KTM’s MotoGP bosses have decided to pause the development of its bikes amid the huge financial crisis the Austrian manufacturer is facing, Autosport has learned.The decision is one of the measures included in the plan aimed at keeping KTM’s sporting project safe after the manufacturer filed for insolvency last week.ItContinue Reading
It is like Formula 1 is trying to out-do the Netflix cameras this season, given the current spate of swearing and angry rows witnessed across the grid.The weekly sackings at the FIA are becoming more like The Apprentice television series, only with Mohammed Ben Sulayem, rather than Lord Alan Sugar,Continue Reading
Ex-Moto2 rider Axel Pons has radically altered his life after retiring from motorcycle racing, having walked barefoot from Spain to Pakistan on his way to India.The Spaniard, who raced in the intermediate class between 2009-17 with limited success, returned to the limelight when a video of him surfaced on theContinue Reading
British Touring Car Championship team Restart Racing will switch to Hyundai customer cars for the 2025 season.Restart joined the BTCC in 2024 with two Cupra Leons acquired from the dissolved Team Hard and has now entered “a multi-year collaboration” with Hyundai team Excelr8 Motorsport, whose i30 N Fastback carried TomContinue Reading
Three safety cars, a veritable smorgasbord of penalties, and a series of surprise results all defined this year’s trip to the Losail circuit: a featureless expanse in the Qatari desert that has inexplicably become a favourite among the drivers. The racing might have been a little stilted at the frontContinue Reading
Alpine boss Oliver Oakes believes Jack Doohan is well prepared for his Formula 1 debut at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, although admits the benchmark set by other debutants this year is high.Doohan will replace Esteban Ocon for the season finale after the Frenchman was released from the team toContinue Reading
Very fine margins are deciding Formula 1 races. Even over the course of a grand prix or sprint distance – think Lando Norris leaving the door ajar for Max Verstappen in the shorter Austria contest this year – a split-second call can make the difference.Maybe this is why the driversContinue Reading
Christian Horner insists Sergio Perez is “old enough and wise enough to know what the situation is” as Red Bull looks set to split with the Mexican after Abu Dhabi.The Mexican will finish only eighth in the drivers’ standings despite team-mate Max Verstappen winning his fourth title, with Perez’s shortcomingsContinue Reading
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has accused George Russell of being “hysterical” across the Qatar Grand Prix weekend after a falling out with Max Verstappen.Verstappen revealed after victory at the Losail International Circuit that he had “lost all respect” for Mercedes driver Russell, who is a director of theContinue Reading
Marc Marquez believes he wouldn’t have been able to win the 2024 MotoGP title even if he was riding Ducati’s all-conquering GP24.Marquez had to do with a year-old GP23 bike on his switch to Gresini at the beginning of this year, leaving him at a disadvantage to the factory DucatiContinue Reading