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One question that has been constant in recent weeks is will Max Verstappen leave Red Bull before his contract ends in 2028 – and that isn’t likely to change after the sacking of Christian Horner as Formula 1 team boss.
Mercedes has made no secret of its ‘flirting’ with Verstappen while rumours also link the four-time F1 world champion to a reunion with Adrian Newey plus Honda over at ...Keep reading

Triple Eight and Broc Feeney have emerged as the winners from a battle of strategies in the third and final Supercars race at the Reid Park street circuit in Townsville.
From pole position Feeney led away and his Chevrolet Camaro looked to have the best combination of speed and tyre life of any of the leaders.
But he faced a challenge from Cam Waters, who rode a daring strategy for Tickford ...Keep reading

Josef Newgarden was still utterly dominant and Team Penske finally flexed its muscles on Saturday at Iowa Speedway. But when it counted most, it was a different driver and team that broke through for their first win of 2025.
Pato O'Ward and Arrow McLaren snatched the lead away from Newgarden with an overcut on the final round of pit stops and the Mexican star withstood a fierce late challenge ...Keep reading

Shane van Gisbergen gave it everything he had, but Connor Zilisch was able to hang onto the lead and take the win in a thrilling finish to Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity race at Sonoma Raceway.
Despite winning pole position for both races this weekend, van Gisbergen will not claim another weekend sweep at Sonoma. It was a race-long battle between the JR Motorsports teammates, who finished 1-2 just ...Keep reading

Shane van Gisbergen is one of just four drivers with multiple wins in the NASCAR Cup Series this year. He's also just one more victory away from matching Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin and Christopher Bell for the most wins this year (three).
Well, SVG is off to a good start, earning pole position for the Cup race at Sonoma in his fourth consecutive pole across the Cup and Xfinity Series. Larson ...Keep reading

Cadillac has lost its front-row lock-out for this weekend’s Interlagos round of the World Endurance Championship for an on-track infringement.
Sébastien Bourdais, who ended up second in the Hyperpole session to Jota Cadillac team-mate Alex Lynn, has been docked one grid position for impeding another car. This occurred during the opening period of qualifying, after which the top 10 cars go ...Keep reading

Shane van Gisbergen has now won four consecutive poles in the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series, sweeping qualifying at both Chicago and now Sonoma. In Cup qualifying at Sonoma on Saturday, he looked untouchable, earning his fourth career pole and third of the 2025 season.
"I'm shaking," said van Gisbergen after the pole run. "That was pretty full-on. I'm stoked to have Red Bull on the car. Thank ...Keep reading

Cadillac claimed a 1-2 in qualifying for this weekend’s Interlagos round of the World Endurance Championship, its second straight front row lock-out.
Alex Lynn followed up on his pole position at the Le Mans 24 Hours in June by taking qualifying honours in Brazil ahead of team-mate Sébastien Bourdais in the second of the British Jota team’s Cadillac V-Series.R LMDhs.
Lynn had topped the ...Keep reading

IndyCar held qualifying for both legs of its Iowa doubleheader on Saturday. With two races to set the field for, drivers were tasked with completing two laps during their runs.
The first lap secured a driver’s spot in Saturday’s race, with the second lap determining the grid for Sunday.
Race 1 qualifying

Josef Newgarden, Team Penske
Photo by: Geoff Miller / Lumen via Getty ...Keep reading

Franco Morbidelli has suffered a severe contusion to his left collarbone following his violent crash early in the MotoGP sprint race at the Sachsenring on Saturday.
After being examined at the circuit medical centre, the 30-year-old Italian rider was transferred to hospital in Chemnitz for further evaluation.
It was later confirmed that Morbidelli would miss the German Grand Prix on Sunday ...Keep reading

Francesco Bagnaia was left “shocked” following a wet sprint race at the Sachsenring in which he was unable to score points – despite having no major incidents.
In what might constitute the lowest low in a disappointing 2025 MotoGP season thus far, Bagnaia finished 12th – while his factory Ducati team-mate Marc Marquez won the race with a glorious move on the last lap.
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Maverick Vinales will miss the remainder of MotoGP’s German Grand Prix weekend and the upcoming Czech GP after fracturing his left shoulder in a qualifying crash earlier today.
Vinales suffered a big high-side in the opening stages of a wet Q2 session. Although he was able to walk away from the incident at Turn 4, landing heavily on his left shoulder had clearly caused some damage.
He was ...Keep reading

Marc Marquez overtook Marco Bezzecchi on the final lap of a damp and dramatic sprint race to win at the Sachsenring on Saturday.
It was Marc’s 10th sprint win out of a possible 11 in 2025, having missed out only at the British Grand Prix in May.
While Marquez stretched his championship lead over brother Alex (riding with a hand injury) with yet another sprint victory, his team-mate ...Keep reading

Yamaha boss Paolo Pavesio has confirmed that there is a ‘clear target’ for the manufacturer to race its new V4 engine in MotoGP in 2026.
The Japanese team – the only one currently running an inline four in MotoGP races – has been developing the V4 behind the scenes since last year. The engine and bike conform to the current rule set, which ends after 2026.
This project is thus ...Keep reading

Gene Haas got behind the wheel of one of his own Formula 1 cars on Friday as part of celebrations at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.

F1.com's Lawrence Barretto talks one-to-one with Jonathan Wheatley about the challenges at Sauber, working with Mattia Binotto, and how the preparations are going for Audi's arrival next year.

Kick Sauber rookie Gabriel Bortoleto is the next driver on the list to face F1.com’s quickfire Getting to Know questions. From his heroes growing up to his best friends in the F1 paddock today, and his worst travel experience to the other sport he loves, the Brazilian shares all in the video player above and transcript below…

Marc Marquez was the class of the field in a wet qualifying session for the German Grand Prix at the Sachsenring, storming to pole position aboard his factory Ducati.
While the championship leader had yet another perfect result, his rivals struggled in the conditions. His injured brother Alex was only sixth-quickest, four-time 2025 polesitter Fabio Quartararo seventh and Marc’s team-mate ...Keep reading

On Wednesday, Red Bull made the decision to part ways with its Formula 1 team principal of more than 20 years, Christian Horner, replacing him with Racing Bulls boss Laurent Mekies.
The call was made as Red Bull’s F1 struggles keep worsening, with Max Verstappen now realistically out of the 2025 title fight and potentially exploring other avenues for the future, while the second car has been ...Keep reading

Broc Feeney has put Triple Eight back on the Supercars winners’ list after an impressive drive in a drama-packed 70-lap race at Reid Park in Townsville, in Far North Queensland.
The Championship points leader put a tricky Friday in the rear-view mirror, placing his Chevrolet Camaro third on the grid and taking control of the race after the first of two mandatory pitstops.
“The turnaround ...Keep reading