Motorsport

How Marc Marquez pressure forced Marco Bezzecchi into race-losing error in Misano MotoGP

Sun, 2025-09-14 16:45
Aprilia MotoGP rider Marco Bezzecchi has explained the mistake he made under pressure from Marc Marquez, which led to him losing victory in the San Marino Grand Prix.
Although Marquez made a brilliant launch from fourth on the grid to grab second on his factory Ducati, Bezzecchi fended off his initial advantages to hold on to the lead.
The two continued to run in close formation for the ...Keep reading

Marc Marquez had "special fire inside" in San Marino GP after sprint crash

Sun, 2025-09-14 15:53
Marc Marquez says he had a ‘special fire burning inside him’ as he sought redemption from his sprint crash in the MotoGP San Marino Grand Prix.
The factory Ducati rider beat Aprilia rival Marco Bezzecchi in a race-long battle at Misano to clinch his 11th victory of the season and inch closer to his seventh premier class title.
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The best American drivers on the road to F1, from GP2 to F2

Sun, 2025-09-14 15:25
10. Brad Benavides
Year: 2023Highest championship ranking: 22nd in 2023Races: 18Poles: 0Wins: 0Podiums: 0Points: 0Best race result: 10th

Polesitter Brad Benavides, AIX Racing
Photo by: Formula Motorsport Ltd

In 2023, Brad Benavides showed that graduating to F2 when you’re already struggling at the lower levels may not be a great idea.
Benavides was 21 when he moved to ...Keep reading

DTM Red Bull Ring: Ricardo Feller takes surprise win, Lucas Auer reclaims points lead

Sun, 2025-09-14 14:44
Ricardo Feller has pulled off a shock by taking his first DTM race win of the year in the second race of the weekend at the Red Bull Ring.
The Land Audi driver, who is only competing in the DTM this season thanks to a last-minute decision by his team, took the lead after a mistake by polesitter Thierry Vermeulen and held on for his third career win in the DTM.
"A great feeling. I am very ...Keep reading

MotoGP San Marino GP: Marc Marquez outduels Marco Bezzecchi for 11th win of 2025

Sun, 2025-09-14 13:55
Ducati star Marc Marquez emerged on top in a tense duel with the Aprilia of Marco Bezzecchi to clinch his 11th victory of the 2025 MotoGP season at the San Marino Grand Prix.
Marquez passed Bezzecchi on lap 12 of 26 and then held off the sprint race winner to take the chequered flag by 0.6s. 
With Alex Marquez only finishing third, the older Marquez now has a strong chance of wrapping up ...Keep reading

Maverick Vinales: “It’s hard to accept that I’m a passenger on the bike”

Sun, 2025-09-14 10:44
Tech3 KTM rider Maverick Vinales says he is still “a passenger” on his MotoGP bike as he continues to recover from the shoulder injury he sustained at the German Grand Prix in July.
Vinales missed the Czech GP entirely followed the crash, then attempted to return to action, following the summer break, at the Austrian GP. But racing at Spielberg proved unrealistic following his practice ...Keep reading

Why Elfyn Evans says it “won’t be easy” to catch Ogier at WRC Rally Chile

Sun, 2025-09-14 10:26
Elfyn Evans says the fight for victory at Rally Chile is “all to play for” but it won’t be “easy” to overhaul World Rally Championship title rival and Toyota team-mate Sebastien Ogier.
Evans heads into the final day of the gravel rally 6.3s behind Ogier as the Toyota duo appear set for a head-to-head battle for victory, which could be crucial in the title race.
Searching for a ...Keep reading

After Max Verstappen's Monza win: Can Red Bull carry its surprise pace into Baku?

Sun, 2025-09-14 09:51
When Max Verstappen said back in Hungary that he did not expect Red Bull to win another grand prix for the remainder of the 2025 season, reality turned out differently. The Dutchman won in Monza, and did so in dominant fashion. Verstappen built a lead of almost 20 seconds, although Lando Norris jokingly said during the post-race press conference: “It was 19, no? I just don't want any ...Keep reading

Supercars The Bend: Brodie Kostecki and Todd Hazlewood triumph in all-Ford podium

Sun, 2025-09-14 09:24
Brodie Kostecki and Todd Hazelwood led a Ford sweep in the first endurance race of the Supercars season at The Bend Motorsport Park in South Australia.
The two drivers scored the win over the 500km race in their Dick Johnson Racing Ford Mustang and, in doing so, the pair achieved a unique distinction, as in the previous Supercars endurance race they won last year’s Bathurst 1000 for a ...Keep reading

Bristol dramatics threaten NASCAR playoff standings

Sun, 2025-09-14 08:01
There were moments when the status quo seemed under threat, but at the end of a chaotic Bristol Night Race, the four drivers that entered below the NASCAR Cup Series Playoff cutline all finished there.
Facing must-win odds, Josh Berry was an early casualty of the very quick tire cording dilemma, his right front catching fire from all the rubber build-up. Shane Van Gisbergen had no idea how to ...Keep reading

