Motorsport Week
  • Formula 1
    • 2025 Formula 1 Calendar
    • 2025 Formula 1 Standings
  • Formula E
    • 2025 Formula E Calendar
    • 2025 Formula E Standings
  • IndyCar
    • 2025 IndyCar Calendar
    • 2025 IndyCar Standings
  • WRC
    • 2025 WRC Standings
    • 2025 WRC Calendar
  • MotoGP
    • 2025 MotoGP Calendar
    • 2025 MotoGP Standings
    • Moto2
    • Moto3
  • WEC
    • 2025 WEC Calendar
  • IMSA
    • 2025 IMSA Calendar
  • World SBK
  • More
    • Formula 2
    • Formula 3
    • F1 Academy
    • Moto2
    • Moto3
    • World Superbikes
    • Technical Insight
    • Galleries
    • About/Contact
    • Privacy Policy
No Result
View All Result
  • Formula 1
    • 2025 Formula 1 Calendar
    • 2025 Formula 1 Standings
  • Formula E
    • 2025 Formula E Calendar
    • 2025 Formula E Standings
  • IndyCar
    • 2025 IndyCar Calendar
    • 2025 IndyCar Standings
  • WRC
    • 2025 WRC Standings
    • 2025 WRC Calendar
  • MotoGP
    • 2025 MotoGP Calendar
    • 2025 MotoGP Standings
    • Moto2
    • Moto3
  • WEC
    • 2025 WEC Calendar
  • IMSA
    • 2025 IMSA Calendar
  • World SBK
  • More
    • Formula 2
    • Formula 3
    • F1 Academy
    • Moto2
    • Moto3
    • World Superbikes
    • Technical Insight
    • Galleries
    • About/Contact
    • Privacy Policy
No Result
View All Result
Motorsport Week
Home Single Seater Formula 1

F1 Singapore rights owner charged in corruption case

by Jack Oliver Smith
11 months ago
A A
F1 Singapore rights owner charged in corruption case

The Singapore Grand Prix's rights holder faces jail for handing the country's former transport minister $300,000 worth of gifts

Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

The rights owner of the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix has been charged in relation to a corruption case engulfing the country’s former transport minister.

Ong Beng Beng, a Malaysian businessman, has been accused of handing S. Iswaran gifts worth $300,000, including a trip on a private jet, trips to Premier League football matches as well as tickets to the Grand Prix itself.

Iswaran, who resigned from his post in January, was jailed for a year last Thursday for receiving gifts whilst holding office, with Ong now the focus of attention.

Ong, originally arrested last July, was charged under Section 165, for offering gifts to Iswaran as well as obstructing justice, on Friday, the same day he requested his company, Hotel Properties Ltd, to halt trading.

RelatedPosts

Charles Leclerc’s Dutch GP hopes ended after contact with Kimi Antonelli at Turn 3

Kimi Antonelli will ‘think twice’ about ‘now or never’ lunges after costly F1 Dutch GP contact

30 minutes ago
Oscar Piastri won the F1 Dutch GP to open up a 34-point lead on team-mate Lando Norris

Oscar Piastri doesn’t see F1 title lead as ‘comfortable’ despite Dutch GP points swing

2 hours ago

Despite the scandal, it appears that Singapore’s future as a Formula 1 race host is secure, having already agreed to stage the event until 2028, a deal signed two years ago.

The Singapore Grand Prix has been running since 2008, with the COVID-19 pandemic halting it for two years

The race was first staged in 2008, securing its place in F1 history as the first-ever Grand Prix to be staged at night.

It has also gone down in history as one of the most controversial Grands Prix in history, with Fernando Alonso taking victory for Renault after team-mate Nelson Piquet Jr was instructed by his team to crash on purpose, in order to bring out the Safety Car to enable Alonso to capitalise via a change of strategy.

The outcome inadvertently changed the course of that season’s Drivers’ Championship, with Lewis Hamilton taking the title ahead of Felipe Massa, with the Brazilian now undergoing his own legal proceedings to change the outcome.

It ran until 2019, when the COVID-19 pandemic temporarily ended the race’s place on the calendar.

Singapore returned on the roster in 2022, with this year’s event taking place two weeks ago as Lando Norris claimed the victory around the Marina Bay Circuit.

Tags: F1SingaporeGP
Share216Tweet135Share

Related Posts

Charles Leclerc’s Dutch GP hopes ended after contact with Kimi Antonelli at Turn 3
Formula 1

Kimi Antonelli will ‘think twice’ about ‘now or never’ lunges after costly F1 Dutch GP contact

30 minutes ago
Oscar Piastri won the F1 Dutch GP to open up a 34-point lead on team-mate Lando Norris
Formula 1

Oscar Piastri doesn’t see F1 title lead as ‘comfortable’ despite Dutch GP points swing

2 hours ago
The Ferrari of Charles Leclerc was taken out of the Dutch GP by Kimi Antonelli's Mercedes
Formula 1

Ferrari reveals Kimi Antonelli apology after Charles Leclerc clash in F1 Dutch GP

3 hours ago
Load More

Discussion about this post

Upcoming Races

#EventDate
15Dutch GP29-31 August
16Italian GP05-07 September
17Azerbaijan GP19-21 September
18Singapore GP03-05 October
19United States GP17-19 October

Click here for the full 2025 F1 calendar

Drivers’  Standings

#DriverPts
Oscar Piastri309
Lando Norris275
Max Verstappen205
George Russell184
Charles Leclerc151
Lewis Hamilton109
Andrea Kimi Antonelli64
Alexander Albon64
Nico Hulkenberg37
Isack Hadjar37

Click here for full Drivers’ Standings

Latest Articles

Charles Leclerc’s Dutch GP hopes ended after contact with Kimi Antonelli at Turn 3
Formula 1

Kimi Antonelli will ‘think twice’ about ‘now or never’ lunges after costly F1 Dutch GP contact

September 1, 2025
Oscar Piastri won the F1 Dutch GP to open up a 34-point lead on team-mate Lando Norris
Formula 1

Oscar Piastri doesn’t see F1 title lead as ‘comfortable’ despite Dutch GP points swing

September 1, 2025
The Ferrari of Charles Leclerc was taken out of the Dutch GP by Kimi Antonelli's Mercedes
Formula 1

Ferrari reveals Kimi Antonelli apology after Charles Leclerc clash in F1 Dutch GP

September 1, 2025

Follow Motorsport Week

Join our daily motorsport newsletter

* indicates required

Motorsport Week

© 2024 Motorsport Media Services Ltd

Other Links

  • About & Contact
  • Privacy Policy
  • Motorsport Monday

Follow Us

No Result
View All Result
  • Login
  • Sign Up
  • Home
  • Formula 1
    • Latest News
    • 2025 F1 Calendar
    • 2025 F1 Championship Standings
  • Formula E
    • Latest News
    • 2025 FE Calendar
    • 2025 FE Championship Standings
  • MotoGP
    • Latest News
    • 2025 MotoGP Calendar
    • 2025 MotoGP Standings
    • Moto2
    • Moto3
    • World Superbikes
  • WRC
    • Latest News
    • 2025 WRC Calendar
    • 2025 WRC Standings
  • IndyCar
    • Latest News
    • 2025 IndyCar Calendar
    • 2025 IndyCar Standings
  • WEC
    • Latest News
    • 2025 WEC Calendar
  • Live Updates
  • Other
    • IMSA
    • Formula 2
    • Formula 3
    • F1 Academy
    • Moto2
    • Moto3
    • World Superbikes
  • Galleries
  • About/Contact
  • Privacy Policy

© 2024 Motorsport Media Services Ltd