The events of Sundays Emilia Romagna Grand Prix will have far-reaching consequences on the 2024 MotoGP battle. While Francesco Bagnaias crash with a podium in the bag was obviously significant as it has handed a 24-point lead in the standings to Jorge Martin, its the final-lap clash between his team-mate Enea Bastianini and Martin that could have far more serious repercussions.Whatever ... Keep reading
Aprilias Aleix Espargaro said MotoGP stewards have sent a dangerous message to riders by letting Enea Bastianini get away with his collision with Jorge Martin in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.Factory Ducati rider Bastianini attempted a divebomb pass over long-time race leader Martin on the final lap of the Misano race, leading to contact between the pair at Turn 4.Pramacs Martin was ... Keep reading
A frustrating weekend that started with an early elimination in qualifying continued on Sunday evening for Daniel Ricciardo, who finished 13th in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix .
After decades of waiting, the countdown is on to Toyotas return the biggest stage in Australian motorsport.
Daniel Ricciardo admits there is a real chance he will not drive in Formula 1 again but is more at peace with a potential exit than he was two years ago.Reports leading into the Singapore Grand Prix suggested the Australians position at RB was in the balance depending on his performance at the Marina Bay Circuit, with reserve driver Liam Lawson waiting in the wings.A disappointing ... Keep reading
Max Verstappen's rift with the FIA over their decision to hand him a community service sanction for swearing, is poised to fizzle out.The Formula 1 world champion was left upset at the Singapore Grand Prix when he was summoned to the stewards for saying his car "was f'''ed" in the previous race in Baku.His comment, made during a live TV broadcast, drew the wrath of the FIA, who issued him with a
Formula 1 drivers are planning discussions about how best to respond to their unease about the FIAs hardline response to Max Verstappen swearing in a press conference.The FIAs decision to impose a days public service punishment on Verstappen for saying "f'''''" ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix has not gone down well with the series current stars.It even prompted the Dutchman himself ... Keep
F1 is undergoing another break in its calendar as its next race, the United States GP, is not until the 20 October which comes almost a month after the Singapore GP on the 22 September.That means three weekends without grand prix racing, a break that sounds illogical because the summer shutdown recently happened. So why is this the case?Why is there a month until the next F1 race?The 2024 F1 ... Keep reading
The IndyCar Series has announced the establishment of the long-awaited charter system with 10 teams agreeing to the terms laid out.The new system will see charters for 25 entries in North Americas premier open-wheel racing series, effective immediately.This is an important development that demonstrates an aligned and optimistic vision for the future of our sport, said Mark Miles, CEO ... Keep reading
Red Bull boss Christian Horner thinks McLaren was taking the p''' when Lando Norris revealed his true advantage after being told to speed up in the Singapore Grand Prix.Norris was lapping comfortably a couple of seconds ahead of title rival Max Verstappen early on before there was a short team radio discussion where he explained that he was running at pace six.His pit wall came back ... Keep reading
Daniel Ricciardos Formula 1 career is in fresh doubt after contract details were revealed.
Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc has conceded his team doesn't have the outright speed to challenge McLaren for this years' constructors' championship, but hopes it will still be in the mix through consistency.While McLaren has been the form team in F1, taking over from Red Bull, Ferrari's resurgence in recent races has allowed it to remain in outside contention for the world championship.With six ... Keep r
Michelin says it couldn't find any problem with Francesco Bagnaia's rear tyre in its initial analysis following the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.Factory Ducati MotoGP rider Bagnaia suffered an inexplicable drop in pace after losing second place to team-mate Enea Bastianini on lap five of 27 at Misano, a problem that also threatened his place on the podium as Gresini's Marc Marquez closed in.But even ... Keep read
Fabio Quartararo was set to secure Yamahas best MotoGP result of 2024 in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix until running out of fuel with two corners to go.Having qualified an encouraging ninth on a weekend when he was the sole representative for Yamaha, Quartararo showed solid pace and capitalised on crashes ahead of him to run fifth as the Misano race neared its conclusion.But with the chequered ... Keep reading
RB has rubbished conspiracies that its decision to let Daniel Ricciardo snatch fastest lap from Lando Norris at Formula 1s Singapore Grand Prix was about helping sister team Red Bull.A late call to pull Daniel Ricciardo in for soft tyres so he could gun for fastest lap caused controversy after Sundays race because of the potential implications it could have for the championship.For with RB ... Keep reading
Tom Ingram won a thrilling final race of the day in the British Touring Car Championship round at Silverstone after a 25-minute red flag for torrential rain.Ingrams defeat of Ash Sutton after last-corner contact at Luffield means he goes to the final round at Brands Hatch level on points with Jake Hill, who was classified fifth after receiving a penalty.The race looked set to be abandoned after ... Keep reading
Francesco Bagnaia has pointed the blame on a faulty Michelin rear tyre for his sudden drop in pace in MotoGPs Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.The factory Ducati rider had started the second Misano race from pole position and was battling with Pramac rival Jorge Martin for the lead in the early laps.But after losing places to both Martin and team-mate Enea Bastianini on successive tours, he rapidly ... Keep reading
Alex Albon has backtracked on his angry radio message at the start of Formula 1's Singapore Grand Prix after team-mate Franco Colapinto's first-corner antics.Albon spoke out on the team radio after the opening turns as he felt that his team-mate had made a lunge down the inside of everyone too late into the braking zone.Franco just divebombed, said an exacerbated Albon at the time ... Keep reading
Proceedings in Singapore were not quite as compelling compared to those in Azerbaijan a week ago. There was no battle for the lead, nor was there a real three-team battle at the front; instead, this was a championship big-picture race.Lando Norris put the field to the sword, but Max Verstappen gamely mitigated the damage to his championship lead - and then said little about it afterwards as he ... Keep reading
BMW M Team RLL secured a magnificent 1-2 in a thrilling six-hour IMSA race on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Grand Prix road course.Philipp Eng and Jesse Krohn combined to take top honours, with team-mates Connor De Phillippi and Nick Yelloly close behind after fending off a strong challenge from the Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 of Mathieu Jaminet and Nick Tandy.Based just a few miles away in ... Keep reading
Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff believes his Red Bull Formula 1 rival Christian Horner is just "stirring sh't up" by namechecking George Russell as a future Red Bull option.Red Bull's long-term driver line-up has been one of the main conversation topics over the Singapore weekend, with Daniel Ricciardo expected to be replaced ahead of Austin's US Grand Prix by reserve driver Liam Lawson at Red ... Keep
Alpines factory effort in the World Endurance Championship will not be affected by any potential changes to its Formula 1 engine programme.Bruno Famin, vice president of motorsport at Alpine, has stated that the Renault brand will continue to build and maintain engines for its A424 LMDh car at Viry-Chatillon in France for the foreseeable future.Renaults Viry factory has been building engines ... Keep reading
India's chances of returning to the MotoGP calendar in 2025 are fading, Autosport has learned, ahead of the official unveiling of next year's calendar.The race at the Buddh circuit, just outside Delhi, made its debut in the championship in 2023 but did not take place this season despite appearing in the original schedule.In a rather bizarre announcement, both Dorna, the world championship's ... Keep reading
Daniel Ricciardo seemed to know his F1 career is over, taking the time to savour his final moments on track in heartbreaking scenes following the Singapore Grand Prix.
With Red Bulls RB20 known to have weaknesses over bumps and kerbs, the mindset heading into the event had always been one of damage limitation.But things seemed even bleaker after Friday practice when both Verstappen and Sergio Perez seemed to be out of sorts with their cars.They were both unhappy with the handling, the tyres were not firing up and there was a real risk that they were going to ... Keep reading