Alex Marquez, who is finalising his signing with KTM’s factory team for 2027, believes that more than half of the MotoGP grid will have their contracts settled before the first race of the season.The younger Marquez’s market value has increased exponentially since he finished runner-up in the 2025 standings. At 29Continue Reading
Both Esteban Ocon and Oliver Bearman are pessimistic about overtaking with Formula 1’s 2026 machinery following the Barcelona pre-season test.The Haas drivers were on track for three days – as many as allowed – in F1’s shakedown last week and completed nearly 400 laps according to unofficial data.That was enoughContinue Reading
Formula 1 2026 world championship favourite George Russell is confident Mercedes has produced a strong car for the upcoming season – but refused to declare it a potential title contender. This year F1 will introduce a whole new set of regulations with changes to both the chassis and power unit andContinue Reading
Former Red Bull Formula 1 chief Christian Horner has given his clearest indication yet that he is keen to return to the series, declaring he has “unfinished business” with F1.Under Horner’s reign, Red Bull achieved two periods of dominance and won eight drivers’ titles, four apiece for Verstappen and SebastianContinue Reading
Honda took the covers off its 2026 MotoGP bike during an online launch on Monday ahead of the start of pre-season testing at Sepang.Factory riders Joan Mir and Luca Marini revealed the latest evolution of the RC213V, which continues to run in the corporate red, white and blue colours ofContinue Reading
Marco Bezzecchi will remain at Aprilia until at least the end of the 2028 MotoGP season after signing a new multi-year deal with the Noale-based marque.While Autosport reported last week that 2024 champion Jorge Martin is finalising a contract to join Yamaha next year, his current team-mate Bezzecchi has extendedContinue Reading
Pedro Acosta says the scale of upgrades KTM has introduced over the winter makes him feel as though the Austrian manufacturer has built an entirely new MotoGP bike from scratch.Although there are serious doubts over whether Acosta will remain with KTM in the next rule cycle, there is growing optimismContinue Reading
Red Bull’s Isack Hadjar has explained what caused his crash on Tuesday at the Barcelona Formula 1 shakedown.The new Red Bull driver suffered the only major accident of the shakedown week at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, as he went off at the final corner late on Tuesday in wet conditions.Hadjar’s RedContinue Reading
Ducati introduced a significantly updated aerodynamic package on its Desmosedici GP at the Sepang shakedown test, offering a first glimpse of major aero developments ahead of the 2026 MotoGP season. The bike run by test rider Michele Pirro in Malaysia looked markedly different from the version shown at Ducati’s season launch,Continue Reading
For once, Florida, the famous ‘Sunshine State’, did not offer clear skies during this weekend at the end of January. In fact, last-minute rain disrupted the teams’ car set-up plans, influencing the results, affecting the DS Penske team’s results.On this Formula 1 circuit, shortened to 2.32km for Formula E, lapContinue Reading