“Something out of my control” says cryptic Bagnaia, as Ducati MotoGP struggles return
Francesco Bagnaia was once again at a loss to explain an embarrassing performance after finishing last in the sprint race at the MotoGP Indonesian Grand Prix on Saturday.The Italian, who dominated the field a week ago in Japan, finished almost 30 seconds behind winner Marco Bezzecchi, signalling a return toContinue Reading
Verstappen and Hadjar share key similarity, says Marko
Helmut Marko is impressed by how quickly Isack Hadjar gets up to speed on new tracks, and even called it a similarity with Max Verstappen. Hadjar started the Singapore Grand Prix on a strong note by setting the second-fastest time on Friday. In the first practice session, the rookie already placedContinue Reading
Vowles calls for two-day race weekend to allow for more F1 rounds
Williams boss James Vowles has urged Formula 1 to adopt a two-day grand prix weekend which could subsequently result in more venues being added to the 24-round calendar.The format of a race weekend has been a hot topic recently after F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali underlined the need for the championshipContinue Reading
Why Heim Time in NASCAR Trucks is also Zipadelli Time
Scott Zipadelli, Corey Heim and the Tricon Garage No. 11 are the best team in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series this season … and arguably … ever no matter what happens a month from now at Phoenix Raceway.Heim, the top Toyota prospect, has been paired with what used to beContinue Reading
MotoGP Indonesian GP: Bezzecchi fights back to win sprint
Aprilia’s Marco Bezzecchi scored a sensational MotoGP sprint victory at Mandalika after fighting his way back from a dreadful start. The class of the field all weekend, Bezzecchi made life difficult for himself when he battled to get off the line from pole position. He was down in eighth place midway throughContinue Reading
MotoGP Indonesian GP: Marco Bezzecchi overcomes horror start to win sprint
Aprilia’s Marco Bezzecchi scored a sensational MotoGP sprint victory at Mandalika after fighting his way back from a dreadful start. The class of the field all weekend, Bezzecchi made life difficult for himself when he battled to get off the line from pole position. He was down in eighth place midway throughContinue Reading
F1 CEO: History “not enough” to keep classic venues on the calendar
F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has given purists cause to chafe of late, mooting changes in race formats such as more sprint weekends and reverse grids. Not only this, the sands are shifting beneath the venues themselves. In an interview with the Italian Passa dal BSMT podcast this week he has nowContinue Reading
Truck Series final four battle goes from one chaos to another
As it was seemingly always going to be, Corey Heim is locked into the NASCAR Truck Series final four while everyone else will have to figuratively survive the wildest possible wild card round to challenge him there.In the process, Heim also made history, becoming the first driver to win 10Continue Reading
Alpine “a few races away” from making 2026 F1 driver call – Nielsen
New Alpine managing director Steve Nielsen says the team is still “a few races away” from making a decision on its drivers for 2026, as it looks to decide whether to retain Franco Colapinto for next year.Colapinto is looking to make his case to stay in the frame at theContinue Reading
Vinales withdraws from Indonesian GP amid injury woes
Maverick Vinales will sit out the remainder of the Indonesian Grand Prix to recover from the shoulder injury he sustained in July, Tech3 KTM has announced.The decision was made after Saturday morning’s qualifying at Mandalika, where he finished 120th and last on the RC16 with a time that was 1.376sContinue Reading