Making sense of NASCAR's latest Bristol 'chaos tire' race

Sun, 2025-09-14 07:14
“I think if you would have asked the entire garage area, if anyone says they expected that going in, they're lying to you.”
That is how Chris Gayle, crew chief of the Joe Gibbs Racing No. 11 and driver Denny Hamlin articulated the expectation versus the reality when it came to the tire wear projections from Friday to Saturday at Bristol Motor Speedway.
His teammate, Adam Stevens, won the ...Keep reading

On fire and inhaling smoke, Austin Cindric barely escapes playoff elimination

Sun, 2025-09-14 07:03
Austin Cindric had an eventful journey on his way to the Round of 12. He entered the cutoff race on the hot seat, holding the 12th and final transfer spot with just 11 points between himself and his closest challenger.
However, he made the most of a great qualifying effort, scoring five stage points and running in the front half of the field for most of the race.
However, with about 45 laps ...Keep reading

Shane van Gisbergen: "I blame myself" for NASCAR playoff elimination

Sun, 2025-09-14 06:34
Shane van Gisbergen has had an incredible rookie season in the Cup Series, thanks to his natural skill on road courses. He has visited Victory Lane four times, locked up Rookie of the Year honors early, and made his way into the playoffs.
Unfortunately, despite 22 playoff bonus points, he was not able to advance beyond the first round. The New Zealander finished 32nd in the Southern 500 at ...Keep reading

Chase Elliott advances into next playoff round despite rare DNF at Bristol

Sun, 2025-09-14 06:12
Chase Elliot 's NASCAR Cup race at at Bristol came to an abrupt end after 311 laps of racing. After getting shuffled out of line, he tried to get back down to the bottom as John Hunter Nemechek rapidly closed in.
Contact was made and Elliott's No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet careened into the outside wall, ending his race in an instant. It was just Elliott's second DNF of the entire ...Keep reading

Christopher Bell dedicates Bristol NASCAR win to Charlie Kirk

Sun, 2025-09-14 05:43
Christopher Bell completed a sweep of the Round of 16 for Joe Gibbs Racing in the 500-lap event at Bristol Motor Speedway, which each of the team's three playoff drivers winning a race this round.
It was Bell's fourth win of the year, but his first since Phoenix Raceway in early March. It also follows a race at Gateway when he expressed frustration with his team for not being able to get ...Keep reading

The reset NASCAR Cup playoff standings after Bristol elimination race

Sun, 2025-09-14 05:15
The Round of 16 is complete, and Joe Gibbs Racing swept the entire round with three different drivers. Chase Briscoe won the playoff opener at Darlington, followed by Denny Hamlin at Gateway, but on Saturday night, Christopher Bell came out of nowhere to steal the win.
Bell made a three-wide pass for the lead on a restart with four laps to go, held on despite Brad Keselowski trying to ship him ...Keep reading

Chaos reigns in tire management race as Christopher Bell wins Bristol thriller

Sun, 2025-09-14 04:56
As the first four drivers were eliminated the 2025 NASCAR Cup playoffs, Christopher Bell made a three-wide pass for the win to continue Joe Gibbs Racing's dominance in the playoffs.
On the final restart, while Zane Smith and Carson Hocevar slid up the track on older tires, Bell shot the gap and snatched the lead away with just four laps to go. Brad Keselowski ran him down and slammed into the ...Keep reading

Goodyear releases extra set of tires mid-race due to extreme wear

Sun, 2025-09-14 02:39
The playoff elimination race at Bristol has been all about tire management, just as Goodyear promised it would be. While teams didn't see much falloff in practice, the cooler temperatures at night have created a chaotic race as tires are cording within 50 laps.
But this is exactly what Goodyear intended, as they have finally succeeded in recreating the extreme tire wear that made the 2024 ...Keep reading

Josh Berry eliminated from playoffs with fiery early exit at Bristol

Sun, 2025-09-14 01:33
Josh Berry's nightmarish playoff run has come to an abrupt end at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Berry's 2025 playoffs began with a Lap 1 crash in the Southern 500, finishing last. The following week at WWT Raceway, he got spun out by Chase Elliott and crashed out of the race on Lap 35. 
Berry started 10th in Saturday night's elimination race, facing a must-win situation. But for the third ...Keep reading

WRC Rally Chile: Unauthorized car triggers €15,000 suspended fine

Sun, 2025-09-14 01:03
Stewards have issued the Rally Chile organiser with a suspended €15,000 fine and a reprimand, following a safety breach that resulted in a vehicle driving on a stage in the opposite direction.
According to a stewards report, an unauthorised vehicle entered stage seven on Saturday morning. The unauthorized vehicle passed through the flying finish travelling in the reverse direction of the ...Keep reading

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