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Fernando Alonso criticized Isack Hadjar’s defence in the Singapore Grand Prix, with the 21-year-old Frenchman labelling the Formula 1 veteran “grumpy”.
Aston Martin’s Alonso had to overtake Hadjar twice during the Marina Bay race; first on lap 3 for eighth position, diving down the inside at the hairpin, then on lap 37 for 13th as the Racing Bulls driver nursed a suspected engine ...Keep reading

Oscar Piastri declined to give any real comment on the clash between him and his McLaren team-mate Lando Norris during the opening lap of the Singapore Grand Prix. Repeating that he's yet to view the contact from other angles, he was keen to stay silent on the subject. 
On the first lap, Norris lunged in a move to take third place, but as he lost traction, he collided with the gearbox of the ...Keep reading

McLaren's Lando Norris defended his bold first lap lunge during the Singapore Grand Prix after he clipped his team-mate Oscar Piastri while taking third position.
After starting the race from fifth on the grid, Norris took the chance to gain two positions at the start. He tapped the back of Max Verstappen into Turn 3 and, as a result, collided with his team-mate. While the Australian driver ...Keep reading

A punchy start to the Singapore Grand Prix, which saw Lando Norris leap from fifth to third, led to friction between the two McLaren drivers as the drivers' championship battle heats up. 
Piastri, who started third and was quickly overtaken by his team-mate in a lunging move, was clearly annoyed when the Woking outfit decided not to impose any team orders. As Norris went for the overtake, he ...Keep reading

George Russell clinched victory from pole at the Singapore Grand Prix as McLaren clinched a second Formula 1 world constructors' championship victory on the trot.
Russell built an early lead over fellow front-row starter Max Verstappen to present a significant advantage to ward off a potential undercut, and then preserved that through the race's second phase through heavy traffic to ...Keep reading

McLaren radio chatter shows tension is rising
McLaren's intra-team title battle may have been a friendly affair so far, with some pushing and pulling between its two drivers and their team. But the Singapore race was the first indication of tension between Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri themselves.
Piastri didn't take kindly to Norris "barging" into him at the start, as the Briton made up ...Keep reading

Ayhancan Guven clinched the 2025 DTM title with victory in a thrilling Hockenheim finale, passing Marco Wittmann in a frantic final-lap fight.
Starting the finale fifth in the standings and 17 points behind the championship leader, the Manthey Porsche driver snatched both the race win and the title just before the finish line ahead of Wittmann in second, while Maro Engel completed the podium in ...Keep reading

Miko Marczyk emerged from a tense three-way fight to claim a maiden European Rally Championship title, while M-Sport-Ford rival Jon Armstrong took the victory in the Croatia finale.
Skoda driver Marczyk headed into the 10-stage asphalt final round with a two-point lead over Andrea Mabellini, with M-Sport-Ford’s Armstrong an outside shot at the crown 20 points back after winning the ...Keep reading

Martin Brundle's encounter with Scottish singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi during the Singapore Grand Prix grid walk has quickly gained traction on social media after the former Formula 1 driver mistook Capaldi's brother for him.
Before closing out the grid walk for the Singapore national anthem, Brundle quickly approached who he thought was the Grammy-nominated artist. “Lewis, wonderful to see ...Keep reading

Former Formula 1 driver and Sky Sports analyst Martin Brundle has delivered his verdict on Max Verstappen's criticism of Lando Norris during qualifying for the Singapore Grand Prix.
During his final flying lap, the four-time champion came up behind Norris at the final chicane, who was on a cool-down lap at the time. While the British driver didn't officially impede Verstappen, he argued that it ...Keep reading

Aprilia has revealed that Marco Bezzecchi has suffered “no broken bones” after his frightening incident with 2025 MotoGP champion Marc Marquez in the Indonesian Grand Prix.
Polesitter Bezzecchi slammed into the rear of Marquez’s Ducati at Turn 7 on the opening lap after a poor start dropped him down the order in Mandalika.
Both riders ended up in the gravel trap in a violent accident ...Keep reading

Ducati team boss Davide Tardozzi said the Italian manufacturer wants to “protect” a "devastated" Francesco Bagnaia after he hit a new low during the MotoGP Indonesian Grand Prix.
Just a week after dominating at Motegi and indicating that his 2025 struggles were behind him, Bagnaia endured another nightmare weekend in Mandalika as he qualified 16th and ran at the back in both races.
He ...Keep reading

Alex Marquez and Joan Mir have hit out at the Turn 7 gravel trap in which Marc Marquez picked up a fracture at today’s MotoGP Indonesian Grand Prix.
The run-off area at the fast right-hander came in for criticism after the accident, which began when Marco Bezzecchi ran into the new world champion.
Between them, the two Spaniards questioned not only the nature of the gravel itself but also ...Keep reading

Raul Fernandez and Luca Marini have hit out at each other for making “not intelligent” moves in their battle for the final podium spot in the MotoGP Indonesian Grand Prix.
On lap 14 of 27, Trackhouse rider Fernandez sent his Aprilia up the inside of Marini’s Honda into Turn 16 and appeared to have got the job done. However, Marini moved across the track and tried to repass Fernandez on ...Keep reading

McLaren says it is aiming to implement hardware fixes for its pitstop issues in time for 2026 as it explains why Lando Norris bearing the brunt of its slower stops is just a coincidence.
As Norris' title battle against team-mate Oscar Piastri enters its final stages, the Briton suffered slower pitstops in three consecutive races. In Zandvoort, a 4.83s stop lost him ground to Piastri before ...Keep reading

After struggling through the first half of the season with a car that operated in a very narrow window, Red Bull has turned a corner in recent races. Max Verstappen took back-to-back Formula 1 victories, and he says the step in performance is about more than just new parts.  
With two dominant wins in Monza and Baku, and a front-row start in Singapore, Red Bull has shown significant progress ...Keep reading

Carson Hocevar says he understands why NASCAR fined him $50,000 this week for an engine rev with safety worker present on Sunday at Kansas Speedway.
The second-year Cup Series driver was stuck on the track after a spin, a common occurrence with this car, but he wants everyone to know it wasn’t malicious. The car was stalled in second gear and he needed to fire it back up to put it in neutral ...Keep reading

Gresini rookie Fermin Aldeguer claimed his maiden MotoGP victory in the Indonesian Grand Prix after polesitter Marco Bezzecchi took out Marc Marquez on the opening lap.
Having been the only Ducati rider to run anywhere near the front over the weekend, Aldeguer capitalised on a slow start for polesitter Bezzecchi and then passed early race leader Pedro Acosta to become the second youngest race ...Keep reading

MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez has picked up a fracture in his accident at the MotoGP Indonesian Grand Prix.
The factory Ducati rider was taken out by sprint race winner Marco Bezzecchi at high speed on the opening lap of the race, and landed awkwardly on his right arm, which has a long history of injury.
MotoGP medical director Dr Angel Charte told DAZN: “Marquez is fine, with slight ...Keep reading

For Max Verstappen and Red Bull Racing, the qualifying session in Singapore has gone according to plan – and given recent history at the Marina Bay Street Circuit, perhaps even better than expected. Just like last year, the Dutchman secured second place on the grid under the floodlights, although the feeling is different this time. Red Bull has made progress, and this weekend provides ...Keep reading