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F1 in Singapore: There's a new fastest car now

The final sprint in Singapore delivered Formula One's first real wet racing of the year, and it crowned a different car as the quickest on the grid; bring a towel.

On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on BBN This Morning
Published 7:24 AM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Photo: Formula One — Photo: Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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First reported by Ars Technica: “F1 in Singapore: There's a new fastest car now”.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 7:24 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield.
Topics: Bull F1, Singapore.
BBN covered this story before: Angel Reese, F1 in Africa, Texas A&M's QB question (October 13).

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Ars TechnicaF1 in Singapore: There's a new fastest car now

What BBN said about it

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentArs Technica says Formula One has a new fastest car after Singapore, and the final sprint gave us the first real wet racing of the year.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA new fastest car, and it got to do it in a monsoon? That's the best test drive in the world.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentRain cuts the grip of the tires, so the fastest car on a dry day can be a very expensive sled on a wet one.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo it's a sled that wins. I want that for my commute.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentYou want a sled with a steering wheel, and I'm adding that to the list.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA boat that also does two hundred miles an hour.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentFine, it's the fastest car, and also the first one in history that got waterproofed by accident.