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Leading MotoGP riders are unanimous that the controversial current tyre pressure rules will have to remain in place, most likely until 2027.
The topic came to the fore once again at the last race in Qatar, when Maverick Vinales lost his second place after his front tyre was found to be below the stipulated pressure limit. Such limits, set by supplier Michelin, have been in place since the 2023 ...Keep reading

Rodney Childers' abrupt exit from Spire Motorsports shocked the NASCAR garage and left a vacancy atop the pit box for Justin Haley and the No. 7 Chevrolet. Childers has over 20 years of experience as a crew chief, winning 40 races and the 2014 NASCAR Cup Series championship with Kevin Harvick. But after Stewart-Haas Racing shut down at the end of last season, he found a new home at Spire ... or so ...Keep reading

Retired from full-time MotoGP competition since last year, Aleix Espargaro will return to racing this weekend at Jerez as a Honda test rider. Clad in unfamiliar HRC colours ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix weekend, he revealed that his life has become very different since his last race for Aprilia at the Barcelona finale last year. 
Espargaro has begun taking part in competitive cycling races ...Keep reading

Racing Bulls CEO Peter Bayer believes Liam Lawson will soon rediscover his form, predicting the New Zealander “will be back and he will be quick”.

McLaren may have two drivers fighting for the World Championship title, but Team Principal Andrea Stella detailed a pit wall moment between the two camps at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix that gave him a swell of pride.

Jorge Martín has spent the last 11 days in Doha following the pneumothorax he suffered after crashing in the MotoGP Qatar Grand Prix.
The reigning world champion had completed 13 laps of the grand prix in Qatar when he crashed and, unfortunately, was left lying in the middle of the track, vulnerable to the pack of riders closely trailing behind.
Fabio Di Giannantonio was unable to avoid him ...Keep reading

Andrea Kimi Antonelli - 6th, 38 points
If 2025 was supposed to be a learning year for Antonelli before firing on full cylinders when F1's new regulations come online, then the 18-year-old has definitely been drinking from a firehose of information over the past five races, trading more messy weekends with races where he has shown his innate class.
The race on Bahrain's abrasive circuit ...Keep reading

The weather in Indianapolis is near perfect for running race cars at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, but with just an hour left in the first session, there have now been two incidents that have red-flagged practice with Kyle Larson hitting the wall with his #17 Arrow McLaren-Hendrick Honda, and Takuma Sato hitting the wall just minutes after Larson's incident was cleared.
The green flag had ...Keep reading

The 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion is attempting to run his second consecutive Indianapolis 500 while also striving to finally complete the rare 'Double' in May. On Wednesday, he clocked in 11th on the time sheets and ran 67 laps without issue.
However, Thursday's practice has not gone nearly as smooth. Kyle Larson was making his first mock qualifying run of the day with boost turned up when ...Keep reading

Williams racer Alex Albon is having a great start to the 2025 Formula 1 season, picking up points at four out of five grands prix. Now, the Thai driver says his team is making the most of its current form, as it knows that an advantage doesn’t usually last forever. 
The British squad is currently in the midst of its best start to an F1 season in almost a decade. Williams is sitting ...Keep reading

No rider has won more times at this weekend’s venue for the Spanish Grand Prix than Valentino Rossi. The Italian legend claimed victory at Jerez on seven occasions, setting a benchmark that remains unmatched. Right behind him is Mick Doohan with four grand prix wins – a tally Marc Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia aim to equal this weekend.
The Spanish Grand Prix was first held at Jerez on 26 ...Keep reading

Rick Allen worked as a play-by-play announcer for NBC between 2015 and 2024, leading coverage for countless NASCAR races and some IndyCar events as well. Before that, he worked with FOX for over a decade in various roles where he was best known for being the voice of the Truck Series.
But the highly experienced broadcaster saw his tenure at NBC end quietly last year. Allen was replaced by ...Keep reading

Adrien Fourmaux is grateful for the support from World Rally Championship competitors through the World Rally Drivers Alliance [WoRDA] that has resulted in a solution to the FIA swearing fine dispute.  
The Hyundai driver fell foul of the FIA’s clampdown on drivers using “inappropriate language” resulting in a €10,000 fine with €20,000 suspended, after swearing during a live ...Keep reading

The existing Hypercar World Endurance Championship rule book appears set for a further extension that could allow the current generation of cars to race until the end of 2032.
Series boss Frederic Lequien has revealed to Motorsport.com that a follow up on the two-year extension to the end of 2029 announced last summer is on the table.
“The only thing I can say is that we must be ...Keep reading

Last year, SRO Head of Engineering Claude Surmont, who is responsible for the Balance of Performance (BoP) in the DTM, showed that he is not afraid to get a grip on cars like the Porsche 911 GT3 R via the ride height in 2024. This left the Manthey team's heads spinning and made for a tough season after the DTM title in 2023.
A similar scenario is looming for the BMW M4 GT3 ahead of the opener ...Keep reading

Jack Doohan has hailed the efforts of Alpine to remove pressure from him, after rumours that he would be dropped from the team swirled before a wheel had been turned this season.

Fred Vasseur has called for more consistency from Ferrari following the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, as Charles Leclerc grabbed the team's first Grand Prix podium of the season in Jeddah.

Formula 1 has raced at more than 70 different tracks around the world, and stalwarts like Silverstone and Monza have hosted grands prix in almost every season of the series. Not every track has been quite so successful, however, and F1 decided never to return to some circuits for all manner of reasons.
In total, 10 tracks have hosted just a single grand prix over F1’s 75-year history ...Keep reading

Harry Benjamin & Andrew Benson talk Verstappen & Cadillac plus hear from Guenther Steiner

Harry Benjamin & Andrew Benson talk Verstappen & Cadillac plus hear from Guenther Steiner