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Pedro Acosta believes Marc Marquez is on the verge of completing the “biggest comeback” in sporting history, likening it to Michael Jordan’s successful return to the NBA after a stint in baseball.
With 10 grand prix victories and 13 sprint wins in the first 14 race weekends, factory Ducati rider Marquez is closing in on his seventh career title in MotoGP, which would put him level with ...Keep reading

Following comments from Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali suggesting that the championship's chiefs would look at shorter races, Fernando Alonso suggested that the argument of shorter attention spans was "a problem of society and the kids", and not for F1. 
Domenicali suggested that F1 could look at reducing the duration of grands prix as part of a series of considerations to boost F1's ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton says his grid penalty for the Italian Grand Prix "gives me more to fight for" at his first race at Monza for Ferrari.

Live coverage of all the build-up ahead of the 2025 Italian Grand Prix weekend in Monza.

Formula 1 races are coming thick and fast now, with the Italian Grand Prix at Monza next up. But who are the favourites to excel at the Temple of Speed? Here are what the odds tell us...

Formula 1 moves straight from Zandvoort to Monza for the Italian Grand Prix this weekend, marking Round 16 on the calendar.

It is one of the more intriguing hypotheticals of the 2025 Formula 1 season: how would Max Verstappen fare if he were not driving for Red Bull Racing, but instead for Racing Bulls? Especially given that experts like Ralf Schumacher believe the junior team has “a better base this year than Red Bull." 
"I’d almost go as far as saying Max could theoretically fight for the championship with ...Keep reading

The acquisition of the Tech3 MotoGP team by former Haas Formula 1 team principal Guenther Steiner and a group of investors will be made official this Friday.
As Motorsport.com revealed last month, both parties had agreed on terms for the deal before the summer break. At that time, only the signature was pending, which has now been completed.
On the agenda for this weekend’s Catalan Grand ...Keep reading

Francesco Bagnaia says Ducati has made a major set-up breakthrough on his MotoGP bike, one he believes has finally resolved the issues that plagued him all season.
Although refusing to divulge the changes, Bagnaia revealed that Ducati went in a completely different direction at the Hungarian Grand Prix out of necessity, after he was knocked out in the first segment of qualifying.
While from ...Keep reading

Frederic Vasseur has admitted Ferrari may have underestimated what it would take for Lewis Hamilton to successfully switch to the Scuderia in Formula 1.
Ferrari team boss Vasseur snatched Hamilton away from Mercedes for the 2025 season after the Englishman had the longest and most successful collaboration in F1 history with the Anglo-German outfit. Over 12 seasons, their shared record included ...Keep reading

Miguel Oliveira has admitted that he was “surprised” by Yamaha’s decision to invoke a performance clause in his contract and drop him from Pramac’s 2026 MotoGP line-up.
On Thursday, Yamaha announced that Jack Miller will remain at its satellite squad for a second consecutive season, partnering with incoming World Superbike Championship star Toprak Razgatlioglu.
The news leaves an ...Keep reading

Nine-time IndyCar race winner Colton Herta will make a shock switch to Formula 2 in 2026, Cadillac Formula 1 team CEO Dan Towriss has announced.
Cadillac has hired F1 veterans Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas as its race drivers for its maiden campaign in the world championship, and named Herta as a test and development driver on Wednesday – with the American brand eager to promote drivers ...Keep reading

Formula 1's power unit manufacturers and its governing body the FIA are set for the next round of talks on the series' next engine formula.
F1 is moving to new power units in 2026 with a near 50/50 split of internal combustion power and electric energy, but meanwhile the FIA's focus is already on what comes next as it remains concerned over the high cost, complexity and weight of the hybrid ...Keep reading

While there have been loud claims made by local – and even national – politicians about the return of Portugal and Turkey to the Formula 1 calendar, F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has now confirmed interest from those countries – and Germany, in the form of Hockenheim. Interest in F1 is at an all-time high, largely as a consequence of the so-called ‘Netflix effect’. Next year there will be a ...Keep reading

Gabriel Bortoleto has been labelled as “the real deal” by Sauber Team Principal Jonathan Wheatley after showing consistent improvement across his rookie Formula 1 season.

The first non-alcoholic brand backed by Moët Hennessy, the Wines and Spirits division of Global Partner LVMH, becomes the first ever official alcohol-free sparkling wine partner of Formula 1.

The news that former Daytona 500 winner Austin Cindric will race a Supercar in the championship finale on the streets of Adelaide in November is great for fans of both NASCAR and Supercars. 
But any expectations that Cindric, who will drive a Tickford Racing Ford Mustang in the twin 250km races, may be able to replicate what Shane Van Gisbergen did when he took a victory on his NASCAR debut in ...Keep reading

Yamaha has announced that Jack Miller will remain at Pramac for the 2026 MotoGP season and partner World Superbike Championship star Toprak Razgatlioglu.
As reported by Motorsport.com last month, Miller has been given the nod over current team-mate Miguel Oliveira after months of speculation over the team’s line-up.
The Australian had been growing desperate over his future at Pramac and ...Keep reading

Formula 1 championship leader Oscar Piastri will sit out Free Practice 1 at the Italian Grand Prix, where he will be replaced by McLaren junior Alex Dunne.
Current F1 sporting regulations demand that teams run rookies – drivers who have not competed in more than two grands prix – on race weekends on four occasions over the season. This typically happens in Free Practice 1 on well-known ...Keep reading

Cadillac has received a double Balance of Performance hit for its home race in Austin this weekend after scoring a maiden World Endurance Championship victory at Interlagos in July.
The Jota team’s pair of Cadillac V-Series.R LMDhs will go into the Circuit of the Americas WEC round on 7 September with minimum weight increased by 19kg and base power decreased by 5kW (6.7bhp) compared the ...Keep reading