand Prix. That event designation is the outlet’s reporting and has not been independently confirmed by a retrieved organizer source.

This source finding must be read within the stated scope and source context. The race setting as identified by the reporting outlet The weekend following the 30 September 2026 report Only one publication about this event was retrieved, so there is no independent media comparison or confirmation of the unusual race designation.

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Corrections and updates to this story

05 Oct 2026, 23:34

Randy Singh is in de Nederlandse tekst aangeduid als McLaren-directeur, niet als teambaas.

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