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Pedro Acosta’s maiden MotoGP campaign in 2025 was riddled with errors and missed opportunities. While he was incredibly quick from the outset, and didn’t hesitate to go head-to-head with series heavyweights like Marc Marquez, he crashed too often and lacked the consistency needed to turn his speed into top results.
Even as recently as last month’s Hungarian GP, he admitted that he needed ...Keep reading

On Saturday afternoon the tifosi rose to their feet for one of their own, as he motored a scarlet Ferrari around Monza.
But it wasn't Charles Leclerc or Lewis Hamilton the Italian fans were cheering on. It was F1 and sportscar legend Jacky Ickx, taking the wheel of the Ferrari 312B he took to second in the 1970 world championship, the very car he claimed pole with at Monza.
Organised by F1 ...Keep reading

Dale Earnhardt Jr. was just spit balling, and it’s far from a formal announcement, but he does have a degree of FOMO (fear of missing out) on not running the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Bristol this weekend.
While answering questions on the latest episode of the Dale Jr. Download podcast, Earnhardt said he could see himself continuing to make one-off appearances in the lower national levels ...Keep reading

This will be the start of a nuanced period when it comes to NASCAR television ratings.
It was Week One of the National Football League season, with all 32 fanbases thinking they are still Super Bowl bound and record viewership across the board. Specifically, CBS on Sunday averaged 23.9 million viewers during its 4:25 national window and FOX hit 17.9 million.
The CBS number was a 27-year high ...Keep reading

Based on the current temperature forecast for Saturday at Bristol Motor Speedway, it is likely unreasonable to expect a repeat of the wildly unpredictable and memorable 2024 spring race.
However, that doesn't mean that Goodyear does not expect directional progress towards continued increased right side tire wear in the Bristol Night Race.
Goodyear’s NASCAR project manager Mark Keto feels ...Keep reading

Entering the cutoff race at Bristol Motor Speedway, Alex Bowman sits a distant 35 points below the cutline, and likely faces a must-win situation to avoid a first-round elimination.
While Bowman has struggled on track over the first two races of the playoffs, the No. 48 has also been hindered by issues on pit road. In the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, they fell two laps down after a messy ...Keep reading

Pierre Gasly and Franco Colapinto were both keen to move on swiftly and target the next round of the F1 season in Azerbaijan following a particularly challenging Italian Grand Prix for Alpine.

Christian Lundgaard established himself as a top front-runner in the IndyCar Series in his first year driving for Arrow McLaren. After three seasons with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, where he collected three podiums – including one win – the Dane went on to score six podiums and finished fifth in the championship, representing the strongest season yet for the No. 7 car since McLaren joined ...Keep reading

The Williams and Racing Bulls Formula 1 teams have been summoned for a virtual hearing with the FIA stewards to discuss Carlos Sainz's penalty from the Dutch Grand Prix.
Sainz clashed with Racing Bulls driver Liam Lawson at Turn 1 during the Zandvoort contest, an incident which earned the Williams racer a 10-second penalty.
Sainz was incensed by taking the blame for the collision and ...Keep reading

Following Formula 1’s Italian Grand Prix, won by Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, both advisor Helmut Marko his driver were quick to praise new team principal Mekies.
Marko stressed that Red Bull no longer blindly followed the simulator, calling it part of a “new philosophy”. Verstappen added that Mekies asked the right questions throughout the race weekend, a crucial aspect in communication ...Keep reading

Jorge Martín has highlighted the main areas holding him back in qualifying with Aprilia in MotoGP, explaining why the settings that work well over long runs leave him compromised in qualifying.
Since returning from injuries at the Czech Grand Prix in July, Martin has failed to qualify inside the top 10, and last weekend’s Catalan GP marked his third successive Q1 elimination.
However, the ...Keep reading

Laurent Mekies was full of praise for Max Verstappen in the wake of the Dutchman’s third Grand Prix win of the season in Italy, calling the four-time World Champion’s drive “perfection” as he celebrated a victory for the first time as Red Bull Team Principal.

Max Verstappen delivered a masterclass at Monza with his charge to pole position and the race win, but who else made the top 10 of our Power Rankings list following the Italian Grand Prix weekend? Check out the latest scores and overall leaderboard below...

A senior NASCAR official says it will be having a discussion with Trackhouse Racing over Ross Chastain and Shane Van Gisbergen driving through the grass during the cool-down lap after the race on Sunday in an apparent attempt to add weight to their cars.
Cup Series managing director Brad Moran was asked about it on Tuesday during the weekly sanctioning body spotlight interview on SiriusXM ...Keep reading

Renault CEO Francois Provost says the Alpine F1 team owner is "staying in Formula 1 for a long time" after making his first visit to the F1 paddock at the Italian Grand Prix.
Provost assumed his role of Renault CEO at the end of July, replacing outgoing Luca de Meo. The move further put Renault's future in F1 under the spotlight, after De Meo had decided to end the French OEM's in-house F1 ...Keep reading

BBC Sport's AMA team take a look at whether Monaco has lost its charm and place in the jam-packed season.

Francesco Bagnaia may have partially redeemed himself with a solid recovery ride in the Catalan Grand Prix on Sunday, but it’s impossible to overlook the fact that he shouldn’t be starting so far down the grid.
In fact, if you exclude the 2022 Portuguese GP crash on slick tyres on a wet track, Saturday in Barcelona was Bagnaia’s worst qualifying result ever in MotoGP. Not even in his ...Keep reading

BBC Sport F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your latest questions after the Italian Grand Prix at Monza.

Andrea Kimi Antonelli has recently found himself under fire. First Jacques Villeneuve questioned his suitability for Formula 1, then Nico Rosberg voiced a similar sentiment, albeit in less dramatic terms. Two world champions critical of Antonelli – and now Toto Wolff has joined the chorus.
The Mercedes team principal told ServusTV that the 19-year-old had made "too many mistakes" in his home ...Keep reading

With Guenther Steiner arriving in MotoGP for 2026, Motorsport.com understands Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton are now vying to buy a team in a championship.
Last Friday during the Catalan Grand Prix the acquisition of Tech3 by the Ikon Capital consortium was made official, in a deal that will see Steiner, the former Haas F1 team principal, arrive as new CEO.
Having agreed to the terms of ...Keep reading