Motorsport

Factory KTM rider Pedro Acosta has been hit with a fine of €2000 for breaching MotoGP’s new restart rule that was introduced ahead of this weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix.
Acosta crashed the RC16 at Turn 1 with about 2m45s left on the clock in Q2, before remounting and going on to qualify fifth on the grid.
However, this was in contravention of a new regulation announced on Thursday ...Keep reading

McLaren ditched its ‘repercussion’ system to put full focus on stopping Max Verstappen in his Formula 1 title fight against Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris, revealed team boss Andrea Stella. 
Verstappen has put himself in contention for the 2025 crown against the previously dominant McLaren duo by winning three of the past four grands prix, plus last week’s Austin sprint. 
Piastri is ...Keep reading

After a season in which he has operated mostly in the shadow of his brother Marc, Alex Marquez delivered his most forthright comments of the year after sealing a historic 1-2 in the world championship for the Marquez family.
Among other revelations, he opened up about his nerves during Saturday’s sprint at Sepang, how some parties “undervalue” him and Ducati’s lack of progress with the ...Keep reading

While McLaren has long since abandoned the development of its 2025 car, Red Bull continues to bring updates.
The Milton Keynes-based team introduced a new floor at Monza, followed by a new front wing in Singapore. In Mexico, Red Bull drew attention as the only team to bring an upgrade that is not track specific. Several teams made changes to help with cooling on high altitude, but Red Bull went ...Keep reading

Chaz Mostert has won an action-filled Saturday Supercars race on the streets of the Gold Coast after running down multiple race leaders throughout the 85-lap race.
In a battle of differing strategies, Mostert won the hard way. At one stage his Walkinshaw Andretti United Ford Mustang was trapped behind another car as he tried to exit the pitlane – and when he did find a way out, his car was ...Keep reading

Francesco Bagnaia returned to winning ways on Saturday at the MotoGP Malaysian Grand Prix, with a dominant sprint victory the latest in his series of wild form swings over the past few weeks.
The factory Ducati rider led from start to finish, with Alex Marquez securing second place in the world championship – behind his injured brother Marc – with second place in the 10-lap race.
Bagnaia ...Keep reading

Four photographers have been hurt in a crash involving Brodie Kostecki at the Gold Coast 500 Supercars race at the Surfers Paradise street circuit.
The 2023 Supercars title winner was on his second run in the second Qualifying session when his Dick Johnson Racing Ford Mustang went straight on the first corner complex. The Ford struck a barrier nose-on, and four photographers standing behind the ...Keep reading

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And with that, the stage is set for a NASCAR Truck Series championship race that wouldn’t feel right being won by anyone other then Heim, crew chief Scott Zipadelli and the Tricon Garage No. 11 team after winning for a record setting 11th time this season.
And yet, there are three other contenders, including the one that won last year that ...Keep reading

Francesco Bagnaia came through Q1 to score a surprise pole position for the Malaysian Grand Prix on Saturday, as Aprilia endured a difficult day at Sepang.
Opting for a single run midway through the session to preserve a set of soft tyres, the factory Ducati rider made the most of a clear track to post a 1m57.001s lap.
Although several riders posted fastest individual sectors, including ...Keep reading

George Russell has warned that traffic will pose an issue during qualifying at the Mexico Grand Prix. He explains that the short and twisty track of the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez will leave drivers vulnerable to an early exit if their timing isn't perfect. 
FP1 saw the Mercedes driver watch from the grandstands as he slipped between fans disguised in a lucha libre mask. 
"One thing ...Keep reading

Just one point separated four drivers in Martinsville's Round of 8 elimination race on Saturday, with Kaden Honeycutt besting Layne Riggs for the final transfer spot on a tiebreaker. Meanwhile, Corey Heim, who was already locked in, secured yet another victory in the most dominant Truck season we've ever seen.
Meet the four drivers who will face off for the 2025 championship next weekend at ...Keep reading

Pato O'Ward was taken to the medical centre after falling ill with food poisoning over the race weekend of the Mexico Grand Prix. The Mexican driver completed 30 laps during his time in Lando Norris's MCL39 on the Friday, but required treatment as his symptoms worsened.
Finishing 13th on the timesheets, O'Ward did not appear to have his running affected during FP1, but Motorsport.com ...Keep reading

It's hard to bet against Corey Heim for the 2025 NASCAR Truck Series title, as the Tricon driver will enter the finale with a historic eleven victories after 24 races this year. He earned yet another win at Martinsville, but all eyes were on the battle to make the Championship 4.
"I don't want to jump to any conclusions yet," said Heim about being the title favorite. "We got a big race next ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen fears Red Bull is on the back foot following Friday practice at Formula 1’s Mexico Grand Prix.
After sitting out FP1 as Red Bull junior Arvid Lindblad got some regulations-induced track time ahead of his likely graduation to F1 in 2026, Verstappen topped the second session by 0.153s over Charles Leclerc, outpacing title rivals Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri by 0.251s and 0.840s ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen topped practice at the Mexico Grand Prix to keep the pressure up on McLaren duo Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris in the Formula 1 title fight.
Having sat out FP1 to hand over his upgraded Red Bull to Arvid Lindblad, the four-time F1 world champion instantly got on the pace by going fastest in second practice with a 1m17.392s – 0.153s faster than Charles Leclerc for Ferrari who ...Keep reading

Footage of Fernando Alonso being seemingly unfazed as he was jumped on by an eager fan during a Hugo Boss promotional event in 2023 has resurfaced ahead of the 2025 Mexico Grand Prix.
The two-time champion was throwing hats into a crowd of Mexican Formula 1 fans as a man broke through a barrier and threw himself onto the Aston Martin driver. The Spaniard was able to maintain his balance and ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen was fastest in second practice for the Mexico Grand Prix, driving Red Bull’s updated Formula 1 challenger, with championship leader Oscar Piastri down in 12th.
After a rather unrepresentative opening session on a ‘green’ track – which nine race drivers, including Verstappen, missed out on – everyone swiftly took to the track to gather crucial data for both qualifying ...Keep reading

George Russell shared a photo with an unusual point of view on the Friday of the Mexico Grand Prix. After taking a photo from the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez grandstands while wearing a lucha libre-style mask, he posted the shot to Instagram.
With the caption, "Haven’t watched F1 cars on track in years, so found a way to sneak into the stands while Fred was driving my car," the photo ...Keep reading

Arvid Lindblad might have earned himself a visit to the stewards for potentially impeding fellow rookie runner Pato O'Ward's McLaren during FP1 for the Mexico Grand Prix, but he did enough to warrant glowing reviews from those who matter to his career: Red Bull's leaders.
The headline news is that Lindblad's fastest lap was 0.093s faster than Yuki Tsunoda in fundamentally the same car ...Keep reading

A number of Richard Mille watches have been stolen over the United States Grand Prix weekend, with Austin police now investigating the organised crime that targeted spectators at the Circuit of The Americas. 
Two timepieces were taken in separate incidents, and a 39-year-old woman has now been arrested. Identified by the police as Viviana Garzon-Olarte from Las Vegas, she was reportedly ...Keep reading