Valentin Khorounzhiy

MotoGP

New Pramac breaks cover in Yamaha's 2025 MotoGP launch

The unveiling of Yamaha's 2025 MotoGP project in a launch event in Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur was clearly intended to usher in a new era in the programme

MotoGP

What we learned from in-crisis KTM's revealing 2025 MotoGP launch

Thought KTM's 2025 MotoGP unveiling would be on the minimalist side considering its wider business's troubles? Think again. Here's everything you need to know from a revealing four-bike launch

MotoGP

Morbidelli, Vietti... Acosta? VR46 quizzed on MotoGP rider plans

Valentino Rossi's VR46 MotoGP team is one of just four squads in the premier class that still has a rider line-up opening for 2026

MotoGP

The side of Martin that's 'astonished' Aprilia

Aprilia knew it was getting a world class rider in Jorge Martin but something about how he's started life there has it 'astonished'...

MotoGP

Five most intriguing MotoGP 2025 battles that aren't Bagnaia-Marquez

Pecco Bagnaia vs Marc Marquez is the defining duel coming into the 2025 MotoGP season - but it's far from the only one

Formula 1

Seven drivers left behind by F1's rookie revolution

F1 is getting a rookie revolution for 2025. But that's (probably) come too late for a number of drivers who with better timing might well have been in contention for seats this year

Formula 1

F1 drivers could face 'misconduct' bans under new FIA guidelines

Formula 1 drivers will risk points deductions and bans for 'misconduct' breaches under the new guidelines issued by the championship's governing body, the FIA, to stewards

Formula 1

McLaren's long-time F1 tester leaves to join Williams

Highly-regarded long-serving McLaren Formula 1 test driver Oliver Turvey has joined Williams instead in a similar role ahead of the 2025 season

MotoGP

Aprilia: MotoGP needs Liberty 'magic touch' amid KTM crisis

The KTM crisis that threatens the future of its MotoGP team drives home the need for F1 owner Liberty Media's takeover to go through - and for Liberty to work its "magic" on the championship

MotoGP

Seven things we learned from Marquez and Bagnaia's debut as team-mates

Ducati's 2025 MotoGP launch has given us an early taster of how new team-mates Marc Marquez and Pecco Bagnaia plan to handle their partnership - and their near-certain title fight

MotoGP

Ducati MotoGP launch: First look at Marquez in factory colours

MotoGP champion Ducati has unveiled its 2025 livery in a launch event at Madonna di Campiglio, featuring a first appearance of Marc Marquez in factory Ducati colours.

WRC/Rally/Raid

Sainz/Loeb exit early as new stars emerge: The story of Dakar 2025

Major incidents for two big hitters opened the 2025 Dakar Rally up for two Toyota drivers to battle it out for victory. Here's the story of how it unfolded, from early exits for Carlos Sainz Sr and Sebastien Loeb, to Yazeed Al-Rajhi's eventual triumph

MotoGP

Martin's Aprilia MotoGP bike with #1 plate revealed at 2025 launch

Jorge Martin will wear the number one plate at his new team Aprilia as the reigning MotoGP champion in 2025.

MotoGP

All-new Trackhouse livery kicks off MotoGP 2025 launch season

MotoGP's newest outfit Trackhouse Racing has showcased its 2025 colour scheme in the first livery launch of the season

Formula 1

Red Bull should be worried Verstappen has become its Marquez

Has Max Verstappen been covering Red Bull's weaknesses, and is the team set up to fail without him? There's a cautionary tale from F1's two-wheeled equivalent that Red Bull really ought to be wary of

MotoGP

The key player in MotoGP's deceptively intriguing 2025 rider market

Most MotoGP rider contracts end after the 2026 season, but there's a key player and struggling giant which could still help open up a dynamite 2025 silly season in the series

Formula 1

Key details for Cadillac's works F1 engine plan revealed

Formula 1's impending debutant Cadillac has announced a spate of key details for its engine programme

MotoGP

KTM's unrivalled imprint on the 2025 MotoGP grid

KTM's influence on the 2025 MotoGP grid goes far beyond the four riders it has on its payroll considering how many of the current grid have raced in its various initiatives. We trace KTM's impact on modern MotoGP

MotoGP

MotoGP 2025 contracts: How they work, and when they expire

Most of the current MotoGP contracts cover not just 2025 but 2026 - but which ones are the outliers, and which are manufacturer contracts rather than team contracts?

