2025 MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix – How to watch, session times & more
Marc Marquez could be crowned a nine-time world champion and a seven-time MotoGP title winner in this Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix if he can outscore his brother and nearest rival Alex Marquez by three points over the weekend.The factory Ducati rider currently has a 182-point lead in the standings, whichContinue Reading
Why Verstappen doubted Red Bull could turn around tough 2025 F1 season
With two dominant victories in a row, Red Bull has regained some momentum in Formula 1. The Italian and Azerbaijan grands prix even evoked memories of Verstappen’s glory days of 2023.However, just weeks before those wins, such a scenario seemed unthinkable. Red Bull had been struggling on tracks like theContinue Reading
Littlewood breaks into Autosport National Rankings top five
Radical Cup UK talent Marcus Littlewood has moved into the top five of the Ryan Motorsport Insurance Autosport National Rankings courtesy of three more wins at Donington Park.Littlewood clinched the Radical title at Donington and moved up seven places to fifth in the Rankings, to make him the highest-placed moverContinue Reading
All you need to know about TPC in F1
Romain Grosjean will make his Formula 1 return when he conducts a Testing of Previous Cars programme with former team Haas at Mugello.The test is lined up for Friday at the Italian circuit and it will be the 39-year-old’s first time driving F1 machinery since the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix.ItContinue Reading
Button rules out one-off Le Mans return as WEC career nears end
Jenson Button has no ambitions to return to the Le Mans 24 Hours on a one-off basis after he steps back from the World Endurance Championship at the end of 2025.The 2009 Formula 1 world champion explained that the complexities involved in driving a WEC Hypercar class entry mean heContinue Reading
Ford sets up in-house UK base for WEC Hypercar programme
Ford is setting up an in-house race team based in the UK to run its Hypercar programme in the World Endurance Championship from 2027.The USA manufacturer announced on Thursday that the race programme with a new LMDh developed together with ORECA will be operated by Ford Racing rather than inContinue Reading
Why Alex Marquez feels Gresini doesn’t get the respect it deserves in MotoGP
Alex Marquez believes getting a factory-spec Ducati MotoGP bike is more of a reward for Gresini than him, saying the team doesn’t get the respect it deserves for its achievements in the paddock.Last week, it was announced that Ducati will expand its allocation of factory bikes from three to fourContinue Reading
Why controversy has erupted over how many titles Marc Marquez should celebrate
Starting with 2025, Dorna will put more emphasis on achievements in MotoGP than those in the lower categories.Although many point to Liberty Media as the one responsible for the idea, the truth is that the initiative originated in the offices of Dorna at the beginning of this year, before theContinue Reading
On this day: When Alonso won his maiden F1 world title
Two decades ago, Formula 1 seasons ended in October, and the world champion was sometimes crowned early in the fall. Fernando Alonso clinched his maiden world title on this day in 2005, weeks before the Flavio Briatore-run Renault outfit prevailed in the constructors’ championship, ending Michael Schumacher’s and Ferrari’s early-2000sContinue Reading
Marquez targets ‘closing the circle’ with comeback MotoGP title
Marc Marquez believes winning the 2025 MotoGP title would ‘close the circle’ for him after years of despair due to injuries and uncompetitive machinery.A crash at the start of the COVID-delayed 2020 season in Jerez forced Marquez to undergo four surgeries over the subsequent years and contemplate an early retirementContinue Reading