Lando Norris has topped third practice at F1’s Italian GP, heading Ferrari hero Charles Leclerc and team-mate Oscar Piastri ahead of a pivotal qualifying session at Monza.Norris, who is looking to start chipping away at Piastri’s 34-point championship leader, bested his team-mate by less than two tenths at Monza’s iconicContinue Reading
Ducati boss Davide Tardozzi has emphasised that Francesco Bagnaia must take greater responsibility in turning his current MotoGP campaign around, making it clear that “he has to help us to help him”.Tardozzi made that comment after Bagnaia reached another low point in practice for the Catalan Grand Prix on Friday, finishingContinue Reading
Alex Marquez smashed the Barcelona MotoGP track record to claim pole position for the Catalan Grand Prix, as factory Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia struggled to 21st position.The final part of qualifying was a two-horse race between the younger Marquez and Yamaha star Fabio Quartararo, who had come through from Q1Continue Reading
Of the remaining vacancies left to fight over during the final stages of Formula 1’s 2026 silly season, this wasn’t one of them. Pierre Gasly’s seat at Alpine was never in doubt for next year but, even with opportunities to appeal for a drive at the traditional top teams forContinue Reading
Formula 1 is unlikely to switch to V8 power units before the original 2031 timeframe after an engine meeting in London to try and fast-track the switch was called off by FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem.Ben Sulayem has long been keen for F1 to switch to simpler and cheaper engines as soonContinue Reading
Pierre Gasly will remain with Alpine in Formula 1 until at least the end of the 2028 season, the team confirmed on Saturday during the Italian Grand Prix weekend at Monza.Gasly joined the Enstone-based squad in 2023 from AlphaTauri and has since taken two podium finishes – at the 2023Continue Reading
Formula 1 has “no more room” to welcome a 12th team in the paddock, CEO Stefano Domenicali has warned.The new Cadillac outfit will become F1’s 11th squad in 2026 after a years-long vetting process, benefitting from automotive giant General Motors’ backing and, eventually, engines; it will use Ferrari powertrains untilContinue Reading
The NASCAR Xfinity Series hits World Wide Technology Raceway for practice as it returns to the track for the first time since 2010. SourceContinue Reading
Marc Marquez has admitted the toughest challenge for him would be accepting a defeat in this weekend’s Catalan Grand Prix after a 14-race winning streak stretching back to Aragon in June.The factory Ducati rider has been unstoppable for the majority of the season so far, with last month’s Hungarian roundContinue Reading
Andrea Kimi Antonelli insists his confidence hasn’t been dented by his off in second practice at the Italian Grand Prix, which came as the Formula 1 rookie aims to rebound from a tough period for Mercedes.Inside 10 minutes of Friday afternoon’s second one-hour practice, Antonelli caught a slide in theContinue Reading