Francesco Bagnaia’s slump “all in his head” amid Marc Marquez pressure, says veteran team boss
Outgoing Tech3 team boss Herve Poncharal believes Francesco Bagnaia’s 2025 MotoGP struggles were rooted largely in psychological factors, saying a “lot was playing in his head” during the year.Two-time MotoGP champion Bagnaia was expected to mount a fierce challenge against Marc Marquez as the pair teamed up at the factoryContinue Reading
Bagnaia’s slump “all in his head” amid Marquez pressure, says veteran team boss
Outgoing Tech3 team boss Herve Poncharal believes Francesco Bagnaia’s 2025 MotoGP struggles were rooted largely in psychological factors, saying a “lot was playing in his head” during the year.Two-time MotoGP champion Bagnaia was expected to mount a fierce challenge against Marc Marquez as the pair teamed up at the factoryContinue Reading
F1 Academy adds Silverstone and Austin to 2026 calendar
Silverstone and Austin are two new additions to the 2026 F1 Academy calendar, which comprises 14 races split across seven rounds.The all-female single-seater series helmed by Susie Wolff will stick with 14 races across seven race weekends for its fourth season in 2026, all on the support programme of theContinue Reading
F1 practice sessions on sprint weekends can be extended if red-flagged
Formula 1 2026 free practice sessions during a sprint weekend will be extended in the event of a red flag in order to help ensure teams receive enough practice time.On sprint weekends, teams only get a single one-hour practice session on Friday morning before heading straight into sprint qualifying forContinue Reading
FIA changes IndyCar’s superlicence points allocation
The FIA has released a new superlicence points allocation for IndyCar ahead of the 2026 season.IndyCar’s points allocation had been a point of contention for years, with many in the series’ paddock believing it was not generous enough.As was the case previously, the top 10 finishers in the IndyCar championshipContinue Reading
FIA shares final details of 2027 WRC regulations
The FIA has today confirmed the final elements of the World Rally Championship‘s new technical regulations, which will come into force from 2027.The 2027 regulations, originally unveiled in December last year, are designed to be more affordable and flexible in a bid to attract new manufacturers and teams to theContinue Reading
Verstappen says he didn’t lose 2025 F1 title in Spain, but could he learn from Norris’ attitude?
Looking at the maths of Max Verstappen’s 2025 Formula 1 season, from a certain point of view, is damning.On the one hand, he achieved a remarkable recovery, from 104 points down on championship leader Oscar Piastri with nine grands prix remaining to just two points away from newly crowned worldContinue Reading
What Fourmaux and Solberg learned from 2026 Monte Carlo test
Preparations for the 2026 World Rally Championship began in earnest last weekend just a matter of days after Rally Saudi Arabia brought the curtain down on the 2025 campaign.With the opening round of the 2026 season in Monte Carlo a little more than a month away on 22-25 January, ToyotaContinue Reading
Rovanpera out of Super Formula test with illness
Kalle Rovanpera has been forced to drop out of this week’s post-season Super Formula test at Suzuka due to illness, having completed only a single session.The two-time World Rally champion made his debut in the Japanese series on Wednesday’s opening day of the three-day test, completing 32 laps in theContinue Reading
Hamilton and Leclerc free to publicly criticise Ferrari F1 team – Vasseur
Ferrari Formula 1 boss Fred Vasseur is unfazed by his drivers Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton being publicly critical of the squad even though it irked John Elkann. The 2025 F1 campaign was highly disappointing for the Scuderia, as it failed to win a grand prix and dropped to fourth inContinue Reading