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Honda will be contesting the 2026 Super GT season with a new GT500 car after revealing the Prelude-GT on Tuesday. Based on the Prelude sports coupe that was launched at the start of the month, it will replace the Civic Type R-GT that has been in service since the start of the 2024 season. Honda is expected to be the only one of the three GT500 manufacturers to introduce a new base model in ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/nAsfTL7 via IFTTT

There are those who say that one or other of the McLaren drivers should have the 2025 Formula 1 world championship in the bag by now. Within that group it has been claimed that Oscar Piastri's peculiar off-weekend in Azerbaijan – shunting in qualifying, getting the start wrong, then crashing on the opening lap – is evidence of the Australian 'bottling it'. But, there is many a slip ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/4gxItj6 via IFTTT

Aprilia MotoGP rider Marco Bezzecchi has revealed how badly he was hurt after being taken out by team-mate Jorge Martin on the opening lap of the Japanese Grand Prix sprint. Last year's champion Martin made a rapid launch from 17th on the grid and found a gap on the inside heading into Turn 1. But the Spaniard carried too much speed into the corner and crashed, taking an innocent Bezzecchi - ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/vQDCd7R via IFTTT

The bond between Marc Marquez and Mick Doohan was forged out of two seemingly opposing forces: success and pain. Perhaps for that very reason, Marquez turned to the Australian’s advice when he found himself at his lowest, when the injury to his right arm – one that required four surgeries – brought him to the brink of retirement. Until that crash at Jerez in 2020, Marquez had been on a ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/4oukLle via IFTTT

It seemed only right to congratulate Bruno Famin, Alpine’s vice-president of motorsport, on the marque’s first World Endurance Championship victory with its A424 LMDh. Your correspondent stuck out his hand on seeing him after the race at Fuji on Sunday, and quipped: “I didn’t see that one coming!” His reply? “Me neither.” To say that victory for Charles Milesi, Paul-Loup Chatin ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/TAIP8rH via IFTTT

Marc Marquez’s motorcycle racing career was always tied to success. From a very young age, the Spaniard began winning in categories where his rivals were, in some cases, more than 30 centimetres taller. Besides being young in age, he was small in stature, which made it even more striking to see him on the podiums at local tracks where he competed as a child. But Marquez’s tenacity matched ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Pkc3D4H via IFTTT

Sauber boss Jonathan Wheatley has dismissed any concerns over Nico Hulkenberg being regularly beaten by rookie Formula 1 team-mate Gabriel Bortoleto in qualifying. Bortoleto has a 13-7 record over Hulkenberg this year, 11-6 without sprints, in what has been an impressive campaign for the reigning F2 champion who has five Q3 appearances.  The numbers can of course be used to slate Hulkenberg ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/DgsTSQ0 via IFTTT

Factory Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia says he was struggling so much at points during the 2025 MotoGP season that he couldn’t even “recognise himself”. Bagnaia endured some of the toughest moments of his career this year, as he failed to gel with the bike with which team-mate Marc Marquez was winning race after race on the other side of the garage. His performances deteriorated ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/iYZEAe2 via IFTTT

Marc Marquez says he is now at peace with himself after completing a sensational comeback from the injuries he sustained five years ago to clinch the 2025 MotoGP title. Marquez earned a place in the history books by winning six titles in his first seven seasons in the premier class between 2013 and 2019. But his career nearly ended abruptly when he suffered a severe arm injury in a crash at ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/JCtUviM via IFTTT

Francesco Bagnaia claimed his second win of the 2025 MotoGP season at the Japanese Grand Prix, leading home teammate Marc Marquez, who sealed his ninth world championship with a runner-up finish. Marquez had already set himself up for the title by taking a podium in Saturday’s sprint, making his coronation at Motegi almost inevitable with five rounds still to go. The Spaniard was in such a ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/z2ydLVg via IFTTT

Aprilia MotoGP rider Jorge Martin has suffered a collarbone fracture following a nasty opening-lap crash in the Japanese Grand Prix sprint. Starting from 17th on the grid, Martin got his braking wrong into Turn 1, after being squeezed out by his rivals and making contact with the Gresini Ducati of Fermin Aldegeur. This sent him shooting into his teammate Marco Bezzecchi, with both ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Lgx56pU via IFTTT

