Motorsport

KTM star Pedro Acosta hit out at the race direction’s decision to restart the Catalan Grand Prix for a third time after both Alex Marquez and Johann Zarco were hospitalised due to serious crashes.
Acosta was leading the field when he suddenly lost power on the stretch between Turn 9 and 10. Gresini rival Marquez was running right behind his countryman and had no time to react, with a ...Keep reading

Reigning Formula E champion Oliver Rowland drove a perfect race and carefully executed his strategy to register his first win of the 2025-26 season in the Monaco E-Prix.
The Nissan driver, who started from eighth position, gradually made his way up the field while others lost ground due to battles, penalties and accidents. He bided his time, conserved battery power in the first stint, and ...Keep reading

MotoGP riders have expressed their initial views on a chaotic Catalan Grand Prix, which was interrupted by red flags and marred by heavy crashes involving Alex Marquez and Johann Zarco.
The first major incident took place on lap 12 of 24 when Marquez could not avoid race leader Pedro Acosta, who suddenly slowed down with a suspected electrical issue on the run down to Turn 10. Marquez crashed ...Keep reading

Formula 1's planned shift to a 60:40 internal combustion to electrical power distribution in 2027 could 'punish' Mercedes, according to Sky Sports F1 analyst and former W Series driver Naomi Schiff.
The FIA has confirmed that changes to the engine hardware will be introduced in 2027. The goal is to make driving "more intuitive" via a 50kW decrease in electric power and an increase of 50kW from ...Keep reading

Fabio di Giannantonio claimed VR46’s first MotoGP win in three years at the Catalan Grand Prix, but the race was overshadowed by incidents that sent both Alex Marquez and Johann Zarco to hospital.
Gresini rider Marquez was transported to hospital for check-ups following a mid-race crash with Pedro Acosta, whose KTM suddenly slowed down on lap 12 of 24 due to a suspected electronics ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen’s debut at the Nurburgring 24 Hours ended in heartache as a late mechanical problem handed victory to the sister Winward Mercedes.
The #3 AMG, which Verstappen shared with Daniel Juncadella, Jules Gounon and Lucas Auer, enjoyed a healthy lead of more than 10 seconds until it all went wrong with three hours remaining.
It came as Juncadella received an ABS alarm, which he ...Keep reading

“Until we had to stop, we were having a really good race,” Lucas Auer told, among others, Motorsport.com as he reflected on the Nurburgring 24 Hours.
The #3 Mercedes Team Verstappen Racing entry had looked to be on course for victory thanks to its comfortable lead over the #80 AMG, but a driveshaft failure ended its hopes with around three hours left.
“Of course it’s frustrating, but ...Keep reading

The Catalan Grand Prix was red-flagged on lap 12 of 24 after a sudden mechanical issue for race leader Pedro Acosta triggered a major, multi-bike incident.
Acosta was leading the Barcelona race when he suddenly slowed down with a mechanical issue heading into Turn 10. The Spaniard raised his hand to signal the rest of the field, but second-placed Alex Marquez had no time react and clattered ...Keep reading

Four-time Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen has reflected on his extraordinary maiden victory at the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix. 
Speaking during a video with F1, Verstappen recently opened up about the whirlwind of emotions and the immense pressure that accompanied his sensational debut for Red Bull.
Promoted to the Milton Keynes outfit mid-season, the Dutchman was thrust into the spotlight ...Keep reading

The #3 Mercedes-AMG Team Verstappen Racing car spent much of the Nurburgring 24 Hours in the lead and, with just over three hours remaining, victory appeared all but certain.
Its gap to the sister #80 Mercedes in second continued to grow, but then heartache struck as problems began emerging at the start of Juncadella’s stint around the 21st hour.
The dashboard displayed an ABS warning and ...Keep reading

Mercedes has shared a glimpse into Kimi Antonelli's playful relationship with his race engineer Peter 'Bono' Bonnington, as the 19-year-old driver played yet another prank on the Briton. 
After stepping up to a full-time Formula 1 seat with Mercedes in 2025, taking the seat left behind by seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton, a prank war between Antonelli and Bonnington began. It started with ...Keep reading

Former Formula 1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya has argued that Peter 'Bono' Bonnington is a "big part" of Kimi Antonelli's impressive form at Mercedes. 
After a heavily scrutinised start to his F1 career, which included a high-profile crash during his FP1 debut at Monza, Antonelli has firmly found his feet at Mercedes.
The 19-year-old became the youngest driver to lead the standings in the ...Keep reading

Daniel Ricciardo has opened up about his adjustment to life away from the Formula 1 grid, admitting that stepping back from the intense calendar has allowed his day-to-day life to feel "a little more real."
The eight-time grand prix winner retired from F1 after the 2024 Singapore Grand Prix, when he was replaced at Racing Bulls by Liam Lawson.
Now, the Australian is enjoying the simple ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen has agonisingly lost a debut victory at the Nurburgring 24 Hours after his Mercedes was forced to stop from the lead late on.
The #3 AMG, which Verstappen is sharing with Daniel Juncadella, Jules Gounon and Lucas Auer, was in control of the hectic race in a Mercedes 1-2 from around the sixth hour onwards.
Brilliant stints from Verstappen were key to that with the most notable ...Keep reading

While the theory of Mercedes' Formula 1 title favouritism ahead of the dawn of the championship's latest era has been proven correct, the name at the top of the drivers' standings is somewhat of a surprise.
Many would have believed that George Russell would be the man to beat given his performances with the Silver Arrows during what was a barren period in the ground-effect years between 2022 ...Keep reading

Pedro Acosta will be starting a MotoGP race from pole position for only the second time in this Sunday’s Catalan Grand Prix.
While he squandered his first opportunity at the 2024 Japanese Grand Prix, insisting at that time that he would rather crash than accept that Ducati is better than KTM, the Spaniard is far more mature now than he was two years ago.
The 21-year-old has been in fine ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen is well on course for a debut victory at the Nurburgring 24 Hours as his team leads a dominant Mercedes 1-2 with just over seven hours remaining.
The #3 Mercedes, which Verstappen shares with Daniel Juncadella, Jules Gounon and Lucas Auer, holds a 14 second advantage over the sister Winward AMG driven by Maro Engel, Maxime Martin, Fabian Schiller and Luca Stolz.
Mercedes has ...Keep reading

For the third time in just under two months, Rajah Caruth left a NASCAR O’Reilly Series race feeling as though Jesse Love had valid reasons to be frustrated with him.
This time at Dover, racing for the lead on Lap 100, Caruth bobbled under Love and they both ended up in the wall. It significantly damaged the Richard Childress Racing No. 2 and Love could only drive it to a 23rd place ...Keep reading

Corey Day now has two wins in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, winning at Dover on Saturday.
Driving the No. 17 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, he ran down the No. 7 JR Motorsports Chevrolet of Justin Allgaier, passing him for the lead as they split the lapped car of Blake Lothian.
Day didn't lead a single lap until passing Allgaier with four laps to go, driving away to take the win ...Keep reading

A Max Verstappen masterclass has put his team in contention for a debut victory at the Nurburgring 24 Hours as it leads a Mercedes 1-2 after almost nine hours of racing. 
The #3 Mercedes that Verstappen shares with Daniel Juncadella, Jules Gounon and Lucas Auer leads the #80 AMG (Maxime Martin, Maro Engel, Fabian Schiller and Luca Stolz) by approximately a second.
It has been a manic race ...Keep reading