Ducati racer Francesco Bagnaia waded into the Aprilia team’s contract dispute with Jorge Martin, by telling the MotoGP world champion he should “respect” his contract with the team.Autosport exclusively revealed that Martin wanted to invoke a break clause in his contract to be released from the second year of hisContinue Reading
Fabio Quartararo has called for more consistency and better alignment with regard to push-starting MotoGP bikes following his clash with marshals at the recent French Grand Prix.Despite his status as home hero at Le Mans, Quartararo’s race ended when he could not convince two marshals to agree to bump-start hisContinue Reading
Max Verstappen has explained why he skipped the private Formula 1 movie screening for the drivers ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix.On Wednesday night FOM organised a private viewing of the upcoming F1: The Movie for all 20 F1 drivers and several senior figures in a movie theatre in Monaco,Continue Reading
Carlos Sainz believes the “lottery” of the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix will only be made bigger this weekend following the introduction of a mandatory two-stop race.In an attempt to spice up racing around the tight, twisty streets of Monte Carlo, the FIA World Motor Sport Council confirmed in FebruaryContinue Reading
It is all change at the top of the Ryan Motorsport Insurance Autosport National Rankings this week as Ali Bray takes over at the head of a radically altered leaderboard.Alongside Bray jumping up from second to first, there are four new drivers inside the top 10, while another has movedContinue Reading
Aprilia has stood firm over Jorge Martin’s push to be released from his contract early and expects the defending MotoGP world champion to remain at the team at least until the end of 2026, it has said in a statement.The Italian manufacturer has remained silent on the matter since AutosportContinue Reading
We are in the middle of another triple header, the second of the Formula 1 season so far. Imola provided a more exciting race than anyone expected and Monaco is next with a new rule making two pitstops mandatory.Max Verstappen and Red Bull came roaring back to dominant form atContinue Reading
Last week, someone named ‘Franz Hermann’ drew significant attention during a GT3 test at the Nurburgring Nordschleife. Behind this alias was none other than four-time Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen, who took to the wheel of a Ferrari 296 GT3 from Swiss outfit Emil Frey Racing during an official NurburgringContinue Reading
Three senior figures at the Team Penske IndyCar squad have departed as the consequences from the Indy 500 qualifying scandal are still unfolding.Josef Newgarden and Will Power had already been sent to the rear of the field, the team has been fined a total of $200,000, and race strategists for eachContinue Reading
Dozens of fans were chanting his name as their favourite Formula 1 driver climbed the pitwall after the race to greet them. But this was not a Ferrari driver celebrating, let’s say, a podium on home soil. Instead, it was Alpine’s Franco Colapinto, who had come home in 16th placeContinue Reading