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After being comprehensively overshadowed by Marc Marquez so far in 2025, the cloud surrounding Francesco Bagnaia's future at Ducati has refused to blow over as he addresses speculation linking him to Yamaha.
Talking to the media on Friday, Bagnaia addressed the rumours of him joining the factory Yamaha squad to set the record straight.
“That I don’t understand why because when there is a ...Keep reading

On Friday, Venturini Motorsports revealed that Jake Finch won't be competing in the ARCA race at Michigan as previously scheduled. Finch is not filling well and will not be able to pilot the No. 25 Toyota in Friday night's ARCA race.
As a result, the historic ARCA team has asked fellow Toyota driver Corey Heim to fill in for him. Finch is running part-time this year and was set to make his ...Keep reading

Thursday, news broke that the U.S. Court of Appeals plans to overturn the preliminary injunction that allowed 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports to compete with charters while suing NASCAR over the 2025 Charter Agreement. Should the ruling go uncontested, it will take effect on June 26th and both teams will lose their charters ahead of the Atlanta race weekend, but what does this mean? We're ...Keep reading

The low-grip Aragon track was a prime suspect to expose the deficiencies of Yamaha’s YZR-M1 machine and unfortunately for Fabio Quartararo and the Japanese manufacturer the issue was in the spotlight.
There was no shortage of sympathy for the luckless Frenchman whose Yamaha machine snapped and jumped seemingly on the exit of every corner around the track during Friday practice.
To add ...Keep reading

Watch: Can Gresini's Alex Marquez be a MotoGP World Champion? - From Team Manager Michele Masini

In an exclusive interview, Motorsport.com sits down with MotoGP’s Michele Masini, the team manager of Gresini Racing.
In the candid chat, Masini talks about the experience he gained working with the Italian team over the years, how Nadia Padovani is continuing her late husband ...Keep reading

Formula 1’s flexi-wing furore has been simmering for months, but came to a ragged and inconsequential termination during the Spanish Grand Prix weekend when new deflection tests were applied – and not much changed.
The tests clamped down on the amount of flex permitted on the front wings of F1’s machinery, and followed a similar tightening of the regulation around aero-elasticity in rear ...Keep reading

Hyundai started its quest for a first World Rally Championship win of 2025 by setting the pace at Rally Sardinia, while M-Sport suffered a nightmare triple retirement that included a roll for Martins Sesks.   
Hyundai ended Friday morning’s trio of gravel stages with Adrien Fourmaux leading team-mate and reigning world’s champion Thierry Neuville by 2.9 seconds, with Toyota’s ...Keep reading

A new documentary is set to launch on sports broadcaster TNT to showcase the work of Carol Glenn, who is Britain’s first Black, female motorsports official. The short film follows Glenn through the launch of her new Formula Ford team, Next Generation Racing, which saw her become the country’s first woman of colour to launch a race team.  
Directed by filmmaker Daisy Ifama, Set Pace is the ...Keep reading

When Jorge Martin confirmed his plans to leave Aprilia following just one race, the paddock media were shocked by the hastiness of his decision. There’s little doubt that the bike hasn’t been as competitive as Ducati's, but it was a surprising decision given Martin's lack of time on the Aprilia RS-GP25.
Martin was injured on the first day of pre-season testing and his recovery proved to be ...Keep reading

Toprak Razgatlioglu and Yamaha are finalising an agreement that would bring the two-time World Superbike champion to MotoGP in 2026.
The deal has been reported by multiple sources - including the rider's own manager, Kenan Sofuoglu, who claims to have already signed a contract that “will make everyone happy and will be announced shortly”.
While the details of the deal remain unknown ...Keep reading

Having the fastest car on the grid and two drivers worthy of being world champions is probably the second-best scenario for which a team principal could wish.
The ideal, of course, is to have the quickest car, a super-fast number-one driver, and a number two who is quick enough but willing to sacrifice their own interests for the team. This is rare indeed in elite sport and neither Oscar ...Keep reading

The Spanish Grand Prix was supposed to be a key race for Ferrari in the 2025 Formula 1 world championship. And while the race saw the Scuderia return to second position in the constructors’ standings, the expected step forward was clearly not achieved – and Lewis Hamilton was left asking for a shift in focus to next year.
In the Barcelona race, Ferrari capitalised on having two drivers in ...Keep reading

Peugeot has aspirations to build a new Le Mans Hypercar as part of a long-term commitment to the World Endurance Championship.
The French manufacturer is known to have opened a dialogue with the rulemakers, the Automobile Club de l’Ouest and the FIA, about replacing the 9X8 that came on stream in the second half of the 2022 WEC and then underwent a major overhaul during last ...Keep reading

Ai Ogura will sit out the Aragon Grand Prix for Trackhouse having been unable to sufficiently recover from a tibia fracture sustained at Silverstone last month.
The Moto2 world champion was injured after crashing during the FP1 session of the British Grand Prix and withdrew from the meeting at Silverstone.
Ogura underwent surgery following a fracture to his right tibia just below the knee ...Keep reading

Since debuting on the factory Ducati, Marc Marquez has quickly adapted to his new bike and reached a level of competitiveness reminiscent of the six world titles he won with Honda between 2013 and 2019. The Spaniard's resurgence, following a serious injury he suffered at Jerez in 2020, reached its peak last year when he claimed his first win on the Gresini Ducati at the Aragon MotoGP race – ...Keep reading

Hyundai has given its clearest indication yet that it is gearing up to continue in the World Rally Championship until at least the end of 2026.
There have been question marks surrounding its short-term and long-term future in rallying’s top tier that first surfaced last year when it confirmed plans to embark on a programme in the World Endurance Championship from 2026 under the Genesis ...Keep reading

Ferrari will go the grid for the Le Mans 24 Hours lighter and with more power than last year as it bids for a hat-trick at the French enduro.
The Italian manufacturer’s 499P Le Mans Hypercar will race at the World Endurance Championship double-points round on 14/15 June with a minimum weight reduced by 1kg to 1042kg and maximum power increased by 7kW (9bhp) to 515kW (690bhp) compared with ...Keep reading

Motorsport has well and truly captured the imagination of Hollywood. On the heels of the F1 summer blockbuster, which stars Brad Pitt as a driver for the fictional APX GP team, the A-lister will turn his attention to a new movie centered around one of the most challenging and possibly deadly races in the world — the Isle of Man TT, also known as the Tourist Trophy races. 
Channing Tatum has ...Keep reading

On June 15, the NASCAR will make history. For the first time in the modern era of the Cup Series, a points race will take place outside the borders of the United States as they head to Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City.
Recently, NASCAR commissioner Steve Phelps came to Brazil during the NASCAR Brazil round at Interlagos, in his first 'international' engagement after the ...Keep reading

Sardinia is regarded as one of the roughest rallies on the World Rally Championship calendar, and is often a critical round as the title race edges towards the halfway mark.
Heading into the rally, Toyota’s Elfyn Evans continues to lead the standings, albeit his advantage has been cut to 30 points over team-mate Kalle Rovanpera, with part-time driver Sebastien Ogier in third. However, all ...Keep reading