Factory Ducati star Marc Marquez will mathematically become the 2025 MotoGP world champion this Sunday in the Japanese Grand Prix, even if he concedes six points to his brother Alex Marquez, the rider closest to him in the championship fight. The elder Marquez must leave Japan with a lead of at least 185 points in the standings to put the title beyond his rival's reach. After finishing second ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/u5rhBVw via IFTTT

Factory Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia bounced back from recent woes to score a dominant victory in the Japanese Grand Prix sprint, while his teammate Marc Marquez inched closer to the title with a podium finish. Bagnaia was never threatened during the 12-lap contest at Motegi, leading every single lap from pole position to clinch his first sprint win since last year’s Barcelona ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/VZUusvA via IFTTT

Francesco Bagnaia kicked off the Asian leg of the MotoGP season in the best way possible, putting his disastrous showing in the San Marino Grand Prix a fortnight ago behind him. The factory Ducati rider was the fastest in the opening free practice session at Motegi on Friday, leading the way by around a tenth from 2024 champion Jorge Martin and current team-mate Marc Marquez. He slipped to ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/hKcbRG5 via IFTTT

Charles Leclerc feels Formula 1 has found its right number of sprint races but is against adding reverse-grid elements, while he has thrown his support behind the V8 push. F1 introduced sprint races in 2021 to increase the spectacle on offer over a grand prix weekend and provide a more compelling product to TV viewers and spectators at the track. F1 recently confirmed the venues for 2026's ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/4MSgCGX via IFTTT

Red Bull Formula 1 team boss Laurent Mekies says Yuki Tsunoda's encouraging progress in Baku shows why the team is in no rush to finalise its 2026 driver line-up. Tsunoda qualified and finished sixth in the streets of Baku, his best result for the team so far, as the Japanese driver obtained Red Bull's latest floor specification. And while both on Saturday and Sunday Tsunoda still languished ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/8p2dVW7 via IFTTT

Marc Marquez believes winning the 2025 MotoGP title would ‘close the circle’ for him after years of despair due to injuries and uncompetitive machinery. A crash at the start of the COVID-delayed 2020 season in Jerez forced Marquez to undergo four surgeries over the subsequent years and contemplate an early retirement from MotoGP. But the Spaniard persevered through the lowest period of ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ubo0dJB via IFTTT

Francesco Bagnaia feels he has “thrown away” the 2025 MotoGP season, conceding that lacking solutions for his troubles on the Ducati GP25 left him powerless to challenge Marc Marquez for the title. While Marquez has been in dominant form ever since he jumped on the factory Ducati this year, Bagnaia has had a much more difficult campaign on the other side of the garage. While his initial ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/zmjto38 via IFTTT

Romain Grosjean will drive Haas' 2023 Formula 1 car at Mugello on Friday, marking his first run in F1 machinery since his horrific Bahrain Grand Prix accident in 2020. A stalwart of the team in its early years, Grosjean joined Haas in 2016 and scored 104 points during his five seasons with the American outfit. Whilst set to depart at the end of 2020, the Franco-Swiss driver suffered a ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/dMsAF5o via IFTTT

It's amazing to think that the drag reduction system has been a part of Formula 1 for 15 seasons. Developed as a way to mitigate the chances of processional races, it's become a part of the furniture - but in the eyes of many, only akin to a mismatched chair stuck in the corner of the living room. "We really must get rid of it," you muse and yet, 14 years later, it's still in the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/cXATwDz via IFTTT

Jorge Martin suffered a serious injury on the first day of 2025 MotoGP pre-season testing in February, leading to a gruelling spell of crashes, surgeries and hospital stays that kept him off track until the Czech Grand Prix at the end of July. Since then, little by little, he has been regaining normality, even if he insists that this second part of the season is just preparation for 2026. Q ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/YRW1y4j via IFTTT

Red Bull is flying high after Max Verstappen won back-to-back Formula 1 races and Yuki Tsunoda picked up his best result of the year at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, but team boss Laurent Mekies remains wary of the might of McLaren. Verstappen registered the greatest winning margin of the year with his 19-second lead over second-placed Lando Norris in Monza, and the Dutchman further closed the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3FWcpqf via IFTTT

Martin Brundle will return to racing this weekend, sharing a Ford GT40 with son Alex and historics ace Gary Pearson in the Spa Six Hours. Thirty years after he finished third in the Belgian Grand Prix in a Ligier-Mugen-Honda JS41, the 158-time Formula 1 starter and 1990 Le Mans winner will make his event debut on Saturday in the annual enduro for pre-1966 specification GTP, GT and touring ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Gx7H3E6 via IFTTT

