Formula 1 Bottas admits Mercedes’ shakedown decision backfired Valtteri Bottas has admitted the Mercedes Formula 1 team probably should have carried out a shakedown run before testing after its troubled first day
MotoGP MotoGP’s 2020 standout has ‘hit a wall’ in Qatar testing Five of MotoGP’s six manufacturers look competitive in Qatar testing, but one just can’t get on the pace whatever it tries. And it’s not the usual suspect
Formula 1 Each F1 team’s main targets for 2021 testing Though Formula 1’s 2021 grid is made up of cars based heavily on those from 2020, each team faces a big tasklist for this year’s reduced pre-season
MotoGP Miller tops first day of second MotoGP test with record lap Ducati MotoGP rider Jack Miller set the new unofficial MotoGP lap record of Qatar’s Losail International Circuit on the first day of the second test
MotoGP Why Aprilia’s test really was as good as it looked Yes, it’s just testing – but Aleix Espargaro says Aprilia’s current form is “another story” to its previous MotoGP false dawns, and he’s right
MotoGP Three crashes in two-day test leave Marquez with work to do LCR Honda’s new rider Alex Marquez felt he had a strong first test with the team in Qatar, despite suffering three crashes across just two days of running
MotoGP Quartararo ends MotoGP’s first 2021 pre-season test on top Yamaha’s new works rider Fabio Quartararo ended MotoGP’s first pre-season test in Qatar on top, as Aprilia impressed again
Formula 1 F1 logo on MotoGP bike is so ‘more fans follow both series’ The Pramac MotoGP team has explained the reasoning behind its bikes carrying the Formula 1 logo in pre-season testing in Qatar
MotoGP Espargaro: Honda and KTM bikes have just one thing in common Honda newcomer Pol Espargaro says the Japanese manufacturer’s RC213V bike is “very, very different” from the KTM he rode previously
MotoGP Aprilia tops first full-grid MotoGP test day with Espargaro Aprilia rider Aleix Espargaro set the pace on the first day of full-grid MotoGP pre-season testing in Qatar
GT Le Mans 24 Hours rescheduled to August The Le Mans 24 Hours will be held later in the year for a second consecutive year, with organiser Automobile Club de l’Ouest having announced a postponement from June to August
Formula 1 Bring Back V10s: Schumacher v Villeneuve – the infamy of Jerez ’97 The dramatic conclusion of the 1997 Schumacher-Villeneuve title fight is revisited in the latest episode of our Bring Back V10s F1 podcast
MotoGP Rossi sets deadline and criteria for MotoGP future decision Valentino Rossi says a decision on his MotoGP future beyond 2022 will come in the summer and will be fully results-based
Formula 1 Podcast: Lessons from Mercedes’ openly secretive F1 launch The gains Mercedes has made with the newly-launched W12 – and the potential banana skins that could cause it to stumble – are discussed in the latest episode of The Race F1 Podcast
Formula 1 Hamilton’s one-year deal logic, and what would keep him in F1 As Mercedes unveiled its 2021 F1 car, Lewis Hamilton shed some further light on the thinking behind his new one-year deal and F1 future
Formula 1 Kvyat joins Alpine F1 team as its reserve driver Former Red Bull and AlphaTauri Formula 1 driver Daniil Kvyat will act as Alpine’s reserve driver in 2021
MotoGP Petronas SRT closing on new Yamaha MotoGP deal after all Petronas SRT has received a draft five-year MotoGP proposal from Yamaha, despite rumours of the team being replaced by VR46 as Yamaha’s partner
Formula 1 Video: McLaren’s secret 2021 F1 parts Our latest F1 video shines a spotlight on McLaren’s determination to keep some of its 2021 F1 car hidden for now
Formula 1 Ferrari replaces F1 performance division with new structure Ferrari has restructured its chassis department ahead of the 2021 Formula 1 season under the leadership of Enrico Cardile
Formula 1 The F1 team ‘side project’ ranks Ferrari’s hypercar joins Ferrari’s Le Mans 24 Hours hypercar project is far from the only example of a Formula 1 team tackling another major motorsport discipline in parallel with its F1 exploits
MotoGP The mixed messages within Yamaha’s post-Rossi dream Yamaha hopes to recapture the Valentino Rossi/Jorge Lorenzo dynamic with its new MotoGP dynamic, but one of its riders is preaching unity
