For all that F1 cars are in incredibly close quarters in the pit lane, with plenty of complaints about unsafe releases, it’s actually pretty rare to see an actual accident.

That’ll be a positive for Williams test and reserve driver Luke Browning if he ever makes it into the series full-time, because it means he’s unlikely to get a race wrecked like he did in Super Formula on Sunday.

Round 10 of the season was being held at the Fuji Speedway on Sunday, with about half of the 41-lap race distance complete when Browning and a number of other drivers pitted.

Nirei Fukuzumi, fourth in the championship, was completing a pit stop ahead of Browning’s group and pulled a few lengths out of his pit box as Browning attempted to pull into his own, directly in front of Fukuzumi’s.

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Browning caught in four-car pit lane pileup

The Japanese driver’s pit crew releasing him left Browning with no choice but to slam on the brakes in order to avoid smacking into the side of the Rookie Racing driver’s car.

Unfortunately for the Brit, there were two other cars in close attendance, who simply couldn’t react quickly enough to avoid creating a chain effect of bumper cars.

Syun Koide came straight out of his own pit box into the fast lane and was confronted with a suddenly stationary car, hitting Browning’s left rear corner to punt him at a 90 degree angle to the pit lane before Rikuto Kobayashi hit Koide from behind – wedging his nose underneath the car ahead.

The chaotic race, won by Racing Bulls test and reserve driver Ayumu Iwasa, featured three safety cars and eight retirements.

#スーパーフォーミュラ #SFormula #富士スピードウェイ #fsw

ピットレーンで4重クラッシュ！ https://t.co/SalpWUeFbv

— yuki (@snow_r25) October 11, 2026

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You have to feel for Lance Stroll and Aston Martin after another F1 nightmare befell the struggling team at the Singapore Grand Prix on Friday.

This time there was zero blame attached to a team which has lurched from disaster to disaster in a 2026 which has been massively short of the lofty pre-season expectations for Adrian Newey and co.

Now it is F1 itself putting a spanner in the works as well, ruining the high hopes Aston had heading into race weekend at the Marina Bay circuit.

After Fernando Alonso claimed a spectacular P8 at the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia last weekend, the team’s Chief Trackside Officer Mike Krack said he was very hopeful Aston Martin would have another strong weekend Singapore.

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Stroll hopes dashed as Overtake Mode blunder hits Aston Martin

Those hopes did not last very long on Friday though as more unwanted chaos struck, on the back of that pre-race software nightmare in Sepang last weekend.

This time it was a sporting blunder of a different sort, with Overtake Mode not being reactivated after a red flag had caused SQ1 to be red-flagged.

This meant some drivers were unable to improve their lap times and were eliminated – including the 27-year-old Stroll.

What can you say? 3 words, 17 seconds

The latest shambles left Aston Martin considering whether to launch a protest, while there was little Stroll could say about what had happened.

To be precise, his post-session interview with F1 delivered 3 words and 17 seconds. Most of that time used by his interviewer asking questions.

When asked how frustrating it was that he hadn’t been able to get in the cleanest, fastest lap possible, Stroll responded: “It’s okay”.

When asked how the car felt, he responded: “Okay”.

And that was it, as the Canadian – somehow smiling despite the day’s events – exited stage left.

Stroll will start P18 for today’s Sprint race (5pm local time, 10am UK, 5am Eastern) with team-mate Fernando Alonso in P15.

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Chemistry issues at Ferrari? What chemistry issues at Ferrari!

The team has issued an ‘unofficial statement’ on social media, after Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton hijacked their social media accounts for a few hours – causing particular chaos on Instagram.

One video saw Hamilton telling his team-mate ‘Charles, we’re supposed to be taking over socials, I don’t really know how to do it’, before the Monegasque said that he didn’t either – ‘but we’ll find a way’.

What followed was a series of selfies and bizarrely filtered videos, many of which had at least one of the Scuderia drivers giggling audibly behind the camera, and a video of the pair taking a new profile picture for the team’s Instagram page – a profile picture which has since been returned to the famous prancing horse logo, with the social team wresting back control.

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Hamilton and Leclerc unleash chaos online

The team continued to play up the joke, putting out their ‘unofficial statement’ a few hours later to say ‘two individuals within the organisation gained unauthorised control’ of their social accounts.

Their ‘highly questionable editorial decisions’ were noted, which included that profile picture change.

The chaos was less severe on Twitter, but there were still signs of the pair’s mischief with a couple of videos people uploaded, and an all-caps plea to follow Leclerc’s account on the site.

Hi this is Charles

— Scuderia Ferrari HP (@ScuderiaFerrari) October 8, 2026

Ferrari statement on social chaos

Ferrari’s ‘unofficial statement’ read: “Scuderia Ferrari HP confirms that, over the past two hours, two individuals within the organisation gained unauthorised control of our social media channels.

“During this period, a series of highly questionable editorial decisions were made, including changes to our profile picture and the publication of content that did not undergo our standard approval procedures.

“We can confirm that the two suspects have been identified and the situation has now been contained. Full control of our accounts has been restored.

“We thank our fans for their understanding during this unprecedented incident.”

Leclerc and Hamilton will return to their actual day jobs on Friday as Free Practice 1 and Sprint Qualifying kick off Singapore Grand Prix weekend at the Marina Bay circuit.

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