Aprilia says its bold new aero package that debuted in the Valencia MotoGP test is designed to give the RS-GP a broader and more usable performance window.The Noale manufacturer has been pushing aero development harder than anyone in recent seasons, and it took another step on Tuesday as both MarcoContinue Reading
Lavish podium celebrations are a mainstay of Formula 1, with the top-three finishers shaking hands with various dignitaries, spraying Champagne and picking up their trophies at the end of every grand prix. But the design and development of the trophies they lift above their heads begins months before lights goContinue Reading
EA Sports has announced it will not release a new Formula 1 game for the 2026 season.Instead, the company will provide a “paid expansion to F1 25”, featuring 2026 cars, teams and regulations. Autosport has approached EA Sports as to whether the content will include the Madrid street track thatContinue Reading
Fabio Quartararo has identified the areas where Yamaha’s new V4-powered M1 is still lacking following this week’s official MotoGP test at Valencia.The 2021 world champion got his first opportunity to test Yamaha’s 2026 challenger since the Misano test, where he had felt the new bike was “worse” than the outgoingContinue Reading
Francesco Bagnaia ended the Valencia MotoGP test “happy” with all the parts he tested on his factory Ducati MotoGP bike, despite his outing being curtailed by a late crash.After enduring what he described as “maybe the worst” year of his premier class career, Bagnaia kicked off his 2026 campaign withContinue Reading
Racing Bulls has presented a one-off ‘holographic’ livery for this weekend’s Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix in collaboration with title partner Cash App.The holographic livery adds iridescent colours to the usually white nose, sidepod and engine cover of the VCARB 02 driven by Isack Hadjar and Liam Lawson for the team’sContinue Reading
Raul Fernandez and Marco Bezzecchi made it a 1-2 for Aprilia in MotoGP’s post-season Valencia test, as the Noale-based marque carried on its form from Sunday’s final round.After Aprilia dominated last weekend’s Valencia Grand Prix, with Bezzecchi winning from Fernandez, the Italian manufacturer was again out front in the officialContinue Reading
It’s hard to imagine a much better showcase for the Macau Grand Prix in the event’s brave new Formula Regional era than the conclusion to last Sunday’s main race.A stunning double overtake on the run down to Lisboa allowed Theo Nael to beat his team-mate Mari Boya to become onlyContinue Reading
Fresh off finishing runner-up in the 2025 World Superbike Championship, Nicolo Bulega got an early opportunity to sample MotoGP machinery as he joined the factory Ducati team for the Portuguese and Valencia grands prix.Substituting for world champion Marc Marquez, whose season was curtailed by an arm injury in Indonesia, BulegaContinue Reading
Audi boss Mattia Binotto believes the Formula 1 team able to calibrate its simulation tools and develop its car quickest will enjoy the biggest success in the first year of the 2026 regulations overhaul.F1 is preparing for a new era from next year, with both the power unit and chassisContinue Reading