Valentin Khorounzhiy

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.

MotoGP

Espargaro stuns Ducatis in Silverstone MotoGP pole battle

Aprilia rider Aleix Espargaro defeated the factory Ducatis to claim a surprise pole - and a new MotoGP lap record - for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone

MotoGP

'Phone's not ringing' - Final spots filling up on MotoGP 2025 grid

The 2025 MotoGP grid has edged ever closer to being set in stone as the series' returned from its 2024 summer break at Silverstone

MotoGP

All the MotoGP liveries for British GP - and what they reference

MotoGP teams have unveiled an array of 12 special liveries that will contest the series' throwback-themed British Grand Prix

Formula 1

Who is Alpine's new F1 team principal Oliver Oakes?

There's another new Alpine F1 team principal - with Oliver Oakes replacing Bruno Famin. Here's everything you need to know about the karting champion and sometime Red Bull junior who went on to spearhead the Hitech GP junior formulae outfit

Formula 1

Russell’s lost win still counts in face of a double threat

George Russell is facing a two-pronged threat to his future as Mercedes leader. But drive more races like Spa and he will stave off those threats, as Valentin Khorounzhiy explains...

Formula 1

Red Bull decides not to drop Perez mid-season

Sergio Perez will remain in his Red Bull seat following Formula 1's summer break, after deliberations among the company's F1 chiefs over whether to replace him mid-season

Formula 1

Sainz finally picks Williams on two-year post-Ferrari F1 deal

The 2025 F1 driver market's biggest blockage has now been cleared - as Carlos Sainz has chosen to join Williams on an initial two-year agreement, having spurned interest from the likes of Alpine and the soon-to-be-Audi Sauber team

MotoGP

How history will judge Miller if his MotoGP career ends here

Outsider? Survivor? Both? Neither? Jack Miller has gone further and achieved more than most in MotoGP. Maybe this is his final season, and maybe it'll be his worst. But maybe that's fine too

Formula 1

Russell stripped of Belgian GP win after Mercedes' 'genuine error'

Mercedes Formula 1 driver George Russell has lost his Belgian Grand Prix win after his car was found to be underweight during post-race checks

Formula 1

Leclerc nicks Belgian GP pole from Perez

Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc sniped Belgian Grand Prix pole from Sergio Perez in what had otherwise been a Red Bull-dominated Formula 1 qualifying session

Formula 1

What happened in final Belgian GP F1 practice

A wet final Formula 1 practice of the Belgian Grand Prix weekend was headed by reigning champion Max Verstappen, with Lance Stroll's crash the main event of the 60-minute session

MotoGP

Why Mir's sticking with Honda despite miserable MotoGP form

MotoGP’s 2020 champion Joan Mir has signed a new deal with current employer Honda that will take him to the end of the current regulations cycle in 2026

Formula 1

Audi brings ex-Ferrari boss Binotto back into F1, Seidl out

Former Ferrari Formula 1 team boss Mattia Binotto is taking up a senior role in Audi's F1 programme, as part of a "realignment of the control structure" that comes with two major exits - including that of Andreas Seidl