Motorsport

Francesco Bagnaia dubbed the French Grand Prix as “a race and a weekend to truly forget” after he crashed on the opening lap before coming home in 16th.
Starting from sixth on the grid, the two-time MotoGP champion collided with Enea Bastianini at the first chicane of lap one, in turn taking out Joan Mir.
Bagnaia was able to get going again and came in for a change of bike, but it was a ...Keep reading

Formula 1 returns to Imola this weekend for what will possibly be the final time the series races at the famous Emilia-Romagna circuit. 
Imola’s contract is due to expire at the end of this year, prompting debates as to whether its deal should be extended or not.
The old school track first graced the F1 calendar in 1980 having replaced Monza as host of that year’s Italian Grand Prix due ...Keep reading

Martins Sesks is working to add a seventh round to his partial 2025 World Rally Championship programme with M-Sport-Ford that continues at Rally Portugal this week.
The 2023 European Rally Championship runner-up burst onto the WRC scene last year after a trio of impressive outings for the Ford squad in Poland, his native Latvia and Chile.    
A run to fifth driving a non-hybrid powered ...Keep reading

Jorge Martin intends to leave Aprilia at the end of the 2025 MotoGP campaign, invoking a contractual clause that releases him from the second year in 2026 if he is not among the top riders in the world championship standings after the French Grand Prix, Motorsport.com has learned.
The agreement signed by Aprilia and the reigning world champion last year at the Italian GP currently holds no ...Keep reading

Seventy-five years ago this week, when Giuseppe Farina roared across the finishing line to win the first world championship grand prix at Silverstone, he did so in an Alfa Romeo 158 weighing – depending on fluids and which sources you use – between 650 and 700kg. When Formula 1 adopted a minimum weight for the first time in 1961, the figure was set at 450kg.
Under the most recent ruleset ...Keep reading

Toyota will mark the 40th anniversary of its first factory-supported assault on the Le Mans 24 Hours with a special livery for this year’s edition of the race. 
The #7 Toyota GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar to be driven by Kamui Kobayashi, Mike Conway and Nyck de Vries in the double-points round of the World Endurance Championship on 14/15 June will run in a colour scheme that pays tribute to ...Keep reading

It's now back-to-back DNFs for Denny Hamlin and there was absolutely nothing he could do to avoid either one. Both issues were mechanical, taking him out of contention at Texas Motor Speedway last weekend and now Kansas Speedway on Sunday.
At Texas, the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota dramatically caught fire before the end of Stage 1 as the engine let go. But at Kansas, it was a clutch issue ...Keep reading

If there is one driver notorious for being able to find speed over the course of a long run, it's 2023 NASCAR Cup Series champion Ryan Blaney. The final run at Kansas was easily the longest of the day, which played right into his hands. But despite that, he still needed it to be a little bit longer.
Team Penske entered the weekend trying to win three consecutive races after Austin Cindric's ...Keep reading

Brad Keselowski has zero top tens after the first 12 races of the 2025 season, crashing out of five races and finding a new kind of misfortune around every turn. But Sunday at Kansas could have been a different story as Keselowski drove his No. 6 RFK Racing Ford Mustang from the very back of the field to challenge for the lead.
By the third stage, he powered around eventual race winner Kyle ...Keep reading

Nothing was going to deny Kyle Larson the NASCAR Cup win at Kansas on Sunday. After starting from pole position, he won both stages, collected the fastest lap, and claimed an impressive win, leading 221 of 267 laps in the process. And to top it all off, Larson now leaves the weekend in control of the regular season championship.
"I was trying really hard to pace myself because I believe that ...Keep reading

The #6 Porsche Penske Motorsport piloted by Mathieu Jaminet and Matt Campbell ended a three-race winning run by the team’s sister car with an impressive victory at Laguna Seca.
Jaminet and Campbell, who have had to watch teammates in the #7 car of Felipe Nasr and Nick Tandy win the opening three rounds of the Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) class of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship ...Keep reading

Fernando Alonso has paid tribute to its long-serving physiotherapist, Fabrizio Borra.
Alonso wrote on social media on Sunday to bid a public farewell to his friend and colleague, saying: “I’ll miss you, Fabri. Every day. Thank you for teaching me so much and making me a better person and athlete. My whole career with you has been the greatest good fortune I could have. Rest in peace ...Keep reading

Criticism surrounding the Generation 7 Cup cars (more commonly known as the Next Gen) has been constant since it was first introduced in 2022. While most of the problems were resolved over time, one remains -- it's insanely difficult to pass. While moving through the field is easier at Kansas, most tracks leave drivers frustrated, feeling stuck and unable to control their own destiny.
Larson ...Keep reading

Joan Mir has suffered a fracture to his right hand following a first-lap crash at the French Grand Prix to add to a tough 2025 MotoGP season so far.
After qualifying in 15th, he collided with Francesco Bagnaia at the first chicane on the opening lap after the factory Ducati rider came together with Enea Bastianini.
Race winner Johann Zarco narrowly dodged the accident, making contact with ...Keep reading

Pramac Yamaha rider Jack Miller was “devastated” after crashing out of the MotoGP French Grand Prix having gambled on what would later prove to be a successful strategy.
Starting from eighth on the grid, Miller opted to remain on the wet tyres when others came in for slicks and ended up being the quickest rider within the first few laps. 
He was several seconds ahead of eventual winner ...Keep reading

Marc Marquez has highlighted the importance of his steady ride to second at the tricky French Grand Prix after the result delivered him a substantial lead in the MotoGP standings.
The six-time champion started Sunday’s grand prix just two points ahead of his brother Alex – the pair had traded narrow leads ever since Marc’s fall at the Americas GP in March.
But with Alex crashing from ...Keep reading

Yamaha MotoGP rider Fabio Quartararo has been penalised with a 10-minute suspension of the British Grand Prix’s opening practice session following an incident at Le Mans. 
After crashing at Turn 14 during the French GP, Quartararo was deemed to have disobeyed direct orders from the marshals, resulting in the penalty at the upcoming Silverstone weekend. He has also been fined ...Keep reading

French Grand Prix winner Johann Zarco believes his surprise victory at Le Mans will help his quest to step up from LCR to the factory Honda team in MotoGP 2026.
Zarco spoke earlier in the weekend about his desire to become a factory rider, even as his LCR boss Lucio Cecchinello remarked that there was “no point” in his star rider leaving the satellite squad. 
Asked in the press ...Keep reading

The 2025 French Grand Prix has broken the all-time record for the most spectators at a MotoGP round - as 311,797 fans were present across the Le Mans weekend.
There were 94,757 in the grandstands on Thursday and Friday, while 96,637 were present on Saturday to watch home hero Fabio Quartararo claim pole.
On Sunday, 120,403 witnessed another Frenchman Johann Zarco claim an incredible victory ...Keep reading

Johann Zarco scored a sensational and emotional victory in a chaotic, mixed-weather edition of his home MotoGP French Grand Prix.
While the LCR Honda rider streaked to victory by almost 20 seconds on a bizarre day at Le Mans, factory Ducati star Marc Marquez consolidated his championship lead with a steady second place.
The six-time champion’s chief title rivals, Alex Marquez and Francesco ...Keep reading