Jorge Martin claims he was riding “worse than a rookie” on his way to fourth place in MotoGP’s Motegi sprint race, but plans to emulate Marc Marquez’s approach to improve.World championship leader Martin has struggled in Japan this weekend and only qualified 11th after a crash in Q2.While the PramacContinue Reading
Pedro Acosta has admitted that crashing out of the Motegi MotoGP sprint race whilst leading was a “stupid mistake” but the Tech3 GasGas star intends to take the positives out of the experience.The 20-year-old Spanish rookie, who had qualified on pole for the first time on Saturday morning, had lostContinue Reading
Formula 1’s off-track political battles can often be as interesting as the action on track. The fight to get technical innovations approved on your car, and taken away from rivals, has long been the name of the game in getting to the front of the field.One such battleground this year hasContinue Reading
Francesco Bagnaia took a six-point bite out of Jorge Martin’s MotoGP points advantage as he led a 1-2 for the factory Ducati team in the Japanese GP sprint race on Saturday.Polesitter Pedro Acosta was thwarted in his quest for a maiden MotoGP victory after the Tech3 rider crashed out ofContinue Reading
Rookie sensation Pedro Acosta scored pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix as he set a new lap record at Motegi in the dying stages of a dramatic qualifying session that saw world championship leader Jorge Martin (Pramac Ducati) suffer a major setback.While Acosta continued to look serene as heContinue Reading
Johnny Herbert has explained the decision-making behind Max Verstappen’s controversial penalty for swearing. Verstappen has been issued with a community service order by F1’s governing body for swearing in a live televised press conference. It comes after an Autosport exclusive interview with the FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem in which he urgedContinue Reading
Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko says the Austrian brand will mainly look at its junior drivers for the future, rather than established Formula 1 stars.Red Bull is searching for the best driver to partner Max Verstappen in the future, due to incumbent Sergio Perez – who is under contract forContinue Reading
Martins Sesks says he has “zero idea” where his future lies in the World Rally Championship after impressing in three Rally1 outings this year.The 2023 European Rally Championship runner-up has outlined his rising star status following a trio of head-turning appearances in rallying’s top tier thanks to a programme withContinue Reading
The odds entering the 2024 IndyCar season were never favourable for Alex Palou. For starters, the attrition of what is arguably the most competitive racing category in the world meant no driver had won the championship twice in succession in over a decade.If that weren’t enough, six of the finalContinue Reading
MotoGP championship leader Jorge Martin says he will need to make an extra step forward to challenge for Japanese Grand Prix honours on Sunday.Despite posting the third-fastest time in second practice and thus comfortably making it into the Q2 battle for pole position, Martin said he wasn’t feeling happy aboardContinue Reading