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Will Tygart

Will Tygart is the founder of Tygart Media and a Formula 1 fan of three years and counting. He writes about the races, the history, and the human side of the sport.

Sepang 2026 stories

The Last King of Sepang
Max Verstappen won the last Malaysian Grand Prix in 2017 as a 20-year-old. Nine years later, the four-time champion returns to defend a crown nobody has challenged.

The Home Race Nobody Was Allowed to Plan
PETRONAS never got to plan a home race — until now. What Malaysia's return means for the country's most global brand.

The Championship Leader Has Never Driven This Track
Kimi Antonelli leads the championship and has never turned a wheel at Sepang. The sim generation's first real test.

Multi 21: The Win That Cost a Teammate
Thirteen years ago at Sepang, Sebastian Vettel ignored the most famous team order in F1 history. The story of the win that broke a partnership.

The Ice Cream Race
The 2009 Malaysian Grand Prix was stopped for monsoon rain — and Jenson Button celebrated with an ice cream. Sepang's sweetest, soggiest afternoon.

Fifteen Laps From Glory
Lewis Hamilton was cruising to a Sepang win in 2016 when his engine let go. Fifteen laps from glory — and the moment that tilted a championship.

The Man Who Owns Sepang
Four wins, a lap record for the ages, and one infamous afternoon. Nobody conquered Sepang like Sebastian Vettel.

The Track That Remembers Fernando Alonso Three Different Ways
2005, 2007, 2012 — three Sepang wins in three different eras, three different cars, three different Alonsos.

What Sepang Does to a Human Body
Brutal heat, crushing humidity, two hours at 300 km/h. What the most physical race on the calendar does to the people inside the cars.