MotoGP Qatar GP: Marc Marquez grabs pole, Bagnaia 11th after crash
Marc Marquez claimed yet another 2025 pole position on Saturday at the Qatar Grand Prix, edging his brother Alex (Gresini Ducati) into a familiar second place.Two major shocks emerged from the baking hot afternoon session at Losail. One was Marquez’s factory Ducati team-mate Francesco Bagnaia falling on his final run,Continue Reading
F1 Bahrain GP: Piastri fastest with McLaren on top in hot FP3 conditions
McLaren driver Oscar Piastri blew away the rest of the field in third practice for Formula 1’s Bahrain Grand Prix, with unrepresentative daytime conditions causing drivers to struggle for grip.With 10 minutes to go in the final one-hour practice session, Piastri’s soft-tyre lap of 1m31.646s went unanswered by his rivals,Continue Reading
How Gran Turismo star Mardenborough hopes his new chapter will lead to a Le Mans return
For Jann Mardenborough, it dates back to a self-promise in 2021.The 2011 GT Academy winner was at a crossroads in life, having just departed the Nissan Super GT programme, which left him without a full-time drive for the year.It marked not only the end of a five-year stint contesting Japan’sContinue Reading
Why the Bahrain GP won’t be decided by qualifying
So far every Formula 1 grand prix this year has been won from pole position – and, in the most recent one in Japan, the running order was notably static since tyre characteristics militated against strategic divergence at a track on which it is difficult to overtake.But the first threeContinue Reading
Supercars Taupo: Ford drivers lock out opening two podiums
Ford has swept the podium positions in the two opening Supercars races at Taupo Motorsport Park in New Zealand.Matt Payne and Chas Mostert took their Ford Mustangs to victory lane in the races, leaving the Chevrolet Camaro drivers in their wake.On the soft tyre, as opposed to the supersoft inContinue Reading
What We Learned on Friday | 2025 Qatar GP
The World Champ’s return, an Italian making the boss happy, the Ducatis in full form, but also the Frenchmen and Acosta and Mav give KTM some hope! SourceContinue Reading
Chandler Smith holds off Kyle Larson to win NASCAR Trucks at Bristol
Chandler Smith was flying near the end of the NASCAR Truck Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway. But even after taking the lead on pure pace, he still had to fend off a charging Kyle Larson in the closing laps, which he did masterfully. Along with the checkered flag, SmithContinue Reading
Martin’s comeback day goes to plan — but not all is well at Aprilia
Defending world champion Jorge Martin enjoyed a thoroughly successful first day aboard the factory Aprilia RS-GP in Qatar. The Spaniard was upbeat following his comeback Friday that panned out as well he realistically could have hoped. But what might have given him pause for thought – after coming down fromContinue Reading
Jorge Martin makes progress in track comeback while Aprilia struggles
Defending world champion Jorge Martin enjoyed a thoroughly successful first day aboard the factory Aprilia RS-GP in Qatar. The Spaniard was upbeat following his comeback Friday that panned out as well he realistically could have hoped. But what might have given him pause for thought – after coming down fromContinue Reading
Francesco Bagnaia edges past Marc Marquez’s pace in Qatar GP practice
An upbeat Francesco Bagnaia has claimed he is “very close” to matching Marc Marquez after registering his best Friday performance of the season in Qatar.Bagnaia, who is coming off a morale-boosting win at the Americas Grand Prix a fortnight ago, was able to find his rhythm quickly on the firstContinue Reading