MotoGP

Why Ducati's other new signing will be under so much pressure

Ducati knows it has lost two top riders for 2025, which must only crank up the pressure on Fermin Aldeguer, the heralded rookie coming off the back of a rough Moto2 season

MotoGP

MotoGP's former superstar-in-waiting is running out of time

Remember when multiple MotoGP manufacturers were fighting over Raul Fernandez when he was still in Moto2? That now seems a long time ago - why can he not deliver in MotoGP?

MotoGP

Five huge questions raised by fresh KTM MotoGP exit report

A fresh report from Austrian media suggests KTM could call time on its MotoGP programme as early as 2026 - which would have massive ramifications for grand prix racing and throw the premier-class rider market into disarray

MotoGP

KTM claims 'concrete' Hamilton talks over MotoGP team buy-in

KTM motorsport boss Pit Beirer has claimed the beleaguered Austrian manufacturer has been in conversation with a high-profile potential investor - seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton

MotoGP

The anguish and courage of an instantly doomed MotoGP season

The saddest campaign of MotoGP's modern era? We examine Augusto Fernandez's 2024 season which was 'doomed from race zero'

MotoGP

What may have already saved Martin's Aprilia switch

Jorge Martin and Pramac breathed a big sigh of relief when they got the MotoGP 2024 title over the line - but they won't have been the only ones in the paddock to feel that way

MotoGP

The biggest what if among MotoGP's ending relationships

How high was ceiling for Miguel Oliveira and Aprilia in MotoGP? That's impossible to say. But it's impossible to escape the feeling that there was more on offer from a deeply interrupted two-year stint

MotoGP

KTM MotoGP exit 'plan' claimed - but it insists 2025 season is safe

KTM's MotoGP project continues to exist in a state of apparent uncertainty - both short- and long-term - even despite the future of the marque being secured for now

Formula 1

F1 2025 grid complete as Hadjar gets Racing Bulls nod

The 2025 Formula 1 grid has been completed by rookie Isack Hadjar, who will join Red Bull's second F1 outfit Racing Bulls

MotoGP

MotoGP 2025 team launches: All the dates and details

MotoGP's 'launch season' for 2025 will start earlier than its Formula 1 counterpart

Formula 1

Perez's Red Bull exit official - what you need to know

Six-time Formula 1 race winner Sergio Perez has officially vacated his Red Bull seat ahead of 2025, despite having signed a contract extension earlier this year

Formula 1

Everything F1's risking with its new movie

F1 - notorious for being protective of its image rights and name - has allowed the film it's the subject of to link unambiguously to the championship. That will of course maximise the reach it can have, but the direct link is only worth anything if it's a success

MotoGP

What we actually learned from MotoGP 2024's most ambiguous campaign

A brain injury meant Franco Morbidelli had no pre-season on a new bike. But with 2024 under his belt, and some clarity on the kind of Ducati rider he's tracking to be, can he become a MotoGP race winner again?

MotoGP

Bagnaia mustn't learn wrong lesson from MotoGP title defeat

Maybe Pecco Bagnaia did blow the 2024 MotoGP title by crashing too much. But that's not what he needs to focus on when he's about to take on Marc Marquez for the 2025 title

Formula 1

Where Tsunoda is 'far better' than Red Bull expected

Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko feels Yuki Tsunoda's outing with the senior team in the post-race Abu Dhabi test has helped dispel concerns about a potential weakness in his F1 arsenal

MotoGP

KTM's problems put it on a collision course with Acosta

KTM's insolvency story doesn't automatically mean Pedro Acosta is on the MotoGP market. But the very public concerns his camp has raised do mean things could get a whole lot more awkward - and quickly, too

MotoGP

11 top MotoGP prospects heading into 2025

Who will be the next generation of new stars in MotoGP? Here's our pick of the 11 best prospects on the grand prix feeder package

Formula 1

Winners and losers from F1's 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

There were plenty of winners and losers from F1's (constructors') championship-deciding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Formula 1

McLaren's F1 title hopes boosted by 1-2 in Abu Dhabi qualifying

McLaren driver Lando Norris took pole position for the Formula 1 2024 season finale in Abu Dhabi, as Lewis Hamilton suffered a surreal Q1 exit in his final qualifying with Mercedes and Charles Leclerc went out in Q2

Formula 1

What went on in final F1 practice of 2024

The final practice session of the 2024 Formula 1 season is complete. Here's everything you need to know from FP3

MotoGP

What's behind MotoGP's most surprising one-sided team-mate battle?

There were some truly lopsided line-ups on the 2024 MotoGP grid. Most were expected, but one sticks out as rather surprising