Marc Marquez admitted that his MotoGP title rivals have handed him a “present” in recent races after taking the championship lead at the San Marino Grand Prix. The factory Ducati rider romped to victory at Misano on Sunday after polesitter Marco Bezzecchi crashed out on the opening lap, suffering another costly setback in the title race. This marked Marquez’s fifth grand prix ... Keep reading
Max Verstappen finished second in the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid, losing out only to Kimi Antonelli - yet could he have won had Red Bull not instructed him to concede two positions during the race? Team boss Laurent Mekies believes that wasn't realistic. Verstappen moved past Antonelli on the opening lap, but by that point he was already doomed to concede that place because of an ... Keep reading
A penultimate stage puncture has cost World Rally Championship leader Elfyn Evans valuable points as the Welshman dropped from second to fifth at Rally Chile. The Toyota driver appeared on course to finish second and was topping the Super Sunday standings by 4.6s when drama struck in the second pass of the brand new 26.82km Carampangue stage. Evans and co-driver Scott Martin were forced to ... Keep reading
Jorge Martin dropped from first to fifth place in the San Marino Grand Prix due to arm pump, the factory Aprilia rider has revealed, with the problem serious enough for him to consider surgery. The Spaniard emerged as a surprise victory contender in Sunday’s MotoGP race at Misano after team-mate and polesitter Marco Bezzecchi crashed out on the opening lap. Following Ducati’s Marc ... Keep reading
The winner of a completely crazy Sunday race at the Sachsenring is Ben Dorr. The Dorr-McLaren driver was unstoppable and triumphed despite a wild tyre gamble before the start as well as several accidents and safety-car periods, which wiped out his comfortable lead shortly before the end. Thomas Preining (Manthey-Porsche) finished second and has taken a step towards winning the title. That is ... Keep reading
Kimi Antonelli prevailed in the Spanish Grand Prix, Formula 1’s first race at the Madring, as polesitter Lando Norris’ race was derailed by strategy. Norris comfortably pulled away in the early stages of the race, but he pitted right after a virtual safety car intervention, which pegged him so far back that he lost the victory. Scruffy start as frontrunners cut corners Pirelli ... Keep reading
Marc Marquez capitalised on an opening-lap crash for Aprilia rival Marco Bezzecchi to win the San Marino Grand Prix and secure the lead in the MotoGP standings. With Bezzecchi making another grave error early in the race after starting from pole position, the reigning world champion inherited the lead on the opening lap and then fought off Jorge Martin and Alex Marquez to claim his fifth win of ... Keep reading
Max Verstappen says he still needs to figure out where to overtake if he is to beat Lando Norris to victory in Formula 1’s Spanish Grand Prix. Verstappen qualified third at Madrid’s new street circuit, just over a tenth slower than polesetter Norris and Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli. Asked if he could challenge the McLaren for victory, the Red Bull driver was skeptical, given how tricky ... Keep reading
The circuit in Madrid has offered Formula 1 drivers a surprisingly high level of grip during their first visit, something that is certainly not a given at a new circuit. The grip level has taken some teams in the paddock by surprise, although the very high tyre degradation so far has done the same. "It was tricky at the start of the weekend because this track has so much grip, even though it's ... Keep reading
Ugo Ugochukwu became the 2026 Formula 3 champion on Sunday, despite coming into the Madring weekend as a dark horse. Campos Racing’s Ugochukwu and Trident’s Freddie Slater emerged as the two title contenders over the summer, courtesy of their consistency in feature races. In the first seven rounds of the season – until the summer break – Slater finished six feature races on the podium ... Keep reading
Toyota and Walkinshaw TWG Racing have taken an impressive 1-3 result in the first of Supercars’ endurance races at The Bend in South Australia. Chaz Mostert led home Ryan Wood in the black GR Supras, answering a number of questions about the reliability of the cars’ engine packages in the 500km race, run for the first time on the shorter, 3.4km West circuit. The pair looked to be on the ... Keep reading
After claiming three consecutive World Rally Championship wins, Sami Pajari says he needs to take a deeper look to understand a lack of speed in Rally Chile. Victories in Estonia, Finland and Paraguay established the Finn as Elfyn Evans’ closest rival in the title race, sitting 20 points adrift with three rallies of the season remaining. In Chile, Pajari has struggled to replicate the ... Keep reading
Oliver Solberg delivered an impressive Saturday afternoon loop to extend his Rally Chile lead and move a step closer to a second World Rally Championship win of the season. The Toyota driver took a 10.1s lead over team-mate Elfyn Evans after a hard-fought morning loop that ended with the top four covered by only 20 seconds. Conscious of the need to preserve his tyres across the rough gravel ... Keep reading
While the Formula 2 and Formula 3 races around the IFEMA complex in Madrid have produced several crashes, the chaos in Formula 1 has so far remained limited. Nevertheless, criticism from the drivers emerged after qualifying in the Spanish capital.Over a single flying lap, the circuit is considered entertaining – although polesitter Lando Norris said the thrill certainly cannot be compared ... Keep reading
Oliver Solberg maintained his Rally Chile lead over Elfyn Evans after a wild Saturday morning that included rolls for Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville and M-Sport-Ford’s Jon Armstrong. Solberg kicked off the morning with a 10.1s lead over Evans but struggles finding the feeling behind the wheel of his Toyota GR Yaris meant that margin was reduced to 7.2s heading into the final stage of the ... Keep reading
Marc Marquez revealed he made a last-minute decision to switch to Michelin’s medium rear tyre, which ultimately proved decisive in his victory in MotoGP's San Marino Grand Prix sprint. While 15 of the 21 riders opted for the soft compound on Saturday, citing low tyre degradation at Misano, Marquez was among the minority to race with the medium in the sprint. This strategy put him at odds ... Keep reading
Marco Bezzecchi insists he “did everything right” at the start of the MotoGP San Marino Grand Prix sprint after Marc Marquez pulled off yet another overtake on him into Turn 1. Bezzecchi smashed the Misano circuit record on Saturday morning to put his Aprilia on pole position for Saturday’s half-distance race, but he was unable to hold on to the lead for long, with Ducati rival Marquez ... Keep reading
Formula 1’s reigning world champion Lando Norris has claimed his third pole position of the 2026 season at the Spanish Grand Prix, beating series leader Kimi Antonelli at the debutant Madring circuit. With a last-ditch effort Norris took a mere 0.011s out of Antonelli's benchmark to hand Mercedes its fourth consecutive qualifying defeat. It was F1's first-ever qualifying session on the ... Keep reading
Marc Marquez claimed his sixth sprint win of the 2026 MotoGP season at the San Marino Grand Prix to close the gap to Jorge Martin in the championship. The Ducati star passed polesitter Marco Bezzecchi at the start of the 13-lap contest and resisted a late challenge from his Aprilia rival to take the chequered flag by 1.068s. Martin completed the podium spots in third place aboard the ... Keep reading
Formula 1 championship leader Kimi Antonelli will head into qualifying at the Spanish Grand Prix’s challenging Madring circuit with the fastest time - following a final practice session marred by two crashes. The Mercedes driver fended off advances by Ferrari's Charles Leclerc to reclaim top spot after a lengthy stoppage during the middle of the practice session in Madrid. FP3 was halted ... Keep reading