Formula 1 Five things that’ll decide Verstappen’s F1 2021 title hopes Max Verstappen was the only driver who ever really came close to taking the fight to Mercedes last season. To be in with a chance in 2021, there are five main factors that need to go his way
Formula E How many LEDs do you need to light a night race? Night races are the favourites for many motorsport fans – but what does it actually take to light a track and go racing? Sam Smith chats to team behind Formula E’s first night race to get an idea of the unique challenges
Formula 1 Video: Why Ferrari holds the key to Alfa’s 2021 hopes The Sauber-run Alfa Romeo team badly needs Ferrari to come through to ensure its newest F1 car design is a success on track
MotoGP Marquez knows he won’t be ‘same Marc’ on MotoGP return In his first media apperance since a third arm surgery, Honda’s Marc Marquez has spoken of his condition and his MotoGP targets for 2021
MotoGP Where now for the Rossi protege who spurned a MotoGP seat? Turning down a factory MotoGP seat is a bold move for an ambitious Moto2 rider – no matter what team is making the offer. But Valentino Rossi protege Marco Bezzecchi’s rejection of Aprilia showed he already sees himself on the 2022 MotoGP grid
Formula 1 The F1 storylines we want to see in new Netflix season With Netflix naming a launch date for season three of F1: Drive to Survive, here are the events we’re hoping to get insights for in the doc
Formula 1 Video: The 10 biggest controversies in F1 history From deliberate crashes to driver strikes, here is our countdown of the biggest controversies in F1 history
Formula 1 What Red Bull’s ladder to AlphaTauri looks like in 2021 Yuki Tsunoda’s arrival in Formula 1 gets Red Bull’s driver strategy back on track after some shaky years of scrambling for solutions. Who else is on the conveyor belt towards (or back towards) AlphaTauri?
Formula 1 Drivers’ comments expose F1 sprint race plan’s shortcomings With Formula 1 teams ready to back the Saturday sprint race trial, the first public driver comments on the plan have rammed home why it’s so divisive
Formula 1 McLaren MCL35M: Your car/team questions answered The first F1 car launch for 2021 is in the books. We’ve attempted to answer your most pressing questions about McLaren and the new MCL35M
MotoGP MotoGP game developer secures new five-year deal Milestone will continue producing licensed MotoGP video games for at least another five years as the partnership has been extended to 2026
MotoGP Launch shows a bullish Yamaha despite recent MotoGP letdowns The 2020 season was the latest in an increasingly long line of disappointing Yamaha campaigns. But as it launched its 2021 factory team, Yamaha didn’t even really try to hide its belief that it will buck that trend this year
Formula 1 Alonso leaves hospital after road accident and surgery Alpine Formula 1 driver Fernando Alonso has been discharged from hospital following his road accident
Formula 1 F1 pre-race display no longer dedicated anti-racism slot Formula 1’s prominent pre-race anti-racism stand, vocally supported by the likes of Lewis Hamilton and Daniel Ricciardo, will be replaced by an unspecified show of support for “important issues”
Formula 1 Alpine re-signs dropped junior to F1 academy The rebranded Alpine F1 team has announced its first roster of juniors, which includes a driver who had previously been dropped by Renault
Formula 1 How a charity delayed Hamilton’s deal and hints at 2022 stay The new charitable foundation was clearly integral to Lewis Hamilton’s new Mercedes deal – seems likewise key to his longer-term F1 future
Formula 1 A tapestry of disappointment – every F1-to-DTM driver ranked As Alex Albon gears up for his debut in a new-look DTM, we revisit the chequered history ex-grand prix drivers have in the series
Site news The story of the first year of The Race On the one-year anniversary of The Race, we revisit our first full season – which coincided with probably the strangest year in our sport’s history
Formula 1 Video: Are Red Bull’s F1 cars too Verstappen-oriented? Max Verstappen’s dominance over his latest F1 team-mates has led to suggestions Red Bull is hindering them by tailoring the car exclusively to Verstappen