Valentin Khorounzhiy

Formula 1

Bottas vs Bortoleto? - The latest on Sauber's 2025 F1 driver search

Sauber's quest to fill its second 2025 F1 seat seems to boil down to a choice between Valtteri Bottas and Gabriel Bortoleto. Incumbent Bottas seems confident of staying on the grid, so where's this momentum for McLaren junior Bortoleto come from?

MotoGP

Where Marquez now fits into the 2024 MotoGP title fight

Marc Marquez is already set to enter the 2025 MotoGP season as a presumptive joint favourite for the title - at the very least - but back-to-back grand prix wins on his year-old Ducati mean he could still have a role to play in 2024, too

MotoGP

Radio, new tyre, upgrades - What went on in Misano MotoGP test

Reigning champion Pecco Bagnaia set the pace in MotoGP's single-day test at Misano after the San Marino Grand Prix

Formula 1

'They say it's one of my worst' - is Alonso's season misunderstood?

Is Fernando Alonso having a good F1 season? Almost certainly. Is Fernando Alonso having a good F1 season by his exceedingly high standards? That's a whole lot harder to answer, made more difficult by by Aston Martin's current state

MotoGP

Why Martin made the call that blew his MotoGP points lead

"Because it was raining. I mean, what do you want me to say?" was Jorge Martin's defence of his disastrous San Marino Grand Prix pit decision. But it wasn't really that simple

MotoGP

Repsol ends Honda deal as its MotoGP woes hit new low

MotoGP's iconic Repsol Honda partnership will cease at the end of the 2024 season - a move announced on a day neither works Honda even started at Misano

MotoGP

Marquez wins again while Martin makes disastrous gamble

Gresini Ducati rider Marc Marquez made the most of uncertain conditions to win the San Marino Grand Prix at Misano, as Pecco Bagnaia took a huge chunk out of Jorge Martin's points lead

MotoGP

Martin hands Bagnaia surprise defeat in Misano MotoGP sprint

Pramac Ducati rider Jorge Martin took an important MotoGP sprint victory at Misano, defeating title rival Pecco Bagnaia thanks to a spectacular start

MotoGP

Bagnaia leads all-VR46 Misano MotoGP front row

Pecco Bagnaia dominated qualifying for MotoGP's San Marino Grand Prix, with title rival Jorge Martin only fourth and Marc Marquez crashing.

MotoGP

Bagnaia's impressive Marquez apology was the best way forward

MotoGP champion Pecco Bagnaia's apology to Alex Marquez for his comments in the aftermath of their Aragon Grand Prix collision were not just an act of high integrity, but a valuable de-escalation

MotoGP

Bagnaia livid, Marquez defiant - Row over 'very dangerous' MotoGP clash

MotoGP world champion Pecco Bagnaia tore into Alex Marquez in the aftermath of their race-ending collision in the Aragon Grand Prix, accusing Marquez of riding "very dangerously" and "deciding to not let me finish the race"

MotoGP

Marc Marquez wins first GP on Ducati; his brother takes Bagnaia out

Marc Marquez dominated the 2024 Aragon Grand Prix for his first full-distance win in almost three years, but his brother Alex's tangling with Pecco Bagnaia may be the bigger story

MotoGP

What Bagnaia - and others - found so irritating about Aragon sprint

The first race on Aragon's relaid surface left a number of MotoGP riders feeling aggrieved - one day after the track and the way it gripped up had come in for some praise

MotoGP

Marquez takes crushing first Ducati MotoGP win in Aragon sprint

Marc Marquez controlled the MotoGP sprint at the Aragon Grand Prix for his first win with Ducati, as a nightmare race for Pecco Bagnaia handed the championship lead back to Jorge Martin

MotoGP

Marquez utterly dominant in Aragon MotoGP qualifying

Six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez dominated qualifying at the Aragon Grand Prix, beating his closest rivals by eight tenths of a second

MotoGP

Is flying Marquez really Aragon MotoGP favourite?

Marc Marquez shattered the Aragon lap record in practice, but he's come close to race-winning form in his first Ducati year before and not managed to convert. The Race assesses the factors behind his win legitimacy

MotoGP

Marquez sets lap record on his best MotoGP Friday of 2024

Six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez maintained his supremacy over his rivals into the second premier-class practice session at Aragon

MotoGP

Aragon master Marquez dominates opening MotoGP practice

Gresini Ducati rider Marc Marquez was firmly in control in the opening practice session for MotoGP's returning Aragon Grand Prix

MotoGP

Nakagami bows out: What it means for Honda and MotoGP

Somkiat Chantra will replace Takaaki Nakagami in the LCR Honda MotoGP team in 2025. Here's everything you need to know about the move

Formula 1

What you should know about Williams F1 rookie Colapinto

Williams is giving its academy driver Franco Colapinto an F1 shot for the remaining nine races of the 2024 season now its confidence in Logan Sargeant has finally run out. Here's what you need to know about 21-year-old Argentinian Colapinto

MotoGP

MotoGP riders 'don't realise how bad it feels'

Less than a year on from his expedited MotoGP exit, Pol Espargaro realises just how much he was being skewed by life in the premier class.