When McLaren team principal Andrea Stella emphatically called Max Verstappen a title contender after qualifying for the Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, his comments raised a few eyebrows. "A firm yes. Can you write it capital [letters]? First of all, he's Max Verstappen -world champion for the last four years. In a fast car. "There are races where McLaren may not enjoy any advantage from a ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/OlFtVxB via IFTTT

Formula 1 may have a surprise third contender for its 2025 world title after Max Verstappen’s domination of the previous two grands prix compared to McLaren’s downfall. The Red Bull driver won from pole in both Monza and Baku, marking the first time this year that McLaren had gone consecutive races without winning. Its drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri respectively finished second ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/NrsYHWx via IFTTT

Aprilia Racing CEO Massimo Rivola has outlined the squad’s ambition to beat Ducati’s Marc Marquez in a straight duel before the end of the 2025 MotoGP season.​Factory Aprilia rider Marco Bezzecchi came close to ending Ducati’s dominant streak in the recent San Marino Grand Prix, only missing out by 0.568s after a race-long battle with the factory bike of Marquez.​That near miss followed ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/fVwTkjN via IFTTT

Alpine has been given a power break under the Hypercar Balance of Performance for this weekend’s Fuji round of the World Endurance Championship.  The French manufacturers’ A424 LMDh will race with an increase in base power output of 6kW (8bhp) at the Fuji 6 Hours on 28 September in comparison to the Austin round earlier in the month.   It has also received an adjustment in its favour ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/8i2vU61 via IFTTT

Reigning world champion Max Verstappen has shrugged off suggestions his wins in Monza and Baku have brought him back into the 2025 Formula 1 title fight. Verstappen's Red Bull team appears to have turned a corner since the Dutchman's surprisingly dominant win at the Italian Grand Prix, and Verstappen followed that up with a straightforward victory in Baku after taking a clinical pole position ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/JlnzPyC via IFTTT

As Ferrari's capture of Lewis Hamilton was announced ahead of the 2024 season, Carlos Sainz, the man he was about to replace, was left spending every race win or podium wondering if it would be his last. With no top seat available for the foreseeable future as Red Bull and Mercedes decided against hiring the Spaniard, Sainz found refuge at Williams. A challenging restoration project which he ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ZsxMcBb via IFTTT

McLaren team boss Andrea Stella reckons his Formula 1 squad needs to improve its pitstop hardware after further struggles in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Lando Norris was the only McLaren driver to score points in Baku as he finished seventh, while championship leader Oscar Piastri crashed out on lap one. But Norris’ bid to progress through the pack was halted by his slow, 4.1s pitstop on ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/AQJWYlX via IFTTT

Lewis Hamilton has apologised to his Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc after failing to give eighth place back to the Monegasque on the final lap of the Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Ferrari's plan was simple: with 10 laps remaining, Leclerc was ordered to let Hamilton past to chase down Racing Bulls' Liam Lawson. With the Briton on fresher tyres, he was the more likely driver to succeed in ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/fR2FBqD via IFTTT

Oscar Piastri and Franco Colapinto have both undergone chassis changes after their qualifying crashes at the Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, but neither driver will need to start the race from the pitlane. Both McLaren and Alpine managed to complete the rebuild of their respective cars within the time allowed in the parc ferme rules, and apply the same set-up parameters, meaning neither driver ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ESsw5yQ via IFTTT

Max Verstappen secured pole position for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix with a 1m41.117s on soft tyres on Saturday, but the reigning Formula 1 world champion actually didn’t want to use that compound at all. Verstappen preferred this weekend’s mediums, around which Red Bull had geared its entire weekend planning. Read Also: Formula 1Max Verstappen laughs after Baku F1 pole: ‘I ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/YPrX0fK via IFTTT

Amid all the chaos at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix – where Formula 1 qualifying produced a record six red flags – Max Verstappen kept his cool. The Red Bull driver got one flying lap at the end of Q3 and delivered to secure his 46th pole in F1 and sixth of the season – more than any other F1 driver this year, including the McLaren pairing. Read Also: Formula 1Six shunts: How ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/bSj5Z72 via IFTTT

McLaren’s Lando Norris has topped final practice ahead of an unpredictable qualifying for Formula 1's Azerbaijan Grand Prix. On a gusty Baku street circuit, Norris set his benchmark time towards the end of the session while several rivals slipped up. Final practice got off to a leisurely start on the low-grip street circuit, which saw a layer of autumn leaves strewn on the track. The 6km ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/2FCQyqA via IFTTT

