Motorsport

Yamaha’s Alex Rins admits he was “so angry” at 2025 MotoGP champion Marc Marquez for “destroying” his Indonesian GP sprint race, though his view softened after reviewing their clash.
In a chaotic start to Saturday’s half-distance race at Mandalika, factory Ducati rider Marquez forced Rins off the track as they battled for fifth position.
The incident dropped Rins down to 18th ...Keep reading

Liam Lawson crashed out of the third practice session ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix, causing a red flag. The Racing Bulls team now has just over three hours to repair the car ahead of the qualifying session.
After crashing during FP2 yesterday, the Racing Bulls driver started Saturday off on the wrong foot as he collided with the barriers at Turn 7 after riding the kerb on the exit.
The ...Keep reading

Francesco Bagnaia was once again at a loss to explain an embarrassing performance after finishing last in the sprint race at the MotoGP Indonesian Grand Prix on Saturday.
The Italian, who dominated the field a week ago in Japan, finished almost 30 seconds behind winner Marco Bezzecchi, signalling a return to the struggles he has faced for most of the season.
After the race, the double world ...Keep reading

Helmut Marko is impressed by how quickly Isack Hadjar gets up to speed on new tracks, and even called it a similarity with Max Verstappen. 
Hadjar started the Singapore Grand Prix on a strong note by setting the second-fastest time on Friday. In the first practice session, the rookie already placed himself in the top 10, and at the end of FP2 Hadjar stepped it up another notch. The 21-year-old ...Keep reading

Williams boss James Vowles urged Formula 1 to adopt a two-day grand prix weekend format, which could subsequently result in more venues being added to the 24-round calendar.
The format of a race weekend has been a hot topic recently after F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali underlined the need for the championship to keep exploring a different structure.
Shortening the 300km grand prix was mentioned ...Keep reading

Scott Zipadelli, Corey Heim and the Tricon Garage No. 11 are the best team in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series this season … and arguably … ever no matter what happens a month from now at Phoenix Raceway.
Heim, the top Toyota prospect, has been paired with what used to be the Hattori Racing Enterprises No. 16 road crew under the Tricon Garage banner since the start of the 2023 season and ...Keep reading

Aprilia’s Marco Bezzecchi scored a sensational MotoGP sprint victory at Mandalika after fighting his way back from a dreadful start. 
The class of the field all weekend, Bezzecchi made life difficult for himself when he battled to get off the line from pole position. He was down in eighth place midway through the first lap as Fermin Aldeguer grabbed the early lead from Pedro Acosta and ...Keep reading

As it was seemingly always going to be, Corey Heim is locked into the NASCAR Truck Series final four while everyone else will have to figuratively survive the wildest possible wild card round to challenge him there.
In the process, Heim also made history, becoming the first driver to win 10 times in the third highest level of the discipline, breaking a tie he shared very briefly with 1999’s ...Keep reading

New Alpine managing director Steve Nielsen says the team is still "a few races away" from making a decision on its drivers for 2026, as it looks to decide whether to retain Franco Colapinto for next year.
Colapinto is looking to make his case to stay in the frame at the team, and has outqualified Pierre Gasly - who recently signed a longer term extension to his deal - in three of the last four ...Keep reading

Maverick Vinales will sit out the remainder of the Indonesian Grand Prix to recover from the shoulder injury he sustained in July, Tech3 KTM has announced.
The decision was made after Saturday morning’s qualifying at Mandalika, where he finished 120th and last on the RC16 with a time that was 1.376s off the ultimate pace.
“Maverick Vinales will withdraw from the Indonesian Grand Prix. It ...Keep reading

Aprilia MotoGP star Marco Bezzecchi blitzed the all-time track record to take pole position for the Indonesian Grand Prix, while Marc Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia struggled to ninth and 16th respectively.
Having already enjoyed a four-tenth margin over the rest of the field on Friday, Bezzecchi carried that momentum into qualifying, setting a blistering lap time of 1m28.832s to continue his ...Keep reading

Ten different team owners provided affidavits where they expressed support for the current charter system, which is at the center of a contentious lawsuit between 23XI Racing, Front Row Motorsports and NASCAR. 
The team owners talked about a desire for permanent charters, pointing out the positive impact they have had, while also warning of the consequences stemming from a future without ...Keep reading

“Neither greed, nor an individual’s bruised ego over his inability to deliver on some promises he made to other Teams, justifies trying to destroy an institution that countless people, including the France family, tracks, Team owners, and drivers have spent decades developing and growing.”
That is one of the more powerful lines in a NASCAR filing full of many memorable statements asking a ...Keep reading

Corey Heim now holds the record for the most wins in a single NASCAR Truck Series, earning his tenth win of the 2025 season at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval. 
The result was an improbable yet incisive drive through the field after crashing into the tire barrier in Turn 1. He sustained left-front damage, but he managed to drive back to the front, passing every truck in his wounded No. 11 ...Keep reading

Isack Hadjar has spoken about his relationship with his motorsport role model, Lewis Hamilton, revealing they bonded over a game of Uno. 
“I’ll take Hamilton’s example, he never won a title [racing dirty], he always won mano a mano. He’s very, very fair,” Hadjar told Clique. Asked if Hamilton is his main role model, he added: “In F1, yes. Him and Ayrton Senna.”
Pressed on ...Keep reading

Former Top Gear host and popular automotive journalist Chris Harris discussed the rise in popularity of four-time Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen in the UK.
"How did this podcast become the Max Verstappen Appreciation Society? I don't know how it happened, but I do believe we're part of a groundswell of appreciation for Max in the UK that wasn't there maybe even six months ago, because you ...Keep reading

Corey Heim is the undisputed favorite for the 2025 NASCAR Truck Series title. He has won nine races in a dominant season for the No. 11 Toyota, and those bonus points just became extremely valuable after suffering damage in a bizarre crash at the start of Friday's NCTS race.
Heim was on pole position at the Charlotte Roval with primary title rival Layne Riggs right beside him. Another playoff ...Keep reading

Ryan Vargas has competed in various different NASCAR series, driving everything from Xfinity to Trucks, plus EuroNASCAR and the Canadian division.
The 25-year-old has accumulated 71 starts in the NASCAR Xfinity Series over the years, with two top tens and a best finish of sixth. In seven career Truck starts, he has placed as high as eighth.
In 2024, he ran the the full EuroNASCAR schedule ...Keep reading

Oscar Piastri set the fastest time on Friday practice in Singapore, a 1m30.714s, leaving even his closest world championship rivals behind: Lando Norris finished fifth (+0.483s), while Max Verstappen took third place (+0.143s). The small gap for Red Bull is particularly surprising, as Singapore has traditionally been considered a bogey track for Verstappen.
A detailed look at the long-run data ...Keep reading

Rene Rast has announced he will leave DTM at the end of the 2025 season, on the eve of the final round as he prepares to battle for a fourth title in the series.
The three-time DTM champion heads into the Hockenheim finale third in the drivers’ standings, 11 points behind leader Lucas Auer and four points off runner-up Jordan Pepper.
"After so many unforgettable years in the DTM, I want ...Keep reading