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
Jorge Martin pinpoints potential cause of Francesco Bagnaia’s MotoGP troubles
Jorge Martin feels his 2024 title rival Francesco Bagnaia is lacking the confidence in Ducati’s MotoGP bike this season after following him closely in the Catalan Grand Prix sprint.Having already endured two tough weekends in Austria and Hungary following the summer break, factory Ducati rider Bagnaia hit a new lowContinue Reading
Martin pinpoints potential cause of Bagnaia’s MotoGP woes
Jorge Martin feels his 2024 title rival Francesco Bagnaia is lacking the confidence in Ducati’s MotoGP bike this season after following him closely in the Catalan Grand Prix sprint.Having already endured two tough weekends in Austria and Hungary following the summer break, factory Ducati rider Bagnaia hit a new lowContinue Reading
Strategy corner: The variations giving teams hope in a constrained F1 Italian GP
When Monza was resurfaced ahead of last year’s Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix, it prompted a degree of conservatism; the McLarens, for instance, opted for a two-stop strategy and stuck to it. It did not know that Ferrari was about to rock its world by pursuing a one-stopper.Pirelli believes that aContinue Reading
Niki Lauda’s first F1 title 50 years ago, in his own words
Fifty years ago on this day, Niki Lauda won his first Formula 1 world title with third place in Monza. The tifosi celebrated their hero, with Clay Regazzoni giving them a home victory as the cherry on the cake.In 1975, Lauda and Ferrari set new standards in F1. The AustrianContinue Reading
Restart stack-up causes huge crash, claiming Allgaier, Mayer, others
A stack-up on a late restart in the Xfinity Series race causes a huge crash, claiming Justin Allgaier, Sam Mayer, Nick Sanchez and others at Gateway. SourceContinue Reading
Jeb Burton suffers tire issue, ending Xfinity Series Playoffs hopes
Jeb Burton suffers a tire issue and hits the Turn 2 wall at Gateway, ending his Xfinity Series Playoffs hopes. SourceContinue Reading
Harrison Burton goes for a spin after contact with Brennan Poole
Brennan Poole tags Harrison Burton entering Turn 3, sending him around during the final stage of the Xfinity Series race at Gateway. SourceContinue Reading