MotoGP

Four reasons not to sign Ogura - and why Trackhouse didn't care

Trackhouse has signed Ai Ogura when it had other, some would deem more likely choices. Here's why Trackhouse wasn't deterred for signing the Moto2 frontrunner

MotoGP

Vinales' new angst shows why he's really leaving Aprilia

Maverick Vinales' fresh bout of Aprilia angst explains exactly why he's walking away from the team for a KTM satellite bike at the end of the season

MotoGP

'It needs to hurt' - Where KTM stands after dud home MotoGP race

KTM always suspected it would lose its home MotoGP race to the dominant Ducatis, but the scale of its defeat was chastening

MotoGP

Dovizioso's back, 2025 move - latest on Yamaha's MotoGP rescue plan

Andrea Dovizioso's impending return to Yamaha MotoGP duties comes in a pivotal moment for the manufacturer's premier-class programme - while its longer-term test rider plans are becoming clearer

MotoGP

Why MotoGP at the Red Bull Ring has become so dull

Remember when Red Bull Ring MotoGP were all settled-at-the-last corner thrillers? Another drab race weekend made that seem a long time ago, so what's changed?

MotoGP

Bagnaia defeats Martin as Marquez charge livens up drab Austrian GP

Reigning MotoGP champion Pecco Bagnaia dominated the Austrian Grand Prix to make himself the sole 2024 points leader again, in a largely processional 28-lap race at the Red Bull Ring

MotoGP

Why Marquez gambled - and lost - his 'easy' MotoGP sprint podium

Marc Marquez's chances of finishing in the top three of the 2024 MotoGP riders' standings took another hit in the Red Bull Ring sprint - as he crashed out while riding a clear second

MotoGP

Martin penalty ends Austrian GP sprint win duel with Bagnaia

Defending MotoGP champion Pecco Bagnaia took victory in the Austrian Grand Prix sprint, as a penalty to title rival Jorge Martin ended their duel for victory

MotoGP

Martin overcomes shower injury to take Austria MotoGP pole

Jorge Martin overcame a shower fall-induced finger injury to take pole position for MotoGP's Austrian Grand Prix with a monster lap

MotoGP

What was behind Acosta's wild three-crash Friday

Pedro Acosta's Austrian Grand Prix Friday featured three crashes, two in quick succession and one of them a very big one. Was he reckless to continue after the first fall?

MotoGP

New record, more crashes: What went on in second Austria practice

Reigning MotoGP champion Pecco Bagnaia produced a new lap record of the Red Bull Ring's current MotoGP layout to end Friday practice on top

MotoGP

Huge Acosta crash interrupts Austria MotoGP FP1

Double crashes for Aleix Espargaro and Pedro Acosta punctuated an eventful opening MotoGP practice session at the Red Bull Ring.

MotoGP

Winners and losers from a bombshell MotoGP rider choice

MotoGP's newest team Trackhouse Aprilia hasn't taken long to shake up the rider market, by snapping up a rider not many would have expected to be on its radar just a handful of months earlier...

MotoGP

Yamaha forfeits a big chance if it keeps Miller in MotoGP

Jack Miller looks increasingly likely to get a MotoGP reprieve after all at Pramac for 2025. Considering Yamaha has gambled successfully before, and its incoming satellite team has a prior record for developing factory talent, surely there's a free hit to be had on the Moto2 points leader instead

MotoGP

MotoGP's most improved rider has turned his 2024 around

It's been hard to spot amid Honda's malaise, but its Marc Marquez replacement has turned his 2024 season around

MotoGP

Marquez's MotoGP top-three bid is in serious trouble

Forget the title. Maybe even forget about a race win. If Silverstone was the template for the rest of the MotoGP season - and there's every reason to suspect it was - Marc Marquez is a long shot to finish in the top three overall at this rate

MotoGP

Ducati follows up VR46 deal with Di Giannantonio factory contract

Ducati has handed VR46 rider Fabio Di Giannantonio a factory MotoGP contract for the 2025 and 2026 MotoGP seasons - with formal confirmation that he'll ride the manufacturer's third factory-spec bike

MotoGP

Three reasons to believe in a three-way MotoGP 2024 title battle

Enea Bastianini is now 49 points off the championship lead - and his unique MotoGP skillset makes him a threat to continue closing the gap.

MotoGP

'Not irresponsible at all' - Morbidelli denies Bezzecchi crash blame

Franco Morbidelli doesn't feel he rode "irresponsibly" in the lead-up to his big Silverstone sprint crash with Marco Bezzecchi - and says a third rider played a big part.