Although Max Verstappen has ruled out an immediate departure from Red Bull at the end of the 2025 Formula 1 season, his future continues to be the subject of frenzied speculation. Much of that has been stirred up by Verstappen himself, as well as his inner circle acting as his proxy. The aim has been to keep ‘cracking the whip' over the team, motivating it to give him a better car – and ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/iOJHFzj via IFTTT

Racing Bulls Formula 1 driver Isack Hadjar currently has the best credentials for promotion to the Red Bull squad in 2026, though the question remains whether the Frenchman will be ready for a top team – and for the challenge of that second seat alongside Max Verstappen – after just one season in F1. The new regulations will represent a reset for everyone, which is why Hadjar reckons 2026 ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/OoDm5W4 via IFTTT

McLaren's Lando Norris has topped Friday's curtailed first practice at Formula 1's Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Norris headed team-mate Oscar Piastri and Ferrari's Charles Leclerc in a two-part session that saw a lengthy interruption for kerb issues. On the streets of the Azeri capital championship leader Piastri soon had to halt his run plan due to power unit issues on his McLaren MCL39. On ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/YxAhnp0 via IFTTT

Azerbaijan might have been on the Formula 1 calendar for almost a decade but this weekend is likely to throw up many unknowns. One of those is caused by Pirelli’s decision to bring tyre compounds a step softer than last year, as it already has done for several races this season in an effort to steer teams away from defaulting to a one-stop strategy. Read Also: Formula 1Three ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/5bAn8Yt via IFTTT

Yuki Tsunoda has been struggling since his promotion to Red Bull Racing, picking up just nine points since making the step-up. The Japanese driver is now under pressure, and Helmut Marko has named the Mexican Grand Prix at the end of October as a reference point – meaning the next three race weekends will be ‘crucial’, according to Tsunoda.  Isack Hadjar currently stands on pole-position ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/XGNrxJq via IFTTT

Almost two weeks on from McLaren's decision to ask Oscar Piastri to wave Lando Norris through in Monza, following the Briton's slow pitstop in the closing stages of the race, both drivers have now had the benefit of various debriefs and debates about the Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix's chain of events. Let's recap, for anyone who's been living under a rock: Norris and Piastri were running second ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/CpR32IJ via IFTTT

Daniel Juncadella and Mathys Jaubert have joined the Genesis World Endurance Championship line-up for next year in the second wave of signings by the Hypercar newcomer. The new additions follow the announcement of Andre Lotterer and Pipo Derani as the first Genesis Magma Racing drivers on the launch of the South Korean manufacturer’s entry into the top class of the WEC late last ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/6nrcWuk via IFTTT

The Cadillac Formula 1 outfit will run its 2026 car from Silverstone while it still finalises the construction of its American base, revealed team boss Graeme Lowdon. Cadillac will make its F1 debut next year as an 11th constructor at the Australian Grand Prix on 6-8 March with a driver pairing of grand prix veterans Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez. It will operate under an American licence ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/U3iYaVw via IFTTT

There are few available drives left for Formula 1's 2026 season. Red Bull's poisoned-chalice second seat alongside Max Verstappen remains open, as the team works out what to do with Yuki Tsunoda, and the consequences of filling that seat will extend to the Racing Bulls operation. Mercedes also does not have drivers under contract for next year, but will retain George Russell and Andrea Kimi ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/g8D2tPb via IFTTT

It’s a seller’s market out there. Genesis, McLaren and Ford are on their way into the World Endurance Championship and the Hypercar driver market has been blown wide open. It’s not even the end of the season yet and the merry-go-round has started.  Stoffel Vandoorne will drop out of the Peugeot line-up for the 2025 curtain-closer in Bahrain in November, to be replaced by Theo Pourchaire ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/lca3hfO via IFTTT

Qiddiya City has been announced as the host of the Extreme H World Cup to mark the debut of the hydrogen-powered championship.  The Saudi Arabian venue is the first city built entirely for entertainment and tourism. It is located within the Riyadh Province and construction began in 2019. This news follows the unveiling on Tuesday of the inaugural Extreme H World Cup, which will run on a ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/LAwidP2 via IFTTT

