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Ott Tanak admitted he was “very worried” he’d lose a drought-ending World Rally Championship win in Greece after a gearbox issue struck in the final stage.
Tanak had dominated a demanding Acropolis Rally having driven his Hyundai to nine stage wins to open up a 48.8s margin over Toyota's Sebastien Ogier ahead of the 17th and final stage.
However, having avoided punctures and mechanical ...Keep reading

Lando Norris claimed a commanding victory in the Austrian Grand Prix to lead a McLaren 1-2 around the Red Bull Ring. But, the Briton's third race win of the year has come at a crucial time in this Formula 1 season. 
Some 24 hours earlier, he expressed his relief at having taken pole position for the race at the Red Bull Ring, declaring that it was “nice to see the old me back every now and ...Keep reading

Christian Horner admits he is baffled by the way McLaren is mastering F1’s technical regulations this season to prevent extreme tyre wear at hot tracks like Austria.
The Red Bull boss watched as his team’s 77-race point-scoring streak was ended after Max Verstappen crashed out and Yuki Tsunoda finished last in the Austrian Grand Prix. The race was won by McLaren’s Lando Norris, who was ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen was taken out of the Austrian Grand Prix by rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli on Lap 1, but rather than joining the team in the garage or on the pit wall, he tuned into the 24 Hours of Spa instead. 
The four-time world champion’s race was over soon after it began as he was wiped out by the Mercedes driver at Turn 3 on the first lap of the race. Verstappen’s team-mate, Yuki ...Keep reading

Andrea Kimi Antonelli has been hit with a three-place grid penalty for the Formula 1 British Grand Prix after crashing into Max Verstappen on the opening lap in Austria.
The Mercedes rookie locked his rear tyres heading into Turn 3 and shunted into Verstappen, leading to both cars retiring from the grand prix.
Antonelli accepted blame and apologised to his Red Bull rival but, after the race ...Keep reading

Grasser Lamborghini claimed a hard-fought maiden win at the 2025 24 Hours of Spa, as Mirko Bortolotti, Luca Engstler, and Jordan Pepper took their Huracan GT3 to the top step of the podium.
The race ran uninterrupted for the final eight hours, with the last safety car disappearing after 16 hour. Instead, the closing stages were shaped by three Full Course Yellow (FCY) periods, two of which ...Keep reading

George Russell reckons the Mercedes Formula 1 squad faced the “perfect storm” of pain during a disappointing Austrian Grand Prix.
Having won in Canada a fortnight ago, Mercedes once again struggled with the higher temperatures, as a sweltering Spielberg presented a number of negatives for the team.
With Andrea Kimi Antonelli crashing out on the opening lap, it was left to Russell to ...Keep reading

MotoGP world championship leader Marc Marquez has hit out at his brother Alex’s critics, calling for more understanding for the line riders walk at every race.
The six-time champion’s comments come after recent social media theorising that Alex does not fight Marc with the same intensity he would bring to a battle with another rider. 
Although Alex is enjoying the best season of his ...Keep reading

Lando Norris held off a race-long challenge from McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri to claim victory at the Austrian Grand Prix. 
The McLarens were untouchable against the rest of the field, leaving the pair to scrap for the race win, with pole-sitter Norris surviving a couple of challenges to take the chequered flag and close the gap to Piastri at the top of the drivers’ championship to just ...Keep reading

Lando Norris fights back
Lando Norris is back in this title fight. He said after qualifying on pole position that it was “nice to see the old me back every now and again” - and he backed that up with a great performance under pressure in the race.
Norris showed shades of the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix,  where he held off the threat of two Ferraris to take the victory that cemented the ...Keep reading

Alex Marquez is on his way to Madrid with the intention of undergoing surgery to his fractured left hand as soon as possible following his MotoGP Dutch Grand Prix crash on Sunday.
Motorsport.com understands that the Spaniard could get an operation as early as Sunday evening.
The Gresini Ducati rider was battling Pedro Acosta’s KTM for fourth place early in the race, with the pair making ...Keep reading

Reigning world champion Max Verstappen has been eliminated from the Austrian Grand Prix after being tagged by Andrea Kimi Antonelli on the opening lap.
In the uphill run towards the Turn 3 right-hander, ninth-place starting Antonelli appeared to miss his braking point, ducking to the inside to avoid the cars ahead of him. He then locked his tyres to spear straight into the back of Verstappen at ...Keep reading

Leaving Atlanta, 16 drivers have been eliminated and matchups are set for the second of five rounds at the Chicago Street Course. However, it's unlikely you'll find a perfect bracket anywhere after what transpired at EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta) on Saturday night.
First, let's take a look at some of the big surprises before we get into the Round 2 matchups. First, No. 1 seed Denny Hamlin is ...Keep reading

Marc Marquez withstood race-long pressure from the Aprilia of Marco Bezzecchi to win MotoGP’s Dutch Grand Prix at Assen on Sunday.
The factory Ducati rider’s world championship lead stretched to an impressive 68 points as his nearest challenger, brother Alex Marquez, crashed his Gresini Ducati. The younger Marquez also fractured his left hand in the process.
Fabio Quartararo had yet ...Keep reading

Ott Tanak boosted his World Rally Championship title hopes after producing a stunning drive in extreme conditions to win Acropolis Rally Greece - ending Hyundai’s victory drought.
Tanak beat Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier by 32.8s following an intense head-to-head that concluded with Tanak suffering a gearbox issue on the final stage. Hyundai sealed a double podium with Adrien Fourmaux finishing ...Keep reading

P7 and P18 — not exactly the starting positions Red Bull had in mind for its home race in Spielberg.
Yuki Tsunoda was eliminated in Q1, and Max Verstappen was never in the fight for pole during Saturday’s qualifying session.
Of course, the late yellow flag caused by Pierre Gasly didn’t help. Red Bull believed that without that incident, Verstappen could’ve started third, but the ...Keep reading

The FIA is investigating a series of fuel system issues experienced by World Rally Championship Rally1 teams at Acropolis Rally Greece, which prompted Toyota and M-Sport-Ford to retire cars.
Toyota opted to retire Sami Pajari on the road section after stage five on Friday due to a fuel system issue on his GR Yaris. The Finn was locked in the fight for the podium places, sitting in fifth having ...Keep reading

In recent weeks, much of the tyre talk in Formula 1 has surrounded the C6 compound and how it has not had the sort of impact Pirelli might have been hoping for as it looked to develop its softer range of options – but that will be irrelevant in Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix.
In the searing Styrian sun, a team’s performance will depend more on how well they can make the hard and medium ...Keep reading

The 2025 Formula 1 grid has plenty of rookies as five drivers are currently contesting their first, full season in the championship while Franco Colapinto is also a relative newbie. 
Some of them have impressed, particularly at this weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix as Liam Lawson, Gabriel Bortoleto and Andrea Kimi Antonelli all reached Q3.
So, what did they have to say after the ...Keep reading

Carmelo Ezpeleta, CEO of MotoGP promoter Dorna, has threatened to not accept a Jorge Martin entry for next year’s championship unless the rider’s dispute with Aprilia is resolved.
The reigning world champion has invoked a results-based clause in his contract with the Italian brand which, in his opinion, releases him from his agreement at the end of this year and frees him up for ...Keep reading