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Max Verstappen's Formula 1 qualifying session for the Austrian Grand Prix was hampered significantly when Pierre Gasly spun ahead of him on his last lap - but believes Red Bull's performance had already waned amid the changing conditions.
After FP3, Verstappen was only 0.2s behind Lando Norris' top-line pace and looked to be an outside bet for pole, but the gulf to the McLaren had grown to over ...Keep reading

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner dismissed ongoing speculation linking Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen with a seat at Mercedes as “a lot of noise”.
Horner’s Mercedes counterpart Toto Wolff has long targeted a move for Verstappen and flirted with the Dutchman last season before opting to put rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli alongside George Russell for 2025 – but now the same ...Keep reading

MotoGP championship leader Marc Marquez says he will need to race cautiously in Sunday’s Dutch Grand Prix given the injuries he picked up in practice on Friday.
Although the 32-year-old produced another sprint race victory on Saturday, he admitted to feeling the effects of the two big crashes he suffered on the first day of action. 
“The body is like a diesel [engine], you know?” said ...Keep reading

Oscar Piastri was left frustrated after being unable to start his final flying qualifying lap as the Formula 1 championship leader had to settle for third place for Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix.
McLaren had dominated for much of the weekend, with Lando Norris having the edge over Piastri and continuing that trend by storming to pole position. He will start alongside the Ferrari of Charles ...Keep reading

Lando Norris stormed to pole position for the Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix as his dominant weekend in Spielberg continued.
The McLaren driver had sat out of FP1 but since then he has led the way in every session and was untouchable in a Q3 session that was tempered by a late yellow flag.
Norris’ blistering pace saw him seal pole with the biggest gap of the season to date, his lap of ...Keep reading

Martin Donnelly, who suffered serious injuries in a crash at the 1990 Spanish Grand Prix, revealed he met Brad Pitt ahead of the premiere of the F1 movie having been an inspiration for major plot point
The former Arrows and Lotus F1 driver suffered a terrifying incident at Jerez when his car suspension failed during practice and he crashed into a wall at an estimated 160mph, with his Lotus ...Keep reading

If you’re lucky enough to call Jordan Taylor a friend, there’s a chance you’ve worn one of his Rolexes, hard-won from three trips to the podium at the 24 Hours of Daytona. “My buddy Mark has probably worn one of my Rolexes more than I have,” he laughed. “I’ll bring one out if we’re on vacation or maybe on a date night, but for the most part, they just sit in my closet.” ...Keep reading

Marc Marquez racked up yet another 2025 MotoGP sprint race win as he led home his brother Alex at the Dutch Grand Prix at Assen on Saturday.
Pole position rider Fabio Quartararo held onto the lead from the start, but was quickly demoted to fourth place and later crashed out of the race.
The Yamaha rider was able to see off a strong challenge at the first corner from Marc, who had rocketed ...Keep reading

Thierry Neuville has said the World Rally Championship’s Hankook control tyres are “not on the level” they should be after suffering a series of problems during Acropolis Rally Greece. 
The reigning world champion cut a frustrated figure on Friday after suffering punctures in back-to-back stages, resulting in the Belgian dropping from the rally lead to eighth. 
Neuville wasn’t the ...Keep reading

Lando Norris was again the benchmark during final practice for the Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix as McLaren showed its domination in Spielberg.
Having sat out FP1, Norris went on to set the pace in FP2 and again in FP3, his time of 1m04.324s enough to beat team-mate and championship leader Oscar Piastri by a little over a tenth of a second.
There was no queue in the pitlane as the lights ...Keep reading

Fabio Quartararo delivered the return to form he promised ahead of the Dutch Grand Prix weekend, scorching to a fourth MotoGP pole position of the year at Assen on Saturday.
Francesco Bagnaia and Alex Marquez join the Frenchman on the front row of the grid for the MotoGP classic, with world championship leader Marc Marquez only fourth.
Yamaha rider Quartararo’s display was a repeat of his ...Keep reading

Ott Tanak produced an impressive drive across Saturday morning’s three stages to extend his Acropolis Rally Greece lead after Hyundai team-mate Adrien Fourmaux lost time after clipping a bank.
Tanak took a three-second lead into the day’s action and increased his advantage by winning stage eight by 6.7s from Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier before going on to clock the fastest time in stage nine ...Keep reading

At the Austrian Grand Prix, off-track conversations in the paddock focus on two key topics: ongoing concerns about the 2026 Formula 1 regulations, as voiced by Charles Leclerc, and Max Verstappen’s future.
The latter has been closely tied to recent comments from George Russell. The Brit mentioned in Montreal that Verstappen was "on the radar" at Mercedes and referred to "talks" while speaking ...Keep reading

Jorge Martin’s manager Albert Valera has told Motorsport.com that the MotoGP world champion is free to sign with any team for the 2026 season, despite Aprilia’s claims to the contrary.
Martin has been in open conflict with the Italian manufacturer since he officially notified it of his intention to leave the team at the end of the season.
In order to precipitate his departure just a year ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc aren't expecting their new Ferrari car floor to make a big impact on their competitiveness after a low-key Friday at Formula 1's Austrian Grand Prix.
Ferrari brought a fully revamped floor to the Red Bull Ring, with changes to the body, edges and floor wing, as well as a reprofiled diffuser to go with it.
The team hopes the new design gives its floor ...Keep reading

Lando Norris' struggles to get a feel for the 2025 McLaren at the very edge of the envelope, particularly in the top-10 shootout in qualifying, have been one recurring theme over the first half of the season as he is needing to pull out all the stops to battle team-mate Oscar Piastri.
From a very early stage Norris noticed this year's car is providing him with much less feedback - through the ...Keep reading

Friday night's NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Atlanta had just about everything. Lightning near the track forced a lengthy delay in the middle of a caution-filled race. Nick Sanchez was one of those cautions, spinning through the infield grass on Lap 69 before rebounding to earn his first career NASCAR Xfinity win.
It came in his 25th career start and Sanchez certainly had to fight for it. On ...Keep reading

After almost 90 minutes of waiting due to lightning in the area, the NASCAR Xfinity race finally got underway with five laps left in the first stage.
Unfortunately, that lengthy delay made some drivers antsy and they didn't make it half-a-lap into the restart before a massive crash broke out. 
Jesse Love tried to make an aggressive move to the outside in an attempt to shuffle out Sam Mayer ...Keep reading

NASCAR had to wait over an hour due to lightning in the area before they were able tor resume Friday night's Xfinity Series race at EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta). The track remained dry, but the nearby lightning made it unsafe for the fans and competitors to continue with the event.
However, after red-flagging the race at 9:02pm EST, cars rolled back out on track at 10:25pm EST to continue the ...Keep reading

Ford drivers managed to qualify first through eighth as Team Penske's Joey Logano claimed pole position for the NASCAR Cup race at Atlanta, narrowly beating Josh Berry in the No. 21 Wood Brothers Ford. Along with the technically-aligned No. 21 machine, cars prepared by Penske ended up locking out the first two rows on the grid. Berry actually tied with Logano for pole, but Logano gets the position ...Keep reading