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Lewis Hamilton got a five-place grid penalty for a Zandvoort breach
Isack Hadjar will start from the pitlane






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Marc Marquez reveals he had ‘given up’ all hope of winning the MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix sprint until his brother Alex Marquez crashed out of the lead with four laps to go.
The factory Ducati rider had cemented second position in Saturday’s half-distance race at Barcelona after a close battle with Fabio Quartararo and Pedro Acosta on the opening two laps.
However, he had no answer to ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen rocketed to pole position for the Italian Grand Prix, beating Lando Norris' best effort of the session despite the McLaren Formula 1 driver's recovery.
Verstappen bounced onto the scene in Q2 and set the fastest time in the middle stage, demonstrating strong pace in the high-speed first and third sectors following Red Bull's decision to trim its car out.
Norris, meanwhile ...Keep reading

After every F1 qualifying session, Motorsport.com publishes each team's qualifying record in terms of team-mate battles.
This record is based exclusively on qualifying results so that grid penalties don't alter the statistics.
When a driver can't put in a representative lap time due to a technical issue or an incident, this will be mentioned in the table.
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Racing Bulls Formula 1 driver Isack Hadjar is set to start the Italian Grand Prix from the pitlane due to an engine change.
Hadjar, who starred at last weekend's Dutch Grand Prix with a maiden podium, looks unlikely to repeat his Zandvoort heroics after his team decided to fit an all-new Honda power unit after qualifying.
It is the fifth power unit for the 20-year-old Frenchman, breaking his ...Keep reading

Alex Marquez says his MotoGP crash while leading the Catalan Grand Prix sprint happened at the moment he started to “relax” and felt “unbeatable”.
The Gresini rider made a clean start from pole position and built a buffer of nearly 1.5s as he started lap nine of 12 in Saturday’s half-distance MotoGP race in Barcelona.
But just as his victory looked assured, the 29-year-old lost the ...Keep reading

Marc Marquez continued his winning streak in MotoGP after his brother Alex Marquez crashed out of the lead of the Catalan Grand Prix sprint with four laps to go.
Alex Marquez had been leading the race comfortably from pole position and was on course for his second sprint win of the year when he tucked the front of his Gresini Ducati at Turn 10.
The incident allowed factory Ducati rider ...Keep reading

Honda’s management has decided to transfer Somkiat Chantra from the LCR MotoGP team to its factory squad in the World Superbike Championship, Motorsport.com can reveal.
He will join Moto2 race winner Jake Dixon in a completely revamped line-up for the Japanese manufacturer in the production-based category.
Following Takaaki Nakagami’s retirement and Ai Ogura’s move to the Aprilia ...Keep reading

Red Bull has ruled out any further line-up changes in the 2025 Formula 1 season, despite Racing Bulls driver Isack Hadjar’s recent form.
Hadjar became the fifth-youngest driver ever to climb atop an F1 podium at the Dutch GP, bringing his personal points tally to 37; that’s over four times as many as Liam Lawson and Yuki Tsunoda have successively scored – nine – in Red Bull’s second ...Keep reading

Lando Norris has topped third practice at Formula 1's Italian Grand Prix, heading Ferrari hero Charles Leclerc and team-mate Oscar Piastri ahead of a pivotal qualifying session at Monza.
Norris, who is looking to start chipping away at Piastri's 34-point championship lead, bested his team-mate by less than two tenths at Monza's iconic Temple of Speed, with a late effort from Leclerc just 0.021s ...Keep reading

Alex Marquez smashed the Barcelona MotoGP track record to claim pole position for the Catalan Grand Prix, as factory Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia struggled to 21st position.
The final part of qualifying was a two-horse race between the younger Marquez and Yamaha star Fabio Quartararo, who had come through from Q1 to challenge for pole position.
The pair traded the fastest times during the ...Keep reading

Of the remaining vacancies left to fight over during the final stages of Formula 1's 2026 silly season, this wasn't one of them. Pierre Gasly's seat at Alpine was never in doubt for next year but, even with opportunities to appeal for a drive at the traditional top teams for 2027, he has taken it upon himself to be declared unavailable.
At 29, Gasly is in his prime years. As of 2025, Alpine is ...Keep reading

Ducati team boss Davide Tardozzi has emphasised that Francesco Bagnaia must take greater responsibility in turning his current MotoGP campaign around, making it clear that "he must help us to help him".
Tardozzi made that comment after Bagnaia reached another low point in practice for the Catalan Grand Prix on Friday, finishing 23rd and 21st in the two sessions.
The two-time world champion ...Keep reading

Formula 1 is unlikely to switch to V8 power units before the original 2031 timeframe after an engine meeting in London to try and fast-track the switch was called off by FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem.
Ben Sulayem has long been keen for F1 to switch to simpler and cheaper engines as soon as feasible, with a proposal on the table to move to a 2.4-litre V8 with a smaller hybrid element and ...Keep reading

Pierre Gasly will remain with Alpine in Formula 1 until at least the end of the 2028 season, the team confirmed on Saturday during the Italian Grand Prix weekend at Monza.
Gasly joined the Enstone-based squad in 2023 from AlphaTauri and has since taken two podium finishes - at the 2023 Dutch Grand Prix and the 2024 Sao Paulo Grand Prix.
“I’m thrilled to commit my long-term future to ...Keep reading

Formula 1 has “no more room” to welcome a 12th team in the paddock, its CEO Stefano Domenicali has warned.
The new Cadillac outfit will become F1’s 11th squad in 2026 after a years-long vetting process, benefitting from automotive giant General Motors’ backing and, eventually, engines; it will use Ferrari powertrains until GM produces its own from 2029 onwards.
This will be the first ...Keep reading

Dale Earnhardt Jr. wants to have a nuanced conversation about the ongoing NASCAR Cup Series championship format debate.
On one hand, Earnhardt is a traditionalist but on the other, he also wants to give credit to three-time and defending champion Joey Logano for his accomplishments in this era while also wanting something a little different in the future.
This was the theme of a conversation ...Keep reading

Marc Marquez has admitted the toughest challenge for him would be accepting a defeat in this weekend’s Catalan Grand Prix after a 14-race winning streak stretching back to Aragon in June.
The factory Ducati rider has been unstoppable for the majority of the season so far, with last month’s Hungarian round marking his seventh consecutive grand prix victory and 14th successive win, including ...Keep reading

Mercedes rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli insists his confidence hasn't been dented by his off in second Monza practice, which came as the Italian youngster aims to rebound from a tough period.
Inside 10 minutes of Friday afternoon's second one-hour practice, Antonelli caught a slide in the second Lesmo but was unable to avoid drifting into the gravel, causing him to get stuck.
The off therefore ...Keep reading

NASCAR heads just outside of St. Louis for the 28th round of the 2025 season, and the middle race in the Round of 16. Team Penske are the defending winners of this race, with Austin Cindric claiming victory over teammate Ryan Blaney when he ran out of fuel. This will be the first time Gateway has appeared in the Cup Playoffs.
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Chase Briscoe is the only driver locked into the ...Keep reading