The Bahrain stress test that Mercedes passed “much better than expected”
In 2024 George Russell and Lewis Hamilton finished over 45 seconds behind winner Max Verstappen as the season got under way in Bahrain. Thirteen months on, Russell split the supreme McLarens in second place as the Silver Arrows appeared to pass an important stress test.As Red Bull wrestles with carContinue Reading
Yamaha to test V4 MotoGP engine at Valencia this week
Yamaha plans to test the V4 engine it has been developing for its M1 MotoGP machine at a private test in Valencia on Tuesday and Wednesday this week, Autosport has learned.Although the testing concessions enjoyed by the brand would allow Fabio Quartararo and Alex Rins, the factory team’s riding pair,Continue Reading
How MotoGP’s ‘other’ manufacturers are making life easy for Ducati
Today marks exactly one year since a motorcycle other than a Ducati won a grand prix in MotoGP. Even then it came as a surprise in a championship dominated by the Bologna bikes. Maverick Vinales’s dominance at the 2024 Americas Grand Prix for Aprilia proved to be the archetypal flashContinue Reading
Big hits and tire wear trials: The winners and losers from NASCAR’s unusual Bristol race
Bristol Motor Speedway is one of NASCAR’s most historic tracks, playing host to some of the sport’s most dramatic moments. This triple-header weekend had its fair share of drama as well, including a shocking Xfinity wreck and crew members evading disaster in the form of a runaway wheel on Sunday,Continue Reading
The winners and losers from NASCAR’s unusual Bristol race weekend
Bristol Motor Speedway is one of NASCAR’s most historic tracks, playing host to some of the sport’s most dramatic moments. This triple-header weekend had its fair share of drama as well, including a shocking Xfinity wreck and crew members evading disaster in the form of a runaway wheel on Sunday,Continue Reading
Kirkwood ends Palou’s unbeaten start to IndyCar season at Long Beach
Kyle Kirkwood has ended Alex Palou’s winning start to the IndyCar campaign with his first victory since 2023 at Long Beach.Polesitter Kirkwood led a race-high 46 laps and kept defending champion Palou at bay for his second career win at Long Beach – his third IndyCar victory and second fromContinue Reading
Russell moves closer to new Mercedes F1 contract
George Russell’s strong start to the 2025 Formula 1 season appears to be paying off both on and off the track, as talks over a new Mercedes contract move forward.Russell currently sits fourth in the drivers’ championship after the opening four rounds, just 14 points behind leader Lando Norris. HisContinue Reading
The cars that starred at the Goodwood Members’ Meeting
The Goodwood Members’ Meeting is one of the early highlights of the historic motorsport season.The April event caters for sportscars, touring cars and single-seaters, ranging from the earliest days of the automobile to current machinery.As well as the superb racing and star cars, the 82nd MM also featured some specialContinue Reading
What was the Bahrain GP’s best strategy?
High incidences of thermal degradation offered plenty of strategic variation at Formula 1’s Bahrain Grand Prix, as all three of Pirelli’s nominated tyre compounds came into play during the course of the race.The C2 medium ended up being by far the most popular tyre used in the grand prix, havingContinue Reading
Jorge Martin suffers 11 rib fractures in Qatar GP crash
Reigning MotoGP world champion Jorge Martin has suffered a chest trauma and eleven fractured ribs in a crash in the Qatar Grand Prix.This was the Spaniard’s first race weekend of the season after missing the first three of the year due to a pre-season training injury. He was running well down theContinue Reading