Honda focused on aerodynamics in Monday’s Misano test, with LCR rider Johann Zarco appearing on track in the morning session with a new carbon fibre fairing. The main addition was the new inlet, which is easily recognisable because it is made from ‘rapid-prototyping material’ and is therefore white in colour. The assumption is that the airflow has been increased, although its dimensions ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/IoPkAZq via IFTTT

Max Verstappen’s efforts on the Nurburgring Nordschleife have rightly attracted a lot of attention in recent weeks – and it’s good for Formula 1 and motorsport as a whole, as well as the Dutchman himself. Now that he has the required DMSB Permit A, Verstappen can contest a Nurburgring Langstrecken-Serie race in a full-house GT3 car. And, more importantly, he can do likewise in the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/84ghfQ3 via IFTTT

Francesco Bagnaia’s disastrous weekend at Misano marked the lowest point yet for the most successful rider in Ducati’s history. The Italian is being reminded by the factory that the crisis of confidence paralysing him comes from within himself, not from the machine he rides. Bagnaia’s affable nature and current plight has stirred compassion from all areas - not only his fellow VR46 ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/FCP5IT3 via IFTTT

Jack Miller racked up a €2000 fine for riding the wrong way after the MotoGP San Marino Grand Prix to offer his race gloves to a lucky fan. The Pramac rider had spotted a fan holding a banner during the formation lap, offering a free beer to any rider in return for their gloves. After the race ended, Miller stopped his bike by the same grandstand, but to do so he had to turn around and ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/gb2NwIe via IFTTT

Silverstone and Zandvoort are among the new sprint weekends for the 2026 season as Formula 1 has revealed the six venues hosting a Saturday race. The British Grand Prix hosted the first-ever sprint race when the original format was introduced in 2021, with the shorter Saturday race returning to Silverstone in 2026 alongside three fellow newcomers. The Dutch Grand Prix will also play host to ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/sK4f0Bu via IFTTT

For a rider accustomed to seizing the lead and disappearing into the distance, MotoGP championship leader Marc Marquez had to dig far deeper to claim victory in Sunday’s San Marino Grand Prix. While the Ducati rider was able to hit the front well before the halfway point of the race, Aprilia’s Marco Bezzecchi remained an ever-persistent threat, and it wasn’t until the final lap that ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/rkiPnTH via IFTTT

Elfyn Evans will give it his “best shot” but admits Sebastien Ogier is “going to take some beating” to claim a maiden World Rally Championship title with three rounds remaining. Evans lost his grip on the championship lead to his Toyota team-mate after losing out in a head-to-head fight for victory in Chile last weekend by 11s.  The victory was Ogier’s fifth from eight rounds as ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/cvuxN52 via IFTTT

DS Automobiles has always attracted the best drivers in Formula E, a specific discipline where experience counts. Over the years, the French manufacturer has entrusted its single-seaters to three-time WTCC world champion Jose Maria Lopez, three-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans Andre Lotterer, 2021-22 Formula E world champion Stoffel Vandoorne and the drivers who brought it two constructors' ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/OWMs3vQ via IFTTT

Tech3 KTM rider Maverick Vinales says he is still “a passenger” on his MotoGP bike as he continues to recover from the shoulder injury he sustained at the German Grand Prix in July. Vinales missed the Czech GP entirely followed the crash, then attempted to return to action, following the summer break, at the Austrian GP. But racing at Spielberg proved unrealistic following his practice ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/mJqeELz via IFTTT

Brodie Kostecki and Todd Hazelwood led a Ford sweep in the first endurance race of the Supercars season at The Bend Motorsport Park in South Australia. The two drivers scored the win over the 500km race in their Dick Johnson Racing Ford Mustang and, in doing so, the pair achieved a unique distinction, as in the previous Supercars endurance race they won last year’s Bathurst 1000 for a ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/l4QLd0J via IFTTT

Marco Bezzecchi dethroned Alex Marquez at the last moment to claim pole position for the San Marino Grand Prix, while MotoGP points leader Marc Marquez qualified outside the front row in fourth. Gresini’s Alex Marquez laid the initial marker in Q2, lowering the benchmark to 1m30.222s to take provisional pole after the first run. As the second run began, a number of riders delivered big ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/vO9IS81 via IFTTT

Pirelli will conduct its first MotoGP tyre test at Misano on Tuesday, 16 September, as preparations continue ahead of its entry into the championship in 2027. One of the key changes to MotoGP’s technical rule book for 2027 is the appointment of a new official tyre supplier. French manufacturer Michelin, which has been MotoGP’s exclusive tyre supplier since 2016, will hand over to Pirelli ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/7OWPong via IFTTT

