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Factory Ducati MotoGP rider Francesco Bagnaia says he has no explanation for his torrid form at the Catalan Grand Prix, saying he was pushing to the limit and risking crashes.
Having endured his worst qualifying result in three years earlier on Saturday, Bagnaia made little progress from 21st on the grid in the sprint, ending 14th in a race that saw just 18 finishers.
It marked the ...Keep reading

George Russell has explained the “miscommunication” that led to him not using his desired tyre choice during the final qualifying session for the Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix.
The Mercedes driver used soft Pirelli rubber in Q3, but disagreed with the choice via team radio saying “I wanted mediums” after asking “we’ve the softs on, is that right?” at Monza. 
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Red Bull's Max Verstappen takes pole position for the Italian Grand Prix from McLaren's Lando Norris.

Lewis Hamilton got a five-place grid penalty for a Zandvoort breach
Isack Hadjar will start from the pitlane






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Marc Marquez reveals he had ‘given up’ all hope of winning the MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix sprint until his brother Alex Marquez crashed out of the lead with four laps to go.
The factory Ducati rider had cemented second position in Saturday’s half-distance race at Barcelona after a close battle with Fabio Quartararo and Pedro Acosta on the opening two laps.
However, he had no answer to ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen rocketed to pole position for the Italian Grand Prix, beating Lando Norris' best effort of the session despite the McLaren Formula 1 driver's recovery.
Verstappen bounced onto the scene in Q2 and set the fastest time in the middle stage, demonstrating strong pace in the high-speed first and third sectors following Red Bull's decision to trim its car out.
Norris, meanwhile ...Keep reading

Live coverage of the Formula 1 Qualifying session for the 2025 Italian Grand Prix in Monza.

Lando Norris brought his Friday form forward by topping the timesheets during Free Practice 3 ahead of the Italian Grand Prix.

Red Bull's Max Verstappen takes pole position for the Italian Grand Prix from McLaren's Lando Norris.

After every F1 qualifying session, Motorsport.com publishes each team's qualifying record in terms of team-mate battles.
This record is based exclusively on qualifying results so that grid penalties don't alter the statistics.
When a driver can't put in a representative lap time due to a technical issue or an incident, this will be mentioned in the table.
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Racing Bulls Formula 1 driver Isack Hadjar is set to start the Italian Grand Prix from the pitlane due to an engine change.
Hadjar, who starred at last weekend's Dutch Grand Prix with a maiden podium, looks unlikely to repeat his Zandvoort heroics after his team decided to fit an all-new Honda power unit after qualifying.
It is the fifth power unit for the 20-year-old Frenchman, breaking his ...Keep reading

Alex Marquez says his MotoGP crash while leading the Catalan Grand Prix sprint happened at the moment he started to “relax” and felt “unbeatable”.
The Gresini rider made a clean start from pole position and built a buffer of nearly 1.5s as he started lap nine of 12 in Saturday’s half-distance MotoGP race in Barcelona.
But just as his victory looked assured, the 29-year-old lost the ...Keep reading

Marc Marquez continued his winning streak in MotoGP after his brother Alex Marquez crashed out of the lead of the Catalan Grand Prix sprint with four laps to go.
Alex Marquez had been leading the race comfortably from pole position and was on course for his second sprint win of the year when he tucked the front of his Gresini Ducati at Turn 10.
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Honda’s management has decided to transfer Somkiat Chantra from the LCR MotoGP team to its factory squad in the World Superbike Championship, Motorsport.com can reveal.
He will join Moto2 race winner Jake Dixon in a completely revamped line-up for the Japanese manufacturer in the production-based category.
Following Takaaki Nakagami’s retirement and Ai Ogura’s move to the Aprilia ...Keep reading

Lando Norris finished fastest in the final practice session ahead of the Italian Grand Prix, with Ferrari's Charles Leclerc splitting the two McLaren drivers.

Live coverage of the third Formula 1 practice session for the 2025 Italian Grand Prix in Monza.

Red Bull Team Principal Laurent Mekies has said no plans are in place to swap Yuki Tsunoda and Isack Hadjar before the end of the season.

Red Bull has ruled out any further line-up changes in the 2025 Formula 1 season, despite Racing Bulls driver Isack Hadjar’s recent form.
Hadjar became the fifth-youngest driver ever to climb atop an F1 podium at the Dutch GP, bringing his personal points tally to 37; that’s over four times as many as Liam Lawson and Yuki Tsunoda have successively scored – nine – in Red Bull’s second ...Keep reading

Lando Norris has topped third practice at Formula 1's Italian Grand Prix, heading Ferrari hero Charles Leclerc and team-mate Oscar Piastri ahead of a pivotal qualifying session at Monza.
Norris, who is looking to start chipping away at Piastri's 34-point championship lead, bested his team-mate by less than two tenths at Monza's iconic Temple of Speed, with a late effort from Leclerc just 0.021s ...Keep reading

Alex Marquez smashed the Barcelona MotoGP track record to claim pole position for the Catalan Grand Prix, as factory Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia struggled to 21st position.
The final part of qualifying was a two-horse race between the younger Marquez and Yamaha star Fabio Quartararo, who had come through from Q1 to challenge for pole position.
The pair traded the fastest times during the ...Keep reading