Should McLaren have used team orders at F1 Italian GP?
The 2025 Formula 1 championship fight is very unlike many that have come before.It is being fought by McLaren duo Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris, but even as the season approaches its end, the pair are still playing ‘happy family’ rather than the intra-team bust-ups of years gone by likeContinue Reading
Alex Marquez raised middle finger at Turn 10 after Catalan GP victory
Alex Marquez got his “revenge” on Turn 10 in Barcelona, claiming victory in the Catalan Grand Prix and raising the middle finger at the corner that had cost him a likely MotoGP sprint race win.The Gresini rider was on course for victory in Saturday’s sprint race but made a mistakeContinue Reading
Alex Marquez: Sprint crash pivotal for MotoGP Catalan GP win
Alex Marquez says the mistake he made while leading Saturday’s MotoGP sprint acted as a lesson and helped him score victory in the Catalan Grand Prix.The Gresini rider threw away a likely win in the half-distance race in Barcelona after crashing at the notoriously difficult Turn 10 with four lapsContinue Reading
Marc Marquez: Alex’s strengths are my weaknesses in MotoGP 2025
Marc Marquez believes his brother Alex Marquez excels in the same areas where he struggles himself, as he explained how the Catalan Grand Prix was decided by their contrasting riding styles in MotoGP.The factory Ducati rider’s 15-race winning streak came to an end at Barcelona on Sunday, as Alex MarquezContinue Reading
F1 Italian GP: Verstappen romps to victory, Norris second after McLaren swaps positions
Max Verstappen produced a vintage display of dominance at the Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix with a commanding win over Lando Norris, who was at the centre of a McLaren team orders kerfuffle following a slow pitstop.Norris, who had given up his place in the McLaren pitstop queue to team-mateContinue Reading
Connor Zilisch jokes “I guess I just can’t celebrate” after ripping firesuit
Ever since he fell off the car in Victory Lane at Watkins Glen and broke his collarbone, 19-year-old Connor Zilisch has been very careful when celebrating his many race wins.At Portland, he crawled out of the roof hatch instead of the window, and humorously tucked the window net inside theContinue Reading
MotoGP Catalan GP: Alex Marquez ends Marc’s winning run with stunning home triumph
Alex Marquez held off his elder brother Marc Marquez to take a brilliant MotoGP victory in front of his home crowd at the Catalan Grand Prix.At the start, Gresini rider Alex Marquez pulled away from pole position and briefly held the advantage, but Marc Marquez outbraked him into Turn 1Continue Reading
MotoGP Catalan GP: Alex Marquez fends off Marc to take second career win
Alex Marquez held off his elder brother Marc Marquez to take a brilliant MotoGP victory in front of his home crowd at the Catalan Grand Prix.At the start, Gresini rider Alex Marquez pulled away from pole position and briefly held the advantage, but brother Marc outbraked him into Turn 1Continue Reading
Why are so few F1 Italian GP wins secured from pole?
Pierre Gasly, Daniel Ricciardo, Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc, winners of the past five grands prix at Monza, have something in common besides the obvious fact of being Formula 1 drivers who have won the Italian GP.None of them started from pole position.Indeed, races won from pole are in the minorityContinue Reading
From monster to fastest F1 lap ever: The key factors in Verstappen and Red Bull’s turnaround
Twelve months ago, the world of Formula 1 still looked very different in many ways. Max Verstappen led the championship with a sizeable margin, trying to drag an inferior car across the line for his fourth world title. Oscar Piastri had only one Grand Prix victory to his name, whileContinue Reading