Broc Feeney has continued his golden qualifying form by taking pole position in the first Supercars endurance race of the season, and the maiden 500km event to be held at The Bend Motorsport Park. The Triple Eight Chevrolet Camaro star was just good enough to take his 14th pole of the season (and fifth in a row) in the Top Ten Shoot Out, with a time of 1m48.6548s around the 5km Bend ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/iWHjh9O via IFTTT

Red Bull Formula 1 team boss Laurent Mekies says the squad needs more "clean samples" to judge Yuki Tsunoda's performances after another race derailed by being caught up in the midfield battle. Tsunoda was left with floor damage in the Italian Grand Prix after contact with former team-mate Liam Lawson, leaving the Japanese driver without points while team-mate Max Verstappen won from ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/E4Vcfn9 via IFTTT

For a country with a population of just five million people, the amount of New Zealander’s who have influenced motor racing is so high, it almost feels like working in motor racing is the default profession for anyone hailing from the island country in the Pacific Ocean. Currently, both the Formula 1 drivers’ world championship and constructors’ world championship are heading to a team ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/GEvzBpK via IFTTT

Were this 25 years ago, reaching the 16-race mark would coincide with the end of the Formula 1 season - but in our current 24-race calendar, there's still another third of the season's runtime to go. A 31-point margin separates Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris as it stands with eight races left, having swelled from the nine-point gap at the summer break following Norris' oil leak in Zandvoort ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ugqb1CA via IFTTT

Factory Ducati rider Marc Marquez has rubbished suggestions that he deliberately gave up victory in the Catalan Grand Prix to delay sealing the 2025 MotoGP title. On Saturday in last weekend’s Barcelona round, Marc Marquez had reached a 187-point lead at the top of the world championship standings, which at that point gave him a chance to win his seventh MotoGP title at this weekend’s San ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/n1oK7Xh via IFTTT

Jim Clark's brilliance in focus Ask veteran motor racing fans who was the greatest driver to grace Goodwood in its frontline 1948-1966 era and the answer will be subjective. Stirling Moss posted most wins from day one, including four Tourist Trophy victories over the airfield circuit’s first 14 seasons, but Jim Clark and Jackie Stewart, debutants in 1959 and 1963 respectively, have credible ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/W0xpItj via IFTTT

That Oscar Piastri has become a frontrunner in Formula 1 is not a surprise. A brilliant junior career and flashes of his potential in 2023 showed that he could become the formidable championship challenger we are seeing in 2025. But the cool Australian is not always easy to read. Come success or failure, his demeanour remains largely the same. So what is he really thinking? We decided to ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/tLRdbkX via IFTTT

As Michael Andretti's initial's bid to join Formula 1 was met with resistance last year, United States Grand Prix promoter Bobby Epstein was asked if Andretti joining the series would make an impact on Austin ticket sales: "I think it would make a difference to COTA if we had an American champion," came the reply. This was at a time when Logan Sargeant was struggling at Williams, and the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/NnY3ZFm via IFTTT

Pedro Acosta’s maiden MotoGP campaign in 2024 was riddled with errors and missed opportunities. While he was incredibly quick from the outset, and didn’t hesitate to go head-to-head with series heavyweights like Marc Marquez, he crashed too often and lacked the consistency needed to turn his speed into top results. Even as recently as last month’s Hungarian GP, he admitted that he needed ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/CP3smOY via IFTTT

On Saturday afternoon the tifosi rose to their feet for one of their own, as he motored a scarlet Ferrari around Monza. But it wasn't Charles Leclerc or Lewis Hamilton the Italian fans were cheering on. It was F1 and sportscar legend Jacky Ickx, taking the wheel of the Ferrari 312B he took to second in the 1970 world championship, the very car he claimed pole with at Monza. Organised by F1 ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/jKZ7sYh via IFTTT

Last weekend, Porsche finally chalked up a Hypercar victory in the World Endurance Championship in 2025. The rain that fell for the majority of the Lone Star Le Mans six-hour race at Austin on Sunday had a lot to do with that. And then there was the clash between the winning factory Penske Porsche 963 LMDh shared by Kevin Estre, Laurens Vanthoor and Matt Campbell, and the Ferrari that had looked ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/HQR7pLs via IFTTT

