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Aprilia’s Marco Bezzecchi took pole position for MotoGP's Austrian Grand Prix after emerging from Q1 to top the timesheets in one of the most entertaining qualifying sessions of the season.
Championship leader Marc Marquez will start from the second row after a low-speed crash late in the session cost him dear.
There was almost as much interest in an unusually star-studded Q1 session as ...Keep reading

Despite noticing a perceptible change in his approach while competing for a Formula 1 title, Oscar Piastri says it is far too early in the season to consider minimising risk and settling for positions in races.
In an exclusive interview with Motorsport.com, Piastri was asked about the challenges involved in fighting for a title against his team-mate Lando Norris, and if there was any ...Keep reading

After a dominant performance by Ty Majeski, Corey Heim put himself in a perfect position to steal the win during the final run of the race. He took advantage of a chaotic restart and ran down Sammy Smith, ultimately securing his seventh win of the 2025 season, and further solidifying his advantage atop the standings as the playoff grid was officially set.
"I was very inconsistent," admitted ...Keep reading

Following his seventh win of the 2025 season, Corey Heim will hold 39 more points than his closest competition in the opening round of the NASCAR Truck Series playoffs. He will be seeking redemption after making it all the way to the Championship 4 in both 2023 and 204, and then falling short of the crown.
Jake Garcia secured the tenth and final spot in the playoffs, out-running and out-scoring ...Keep reading

Ryan Preece put down a spectacular lap at Richmond Raceway, earning pole position for the penultimate race of the regular season. Preece enters the race 34 points below the cut-line in the fight to make the playoffs, but he will start Saturday's race with a great opportunity to score some vital stage points.
"Great adjustments by Derrick [Finley, crew chief] and everyone on this Ford Mustang," ...Keep reading

A.J. Allmendinger's No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet started the weekend off on the wrong foot, failing pre-qualifying inspection twice.
As a result, the team have lost its pit stall selection for the race, which means they will get whatever pit stall is left after the other 38 teams make their choice. Car chief Jaron Antley has also been ejected for the remainder of this race ...Keep reading

After an abrupt mid-season split from Kaulig Racing, it was unclear where Josh Williams would end up. But on Friday, the 32-year-old announced a new deal with Alpha Prime Racing.
Williams will run four upcoming NASCAR Xfinity races, starting with Daytona International Speedway next weekend. He will also race at the Charlotte Roval, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and the finale at Phoenix ...Keep reading

Factory KTM rider Pedro Acosta says the update KTM has brought to this weekend’s Austrian GP represents a “big step” and has finally addressed the bike’s turning difficulties.
Acosta was second fastest in Practice at the Red Bull Ring, behind only championship leader Marc Marquez.
“KTM’s work has paid off, you know,” said the Spaniard. “They were working a lot over the summer ...Keep reading

Niece Motorsports has sold a majority ownership in the team to Josh Morris, the CEO of DQS Solutions & Staffing, as well as Greg Fowler, the CEO of J.F. Electric. Al Niece has been the majority stakeholder of the team since its inception in 2016, but will now take a backseat to these long-time partners. However, the team will not change its name.
Cody Efaw has been named as the new president ...Keep reading

Yamaha managing director Paolo Pavesio has poured cold water on rumours that struggling MotoGP factory rider Alex Rins might be relieved of his duties for next season.
The comments, which came during practice for the Austrian Grand Prix on Friday, appear to kill any hope that Yamaha can find space for both Jack Miller and Miguel Oliveira in 2026.
The two current Pramac riders are sweating ...Keep reading

Austin Dillon returns to Richmond Raceway this weekend as the defending winner, but there is far more to the story than that. Dillon was kicked out of the playoffs because of the way he won that race, intentionally wrecking Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin on his way to claiming a controversial checkered flag.
But Dillon still remembers it fondly, saying this week, “It was still a big day and ...Keep reading

Two-time MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner has come out strongly against the anti-highside aid being rolled out at this weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix.
The Australian’s sharp criticism, which followed Free Practice 1 at the Red Bull Ring on Friday, came in the wake of similar comments by frontrunners Marc Marquez and Pedro Acosta a day earlier.
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When Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu watched his drivers prop up the timesheets in practice for Formula 1's 2025 season opener in Australia, he admitted to feeling "sick" before turning his attention to fixing the problem.
Haas traced the issue with its VF-25 chassis to instability in higher-speed conditions, exacerbated by Albert Park's bumpiness at Turns 9 and 10. The team had not been able ...Keep reading

Francesco Bagnaia has revealed that he spent part of MotoGP’s summer break rewatching races from recent years to convince himself that the current Ducati doesn’t suit his riding style – and to reignite his hunger to find the speed he once had.
Given his impressive track record and his status as a double world champion, this year has been Bagnaia’s toughest since his debut in the premier ...Keep reading

Mercedes driver George Russell says Lewis Hamilton's fresh start at Ferrari for 2025 was good for all parties as he backed his replacement Andrea Kimi Antonelli to bounce back from a challenging spell.
Hamilton claimed six of his seven world championships with Mercedes over 13 years before departing for Ferrari last winter, as he looked for a fresh, late-career challenge with the iconic Italian ...Keep reading

Sauber's Jonathan Wheatley is confident the latest crop of F1 team bosses will act in the "interest of the sport" as they square off in F1 Commission meetings.
Wheatley joined Sauber in April after a long stint as Red Bull's racing director, while his former Benetton and Renault colleagues Alan Permane and Steve Nielsen have also landed similar roles, with Permane appointed team principal at ...Keep reading

The full potential of Haas' partnership with Toyota is yet to be explored – but it has already helped one of the team's drivers fulfil a childhood dream: Esteban Ocon got to drive the GR Yaris Rally1 car during the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
"I kept telling them since we went to Japan how I love cars and how I always wanted to test a WRC car," Ocon told Motorsport.com. "They gave me my ...Keep reading

Former F1 driver Logan Sargeant is making a surprise return to prototype racing in the IMSA SportsCar Championship, six months after a mysterious split from IDEC Sport Racing and the Hyundai Genesis team.
The 24-year-old American will contest the final two endurance rounds of the season with PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports, driving the #52 Oreca 07-Gibson.
His schedule includes the six-hour race ...Keep reading

During the NASCAR Truck race at Watkins Glen, Jack Wood suffered a major hit against the guardrail in the esses while driving his No. 91 Chevrolet.
He was evaluated and released from the infield care center, but in an announcement on Thursday, the team revealed that Wood will not be racing this weekend at Richmond Raceway.
Bill McAnally Racing stated that it was a "precautionary measure due ...Keep reading

Top MotoGP riders Marc Marquez and Pedro Acosta have both hit out at the stability control system being introduced at this weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix.
MotoGP announced earlier this week that the new software, which “reduces engine torque if/when the bike slides”, would be rolled out at the Red Bull Ring.
While teams are not obliged to use the system, there will effectively be no ...Keep reading