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MotoGP riders have said that the new grid layout introduced at today's Sachsenring sprint race has done what it was intended to do: reduce the risk of accidents. 
The first start under the new rules was remarkably tidy, although undramatic in equal measure. With more space between the grid slots and rows, differences between starting positions and the running order on the first lap were ...Keep reading

Marc Marquez believes he can best hope for a third-place finish in Sunday’s German Grand Prix unless he is able to make a step overnight, despite going unchallenged for victory in the sprint.
While Marquez has been the fastest rider so far this weekend at the Sachsenring, setting the fastest lap on Friday before topping both qualifying and the sprint on Saturday, the factory Ducati star ...Keep reading

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Christian Eckes is racing with an injury this weekend at Lime Rock Park.
On the FOX Sports 1 broadcast, it was revealed that Eckes suffered a Grade 3 Lateral Sprain in his left foot on June 19 following the Truck race at the San Diego street course.
While leaving the track, Eckes is said to have stepped in a hole and his left foot rolled the wrong way. He ...Keep reading

Marco Bezzecchi's factory Aprilia team colleagues Paolo Bonora and Jorge Martin have offered the beleaguered rider a vote of confidence despite his latest major setback.
The Italian was injured in a qualifying crash at the Sachsenring this morning, ruling him out of the ongoing German Grand Prix weekend.
Having been on top of the world when he won his home grand prix at Mugello in May ...Keep reading

Alex Marquez believes MotoGP’s new starting grid rules made it quite difficult for riders to gain position at the start of the German Grand Prix sprint.
The Gresini rider lined up second on the grid for Saturday’s half-distance race at the Sachsenring but was unable to get the jump on his brother Marc Marquez, who led comfortably from pole position on his factory Ducati. 
There were few ...Keep reading

Marc Marquez leads a front row lockout for Ducati at the German Grand Prix after claiming his third pole position of the 2026 MotoGP season on Saturday.
Lining up alongside on the front row will be his brother Alex Marquez, will Fabio di Giannantonio starting third for VR46.
However, the biggest news from the Sachsenring weekend concerned Aprilia after factory rider Marco Bezzecchi broke his ...Keep reading

Williams team principal James Vowles has admitted that the Grove outfit's current rate of car development is insufficient to meet its ambitions of progressing up the Formula 1 grid. 
Following a challenging British Grand Prix, the team has launched an intensive two-week review to evaluate its upgrade programme.
During the latest episode of The Vowles Verdict, the Williams boss reflected on ...Keep reading

Marc Marquez headed a Ducati 1-2-3 in the MotoGP sprint race at his beloved Sachsenring on Saturday, leading his brother Alex and Fabio Di Giannantonio across the line. 
With Marco Bezzecchi absent following an earlier qualifying crash, his team-mate Jorge Martin stretched his advantage at the top of the points table to 11 after coming home in sixth.
This was the first start following ...Keep reading

Formula 1 drivers are already bracing for a headache over deployment at Spa-Francorchamps, with Fernando Alonso warning they could have no battery for large parts of the lap and drop to “less power than F2”.
The Belgian Grand Prix venue is famed for its long straights and demanding climbs, particularly through the iconic first sector which takes drivers from La Source, up Eau Rouge and ...Keep reading

Current Formula 1 drivers' championship leader Kimi Antonelli has made his Goodwood Festival of Speed debut, capping off a busy week that included the British Grand Prix, a visit to Wimbledon and tyre testing at Silverstone.
Appearing on the Pirelli fan zone stage, the Italian driver was quick to admit that he ignored instructions to take it easy during his maiden run up the famous Goodwood ...Keep reading

Marco Bezzecchi has been diagnosed with a fracture next to his neck following a brutal highside in German Grand Prix qualifying, leaving him on the sidelines for the remainder of the MotoGP weekend.
After being taken to the medical centre for check-ups on Saturday afternoon, the factory Aprilia rider underwent X-ray scans which revealed he had suffered “a complete and displaced fracture of ...Keep reading

Mercedes senior race engineer Marcus Dudley has lifted the lid on his relationship with his driver George Russell, explaining the importance of being able to trust one another, finely tuned communication and the ability to ignore toxic online abuse.
Dudley appeared on the Nu Silver Arrows Radio Show alongside Russell, Mercedes deputy team principal Bradley Lord and trackside engineering ...Keep reading

Marc Marquez led a front-row lockout for Ducati at the German Grand Prix, as Aprilia star Marco Bezzecchi suffered another blow to his MotoGP title hopes with an early crash in qualifying.
Marquez eclipsed the all-time circuit record at the Sachsenring on his final run to seal his third pole position of the 2026 season, with his brother Alex Marquez qualifying less than a tenth behind in ...Keep reading

George Russell feels the 25-point gap to Kimi Antonelli in the Formula 1 drivers’ standings after the British Grand Prix “is probably correct” based on performance, but was unsure if the bad luck has been equally spread.
Antonelli suffered a broken wheel shield in the closing stages of the Silverstone race while he was running in second and closing in on eventual winner Charles Leclerc ...Keep reading

Maverick Vinales has drawn parallels between his current KTM contract dispute and the breakdown in his previous relationship with Yamaha, arguing that MotoGP teams have repeatedly pushed him to the edge. 
The 10-time grand prix winner has made no secret about his frustration with the way KTM has handled his contract situation, publicly pinning the responsibility on the Austrian manufacturer ...Keep reading

Matt Payne streaked clear in his Grove Racing Ford Mustang to dominate the second Supercars race at Townsville in an otherwise exciting contest on Saturday.
Payne started the 68-lap race from second and, after the first pit cycle played out, found himself 11 seconds clear of any of the challengers.
His lead was beyond 10 seconds for all of the second half of the race, so large that at one ...Keep reading

 
This weekend, great international karting by WSK Promotion returns with the third and final round of the WSK Euro Series, which will award the 2026 season category titles at the Cremona Circuit, following the first two rounds in Viterbo and Lonato.
For this important mid-summer event, the starting grids are again quite packed, with approximately 280 drivers from over 50 nations in the ...Keep reading

Will Buxton believes Isack Hadjar is the most competitive Formula 1 team-mate Max Verstappen has faced since Daniel Ricciardo.
During the latest episode of the Up To Speed podcast alongside former F1 driver David Coulthard, Buxton evaluated the current state of Red Bull's driver roster.
With ongoing paddock speculation regarding an exit clause in Verstappen's contract, Buxton noted that the ...Keep reading

Following the anticlimactic safety car finish at the British Grand Prix, former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard has heavily criticised the championship's current procedures. 
During the Up To Speed podcast, the 13-time grand prix winner argued the safety car process is unnecessarily slow and backed a proposal to mandate automatic red flags for incidents within the final 10 laps of a ...Keep reading

Good news for Maximilian Paul: The DTM pilot, who was seriously injured at the Norisring on Saturday, suffering a fractured tibia and fibula as well as a lumbar vertebra fracture, has left the hospital in Nuremberg. This was confirmed by his team principal Gottfried Grasser.
"Max has been discharged and is now going home to recover," the Austrian said when asked by Motorsport-Total.com. Adding ...Keep reading