Francesco Bagnaia may have partially redeemed himself with a solid recovery ride in the Catalan Grand Prix on Sunday, but it’s impossible to overlook the fact that he shouldn’t be starting so far down the grid. In fact, if you exclude the 2022 Portuguese GP crash on slick tyres on a wet track, Saturday in Barcelona was Bagnaia’s worst qualifying result ever in MotoGP. Not even in his ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/2dSzCnc via IFTTT

Andrea Kimi Antonelli has recently found himself under fire. First Jacques Villeneuve questioned his suitability for Formula 1, then Nico Rosberg voiced a similar sentiment, albeit in less dramatic terms. Two world champions critical of Antonelli – and now Toto Wolff has joined the chorus. The Mercedes team principal told ServusTV that the 19-year-old had made "too many mistakes" in his home ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/WvqYgat via IFTTT

With Guenther Steiner arriving in MotoGP for 2026, Autosport understands Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton are now vying to buy a team in a championship. Last Friday, during the Catalan Grand Prix, the acquisition of Tech3 by the Ikon Capital consortium was made official, in a deal that will see Steiner, the former Haas F1 team principal, arrive as new CEO. Having agreed to the terms of ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/qitafSC via IFTTT

Back where Formula Ford 2000 made an inauspicious debut, in a sullen wet British Automobile Racing Club meeting finale on 9 March 1975, the Historic Pinto posse continued to mark the slicks and wings category’s 50th anniversary at the Historic Sports Car Club’s first visit to Mallory Park since 2021. Last weekend’s low-key, top value, clubbie on a challenging circuit was reminiscent of many ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/uWxZI7A via IFTTT

Marc Marquez has revealed he had been preparing himself mentally for the moment his winning streak would come to an end in MotoGP. The factory Ducati rider’s reign of nearly 100 days in MotoGP ended in the Catalan Grand Prix on Sunday, as he finished 1.7s behind his younger brother Alex Marquez. Read Also: MotoGPMotoGP Catalan GP: Alex Marquez ends Marc's winning run with ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/XCMsfFn via IFTTT

Language is like a river: it creates its own path. ‘Dilemma’ is one of those words, like ‘decimate’, which is losing its original meaning through misuse – which is a shame in this instance, since a dilemma is exactly what McLaren faced when ‘finger trouble’ reversed the position of its drivers late in the Italian Grand Prix at Monza. That’s ‘dilemma’ as in the dictionary ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ItdgTHZ via IFTTT

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 a one-stop will be the best scenario this year too. The expected level of graining has not been ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/EjWVw0G via IFTTT

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 Austrian ended an 11-year title drought for the Scuderia and laid the foundation for a new era of success, which is not dissimilar ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/VBhyYTw via IFTTT

Ferrari driver Robert Kubica claimed hist first World Endurance Championship Hypercar pole position at Austin. The star of the Le Mans 24 Hours in June took the top spot in qualifying aboard the AF Corse-run customer Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercar by less than a tenth of a second from Antonio Giovinazzi. Kubica, who shares the Le Mans-winning AF Ferrari with Philip Hanson and Yifei Ye, got down ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/NECr7f1 via IFTTT

Formula 1 will not switch to V8 power units before the original 2031 timeframe after an engine meeting in London to try and fast-track the switch was postponed by FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem. Ben Sulayem has long been keen for F1 to switch to simpler and cheaper engines as soon as feasible, with a proposal on the table to move to a 2.4-litre V8 with a smaller hybrid element and ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Jm8B7CI via IFTTT

Pierre Gasly will remain with Alpine in Formula 1 until at least the end of the 2028 season, the team confirmed on Saturday during the Italian Grand Prix weekend at Monza. Gasly joined the Enstone-based squad in 2023 from AlphaTauri and has since taken two podium finishes - at the 2023 Dutch Grand Prix and the 2024 Brazilian Grand Prix. This comes after Steve Nielsen recently joined Alpine ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/aPNQT5W via IFTTT

Formula 1 has “no more room” to welcome a 12th team in the paddock, CEO Stefano Domenicali has warned. The new Cadillac outfit will become F1’s 11th squad in 2026 after a years-long vetting process, benefitting from automotive giant General Motors’ backing and, eventually, engines; it will use Ferrari powertrains until GM produces its own from 2029 onwards. This will be the first ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/kqWSYjK via IFTTT

