Motorsport

Yamaha will not try out its prototype V4 engine at the post-weekend Aragon MotoGP test.
At Silverstone, the image was clear to see. The Yamaha bikes struggling down the straights while being reeled in by the red rockets that were the factory Ducati bikes.
It was a similar story at the MotorLand track for last year’s Aragon Grand Prix, with Fabio Quartararo powerless to stop Francesco ...Keep reading

In a contentious hearing on May 9th, the United States Court of Appeals (in Richmond, Va.) heard arguments from the lead attorney for both NASCAR and the race teams as the sanctioning body aimed to overturn the preliminary injunction granted to 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports in December of last year.
The injunction allowed the two teams to race with charters without being held to the ...Keep reading

While Red Bull Racing’s reserve drivers and junior talents are currently in the spotlights due to Max Verstappen's eleven penalty points, it has emerged that Red Bull submitted a request for a superlicence exemption for Formula 2 racer Arvid Lindblad.
According to information obtained by Motorsport.com, Red Bull's request will be discussed next week during the upcoming FIA World Motor Sport ...Keep reading

In the opening lap of MotoGP’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone, Aleix Espargaro and Franco Morbidelli came together in an incident that led Espargaro to retire from the GP. Time has done little to cool tempers, and Morbidelli says he “could’ve been much harsher” in his criticism of the Honda rider.
It happened early, during the first lap of the initial start, when the Italian and the ...Keep reading

While KTM appears to currently be blowing hot and cold during the 2025 MotoGP season, the Austrian manufacturer is weathering the storm, despite the waters regarding KTM’s participation in 2027 remaining constantly murky.
However, it’s clear that the riders of the factory squad aren’t happy.
And, when you look at the riders' standings, where Pedro Acosta is the highest of all the KTM ...Keep reading

The serenity and optimism that Maverick Vinales shows toward KTM - promoting “patience, calm, hard work, and perseverance” - stands in sharp contrast to Pedro Acosta’s current frame of mind in MotoGP.
Like Acosta, Vinales also visited KTM’s headquarters in Austria earlier this week, although their experiences couldn’t have been more different.
“I just went to fix a small issue ...Keep reading

The Formula 1 driver merry-go-round was out of commission for 2024 as all the team stuck with their line-ups from the previous year. But the wheels were greased for the current season, and Valtteri Bottas was one of the drivers whose ride came to an end.
The 35-year-old has rejoined the queue to get back onboard, hoping his omission from F1 is temporary. He has certainly done the best he can in ...Keep reading

In Formula 1, the black and white chequered flag marks the end of a race and the driver who is waved off first with it is the winner. But what does it mean when, as seen several times over the 2025 F1 season, two chequered flags are waved at the conclusion of a grand prix? 
This isn’t a joke, attentive viewers of this year’s F1 race finishes may have noticed that at some grands prix ...Keep reading

There are a lot of different ways race fans can immerse themselves in motorsport. They might spend their life savings on race tickets, could pursue a career somewhere within the world of racing or, instead, can choose to volunteer as a marshal.
Marshals are the lifeblood of global motorsport, with dedicated teams of volunteers on hand at racetracks around the world to keep the racing action ...Keep reading

The McLaren Formula 1 team will take over London’s Trafalgar Square on 2 - 3 July to host McLaren Racing Live: London, a two-day event celebrating all things racing and innovation ahead of the team’s home race.
The free event will allow fans to get up close to McLaren cars that compete across multiple championships, including Formula 1, Formula E, IndyCar, WEC, and heritage cars.
Other ...Keep reading

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff admitted that his team still hasn’t got to the bottom of its issues running in hot temperatures after a triple-header of warm weather races saw the German side walk away with just 18 points for its two drivers.
“It’s just very odd,” Wolff remarked on the Austrian TV station ORF after the Spanish Grand Prix at Barcelona. 
“We’re a huge organisation with ...Keep reading

Michelin will introduce a new range of slick tyres for the World Endurance Championship and the IMSA SportsCar Championship next year produced from 50% sustainable materials.
The French tyre supplier has surpassed its original target to increase the percentage of the renewable and recycled components of the tyres used in Hypercar in WEC and GTP in IMSA from the 40% announced.
It presents an ...Keep reading

Following the incident with George Russell in Barcelona, Max Verstappen is just one penalty point away from serving a one-race ban from a Formula 1 grand prix.
The reigning world champion was given a 10-second penalty and three penalty points on his superlicence for driving into Russell’s Mercedes during the closing laps of the Spanish Grand Prix.
It leaves Verstappen teetering on the edge ...Keep reading

As most of the garage looks forward to Michigan, for some, thoughts remain focused on a controversial incident at Nashville when Ricky Stenhouse Jr. went spinning off the nose of Carson Hocevar, suffering his first DNF of the season.
Stenhouse was obviously frustrated as he was inside the provisional playoff grid on points before the wreck. For most drivers, this issue wouldn't raise many ...Keep reading

In the opening episode of F1: The Academy, Netflix’s glossy new motorsport docuseries, Susie Wolff sets the tone early-on. “This isn’t a moment,” the managing director of the all-female F1 Academy says with conviction. “It’s a movement.” Wolff repeats the line several times throughout the show, and it’s a sentiment that should feel empowering. But as the episodes unfold, it becomes ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton has met with the UK Prime Minister to discuss education reform, as the seven-time Formula 1 world champion furthers his commitment to his Mission 44 project.
Hamilton, who last weekend finished sixth in the Spanish Grand Prix, joined a roundtable with Sir Keir Starmer and Secretary of State for Education Bridget Phillipson at 10 Downing Street to discuss how the UK government ...Keep reading

Connor Zilisch is one of the brightest prospects in NASCAR right now and Trackhouse Racing has been working to get the 18-year-old experience in a Cup car while he competes for the NASCAR Xfinity Series championship.
With sponsorship from Red Bull, he made his Cup debut at COTA, driving the No. 87 Chevrolet. Zilisch showed impressive pace, qualifying 14th before being collected in a mid-race ...Keep reading

Ryan Blaney will be joining Penske teammates Joey Logano and Austin Cindric in the NASCAR Cup playoffs after his impressive victory at Nashville, becoming the ninth driver to win his way into the post-season discussion. 
But during the final run of the race, Blaney was preparing himself for the worst-case scenario, and who could blame him after the season he's endured. The 2023 NASCAR Cup ...Keep reading

In a last-minute call from the Aston Martin Formula 1 team, Canadian racer Lance Stroll missed out on the Spanish Grand Prix due to medical reasons. Stroll sat the race out as a result of complications stemming from a bike accident in 2023, but news of the resurfaced injury leaves Aston in a sticky situation ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix.
Stroll first injured his wrists while cycling ahead ...Keep reading

Three-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner Andre Lotterer says he would like to explore opportunities in rallying in the future after realising the dream of driving a World Rally Championship car. 
The sportscar ace and former Formula E driver has been a life-long admirer of rallying, having grown up around the discipline thanks to his father running a rally team in Belgium.
Last week, the ...Keep reading