Francesco Bagnaia has stopped short of confirming rumours that testing a VR46 GP24 Ducati prompted last weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix victory – but admitted that ‘items used in the past’ led to the dramatic turn in form.While it is clear that Bagnaia’s breakthrough came at the Misano test on theContinue Reading
Barely a week passes without some new rumour connecting former Red Bull team principal Christian Horner to a new job somewhere within the Formula 1 firmament. And it is well known that Horner does not consider himself “done” with F1.The questions remain: where would he go? And what role wouldContinue Reading
Miguel Oliveira says the door on a possible MotoGP test role in 2026 is not closed, despite the news that he will be racing in WSBK next year.Oliveira had lost his Pramac Yamaha MotoGP race seat for next season, following the extension of Jack Miller’s contract and the signing ofContinue Reading
MotoGP promoter Dorna has shut down “completely unfounded” rumours suggesting Moto2 and Moto3 could be relegated to a secondary role in the future.Marc Marquez’s celebration of his seventh MotoGP title in Japan uncovered a strategy conceived by the promoters at the beginning of the season, but one that was notContinue Reading
Marc Marquez has explained why he thinks Valentino Rossi didn’t include him among his biggest rivals, stating that they never fought against each other for a MotoGP title.Earlier this week, nine-time world champion Rossi revealed the main opponents he faced during his illustrious career in MotoGP, but he conspicuously leftContinue Reading
Ducati star Marc Marquez says it is possible for him to break his own record for most grand prix wins in a MotoGP season, but insists he is not putting “pressure” on himself to do so.Marquez won 13 out of 18 races in his sophomore MotoGP campaign with Honda inContinue Reading
Trackhouse Aprilia MotoGP rider Ai Ogura will miss this weekend’s Indonesian Grand Prix, following his heavy crash two races ago at Misano.The accident occurred at the start of the Sunday race and was estimated at 260 km/h, with the Japanese rookie coming away with a right-wrist injury.Although he arrived forContinue Reading
This week James Allen delves into a topic that has always fascinated him – the way Formula 1 teams and drivers present themselves – in other words their identity.The F1 season launch at the O2 in London in February showed which teams had figured out their identity and those thatContinue Reading
As it stands, Red Bull has yet to decide how to order its Formula 1 drivers – and it will likely take a few more weeks before a press release is issued naming who will partner Max Verstappen at the senior team in 2026 and what the Racing Bulls duoContinue Reading
Former Penske IndyCar star Simon Pagenaud is among three drivers signed by Cadillac to work on its Formula 1 simulator programme. Pagenaud is sharing the Cadillac F1 sim role with former Haas reserve and two-time grand prix starter Pietro Fittipaldi as well as Charlie Eastwood, who represents General Motors as aContinue Reading