Formula 1 teams have detailed their low-drag aerodynamic set-ups for this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix, in line with the traditional approach to the high-speed Monza circuit. Every year, teams tend to produce bespoke rear wing options to satisfy the straightline speed requirements needed to be competitive at the 'Temple of Speed' - by reducing the cross-sectional area of the wing ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/RbALfut via IFTTT

Williams lodging a right of review against Carlos Sainz's penalty at the Dutch Grand Prix shows more unease over the Formula 1 racing rules, which vindicated Liam Lawson's driving in the clash. Lawson and Sainz collided on lap 27 at Zandvoort when Sainz attempted to overtake the Racing Bulls driver around the outside of Turn 1, and was then crowded off the road by Lawson as the pair made ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/0gYMPjh via IFTTT

One does not often see proven professional racers stepping back to junior formulae, yet that’s exactly what Colton Herta is doing for 2026. Having signed with the Cadillac Formula 1 team as a test and development driver, Herta is in contention for a full-time drive in 2027. F1 has been his dream all along, and he’s putting his career on the line for it. Read Also: FIA F2Herta ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/S7z3hGY via IFTTT

Cadillac has received a double Balance of Performance hit for its home race in Austin this weekend after scoring a maiden World Endurance Championship victory at Interlagos in July. The Jota team’s pair of Cadillac V-Series.R LMDhs will go into the Circuit of the Americas WEC round on 7 September with minimum weight increased by 19kg and base power decreased by 5kW (6.7bhp) compared the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/OLgWzS2 via IFTTT

Lance Stroll has exuberantly hailed Adrian Newey’s impact on the Aston Martin team, as the legendary engineer contributes to its 2026 Formula 1 car design. Newey joined Aston Martin on 1 March as a ‘managing technical partner’ after completing his Red Bull-induced gardening leave. The Briton has reportedly refrained from giving the current AMR25 any consideration, despite yet another ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/GokDfNj via IFTTT

Silverstone Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year Award winner Deagen Fairclough drove a Formula 1 car for the first time last week as part of his prize. Fairclough, who won the 2024 British F4 title, beat Arvid Lindblad, Freddie Slater and Louis Foster to the Award, and scooped £200,000, as well as the F1 test with the Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team. The 19-year-old, who also won ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/SPiMzLe via IFTTT

Mercedes chief Toto Wolff thinks Red Bull Powertrains has "Mount Everest to climb" as it introduces its 2026 Formula 1 power units - but he won't underestimate its long-term chances. After current partner Honda initially decided to pull out of F1 and a subsequent deal with Porsche failed to materialise, Red Bull's former CEO Christian Horner decided the squad would go alone and produce its own ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/t9hrOdk via IFTTT

In Sunday’s Dutch Grand Prix, Oscar Piastri achieved a feat that only 26 Formula 1 drivers had previously accomplished. The McLaren driver took pole position with just a 0.012s gap to team-mate Lando Norris, then led the whole race despite three safety car interventions jeopardising his lead. Piastri withstood Norris’ and Max Verstappen’s pressure to take the win; he even set the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/j1mPv0l via IFTTT

Franco Morbidelli will remain at VR46 Ducati for a second consecutive season in MotoGP after signing a contract extension for 2026. Morbidelli’s journey with the squad owned by his mentor and seven-time MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi began at the start of this year after Pramac left Ducati’s camp to become a satellite squad. While his previous form left much to be desired, the move to ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/XKvbGM4 via IFTTT

Vision and images are circulating online of what appears to be a new Lancia rally car in development. The Italian car maker, a winner of a record 10 WRC constructors' titles (1974-1976, 1983, 1987-1992), has returned to competitive rallying this year with its all-new two-wheel drive Ypsilon Rally4 car, which has been competing in the European Rally Championship alongside a new one-make Lancia ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/s7PXQxc via IFTTT

Luca Marini will remain with Honda until the end of the current MotoGP rule cycle after signing a new one-year contract extension As reported by Autosport in July, the factory Honda team will carry an unchanged line-up into 2026, with both Marini and Joan Mir being retained by the squad. Mir already had a two-year deal valid until the end of next season, while Marini’s new contract ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/qL2dr4D via IFTTT

McLaren Formula 1 team boss Andrea Stella has again praised Lando Norris’ personality, and warned he might unleash his full potential following his Dutch Grand Prix retirement. Norris was a close second behind team-mate and championship leader Oscar Piastri in the Zandvoort race when smoke started billowing out of his MCL39 with just eight laps remaining. “The engine just shut off and that ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/v3qGxlm via IFTTT