Mixed up weather leads to mixed up results: Winners and losers from MotoGP’s French GP
Winner: Johann Zarco Johann Zarco, Team LCR HondaPhoto by: MotoGP Just when it looked like his early-season smiles were beginning to fade – all the more so after qualifying down in a distinctly unpromising 11th – Johann Zarco produced one of the most memorable victories MotoGP has seen in years.AsContinue Reading
Short twice at the head of squabbling MX-5 Cup pack at Silverstone
Some close MX-5 Cup contests were among the highlights of last weekend’s Silverstone 750 Motor Club event with the first race featuring 40 entrants, four leaders and a frontrunning group with as many as nine cars in it.Reigning champion Ben Short was the victor, ahead of Oak Richardson and JordanContinue Reading
Bagnaia: “I have no feeling with the bike” after French MotoGP
Francesco Bagnaia dubbed the French Grand Prix as “a race and a weekend to truly forget” after he crashed on the opening lap before coming home in 16th.Starting from sixth on the grid, the two-time MotoGP champion collided with Enea Bastianini at the first chicane of lap one, in turn takingContinue Reading
Final F1 film trailer unveiled as anticipation for June release intensifies
Formula 1 has presented the final trailer for the upcoming F1 movie starring Brad Pitt and directed by Top Gun Maverick’s Joseph Kosinski.F1’s feature film, which will be released in June, stars Damson Idris’s character Joshua Pearce alongside Pitt’s Sonny Hayes, a retired veteran racer making a comeback for APXContinue Reading
Sesks working on expansion to 2025 WRC programme with M-Sport Ford
Martins Sesks is working to add a seventh round to his partial 2025 World Rally Championship programme with M-Sport-Ford that continues at Rally Portugal this week.The 2023 European Rally Championship runner-up burst onto the WRC scene last year after a trio of impressive outings for the Ford squad in Poland,Continue Reading
Francesco Bagnaia laments “weekend to truly forget” after French GP
Francesco Bagnaia dubbed the French Grand Prix as “a race and a weekend to truly forget” after he crashed on the opening lap before coming home in 16th.Starting from sixth on the grid, the two-time MotoGP champion collided with Enea Bastianini at the first chicane of lap one, in turn takingContinue Reading
Will Imola be missed should it leave F1? Our writers have their say
Formula 1 returns to Imola this weekend for what will possibly be the final time the series races at the famous Emilia-Romagna circuit. Imola’s contract is due to expire at the end of this year, prompting debates as to whether its deal should be extended or not.The old school track firstContinue Reading
Wilby shines as Mini rivals endure wildly fluctuating fortunes at Brands Hatch
The wildly contrasting fortunes for the Mini Challenge Trophy contenders continued into the category’s second event at Brands Hatch last weekend while the consistency of Josh Wilby propelled him into the points lead.Pre-event top two Leo Purches and Ashley Gregory were both in the wars early on. Gregory’s woes startedContinue Reading
How Ferrari’s sneaky pitlane swap exposed a rules blind spot
In football you play to the whistle; in motor racing you race to the rulebook. That’s what Ferrari did with its sneaky pitlane swap at the Spa World Endurance Championship round on Saturday. Allowing one of its cars to overtake the other in the pitlane isn’t prohibited in the regulations.Continue Reading
Seven moments that won Zarco the manic MotoGP French GP
Le Mans has a long history of chaotic, mixed-weather MotoGP races. In the old days, red flags would have been central to the story. More recently, such as when Jack Miller won in 2021, flag-to-flag rules have made frantic mid-race bike changes possible. The 2025 French GP, however, had both.WeaveContinue Reading