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Marc Marquez admitted he is still feeling pain “everywhere” after his high-speed crash in Austin practice, warning it could compromise the rest of his United States Grand Prix weekend.
The factory Ducati rider was gradually building speed in the opening practice session on Friday morning when he hit the deck over the crest at Turn 10.  He then slid downhill along the asphalt and through ...Keep reading

All of MotoGP's current top contenders made it directly into Q2 despite a string of crashes punctuating Friday afternoon's Practice session for the United States Grand Prix. 
Factory Ducati man Marc Marquez led the way, shrugging off the pain that had come with his tumble during Free Practice 1 in the morning.
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Alex Brundle has detailed what the energy tweaks introduced for qualifying at the Japanese Grand Prix will mean for the drivers.
The FIA confirmed ahead of the race weekend at the Suzuka Circuit that drivers will now only be allowed to harvest eight megajoules of energy, rather than the previously permitted nine megajoules. The adjustment has been introduced to reduce the amount of super ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton surprised fans ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix as he arrived at a Yokohama car meet in a Ferrari F40.
The Ferrari F40, estimated to be worth £4million, pulled up beside a Subaru Impreza and a Honda NSX sporting a wide bodykit at the Daikoku Parking Area in Yokohama. The iconic car was the last to be personally approved by Enzo Ferrari and it features a 2.9-litre twin-turbo V8 ...Keep reading

Tech3 rider Maverick Viñales has withdrawn from the remainder of the United States Grand Prix due to lingering effects from an injury he suffered more than nine months ago.
Although Vinales had completed the opening two rounds of the 2026 MotoGP season in Thailand and Brazil following a recovery period from his Sachsenring injury.
Motorsport.com reported earlier this week that the ...Keep reading

When the lights go out at Suzuka, the real betting opportunities begin.

McLaren were left reeling after both Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri were ruled out of the Chinese Grand Prix, but team boss Andrea Stella is confident it won’t happen again.

The new-generation of Formula 1 cars have changed how Suzuka’s first sector is tackled: beyond the reduced downforce, which lowers cornering speeds, drivers now barely touch the brake pedal, because the hybrid system decelerates the car through transitions to maximise energy recovery in a key section.
Over the years, Suzuka has fascinated thanks to the beauty of its layout, with medium- and ...Keep reading

Marc Marquez walked away from a high-speed 190km/h crash during the opening practice for MotoGP’s United States Grand Prix on Friday.
The Spaniard was running in 13th place in the early stages of the 45-minute session when he lost the rear end of his factory Ducati over the crest at Turn 10.
Marquez fell off the bike and slid through the gravel before coming to a stop near the air ...Keep reading

ECR has confirmed Hunter McElrea as the team’s first official reserve driver.
An American-born New Zealander, McElrea will travel with ECR on race weekends and, if needed, be on standby for the team’s two full-time entries. He will also support the team’s on-track testing program, as well as complete simulation work on Chevrolet’s Driver-in-the-Loop (DiL) simulator.
“I am really ...Keep reading

Mattia Binotto will be covering Jonathan Wheatley's duties in the interim after the Briton departed Audi with immediate effect.

With the countdown to Qualifying now on, we assess the best available bets on the market.

The 2026 F1 Sim Racing World Championship gets underway on Friday with drivers set to begin the season at the Shanghai International Circuit.

David Coulthard has claimed that the April break formed by the cancellation of the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix will give some of the struggling Formula 1 teams the "chance to breathe".
Now that the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix are no longer going ahead in April, there will be a five-week break between the Japanese and Miami Grands Prix.
“If we look at those that have ...Keep reading

Qualifying for the upcoming F1 Japanese GP has the potential to see the grid closer than ever in 2026. After Friday's sessions saw Oscar Piastri set the pace in second practice for the Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix, it revealed that Mercedes’ early dominance might be challenged in FP3 and in qualifying at Suzuka.
After Mercedes locked out a 1-2 in opening practice, Piastri responded with a ...Keep reading

The Cadillac Formula 1 team has brought upgrades to the Japanese Grand Prix and although Valtteri Bottas doesn’t think they’re a gamechanger, he is still positive about the progress.
Cadillac is making its F1 debut this year and, as expected, it has been a backmarker across the opening two rounds with Bottas and team-mate Sergio Perez out in Q1 of both Melbourne and Shanghai - where they ...Keep reading

As championship defences go, McLaren's 2026 so far has been little short of catastrophic: Oscar Piastri has yet to start a grand prix, while Lando Norris didn't even get as far as the grid in China.
Statistically Shanghai was the first time neither McLaren has started a grand prix since the 2005 US GP at Indianapolis, where it joined the other Michelin-supplied teams in withdrawing after the ...Keep reading

Tyler Reddick continues to lead the championship standings, a stunning 95-points clear of Ryan Blaney after his fourth win in just the first six races of the 2026 season.
NASCAR now heads to one of its oldest and most historic tracks with 400 laps around the Martinsville half-mile. Denny Hamlin is the defending winner of the spring race here. 
In this story, you can find all the information ...Keep reading

Honda has managed to produce a MotoGP bike that feels “naturally fast” and “nice to ride”, but a lack of grip and peak performance is holding it back when it matters the most.
That is the assessment of HRC’s factory rider Luca Marini after what’s been a subdued start to the Japanese manufacturer’s 2026 campaign.
During the opening two rounds in Buriram and Goiania, Honda ...Keep reading

In the second free practice session for the Japanese Grand Prix, McLaren driver Oscar Piastri set the pace with a 1m30.133s, finishing around a tenth clear of the two Mercedes drivers, Kimi Antonelli and George Russell.
However, anyone hoping for a close fight at the front or a McLaren breakthrough should be cautious. In the decisive long runs at the end of the session – completed on heavy ...Keep reading