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Franco Morbidelli, MotoGP, Assen

Morbidelli ruled out of Assen MotoGP weekend after fresh incident

Franco Morbidelli will miss this weekend's Assen MotoGP race after aggravating his knee injury in a fresh training incident. A training incident at VR46 ranch injured Morbidelli's knee earlier this month, which he has been...
Thomas ten Brinkle, ART

‘No joy’ forces young racer Thomas ten Brinkle to quit racing

Thomas ten Brinkle has announced a departure from racing after he did not feel any joy in competing following his latest weekend at Zandvoort. In a surprise announcement from ART Grand Prix, it revealed that...
Carlos Sainz, Charles Leclerc, Mattia Binotto, Ferrari

Sainz saw tyre-related issues in Bahrain as they look for long-term solution

Carlos Sainz reveals that the tyre issues they faced in F1 French GP was something he saw already in Bahrain when he came into the team as they look for answers now. Having looked good...
Aus GP, F1, Yas Marina

Photo: Aus GP completes circuit work; Yas Marina’s track change emerge

Aus GP has completed its F1 track evolution work on various corners, as all eyes is on the November date for its return, while Yas Marina's change emerge. After the 2020 F1 race was cancelled...
Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton, F1

Verstappen wasn’t sure of race win pass as Hamilton explains no defence

Max Verstappen said he wasn't sure if he could pass Lewis Hamilton after switching to two-stop in F1 French GP, while the Brit explained why he didn't fight much. With seven races done in 2021...
Maverick Vinales, MotoGP, Yamaha

Vinales opens up on struggles, lack of respect, Quartararo data & more

Maverick Vinales was seen as a dejected MotoGP rider after the German GP, where the Spaniard was unable to even to finish in the Top 15. Already Saturday was a disaster for Yamaha's Vinales in...
Pierre Gasly, Lando Norris, French GP

Gasly says he needs to be calmer on radio; no issues with Norris’ comment

Pierre Gasly admits that he needs to calm down on the radio after shouting in F1 French GP, as he is fine with Lando Norris, even after his 'idiot' comment. After a solid qualifying, AlphaTauri's...
Kimi Raikkonen, Charles Leclerc, F1

Leclerc and Raikkonen made contact towards the end of F1 French GP

Charles Leclerc and Kimi Raikkonen had a moment towards the end of the F1 French GP which was not aired on the world feed. In another miss from the world feed - naturally with just...
IndyCar, Alex Palou

IndyCar: Palou wins Road America after Newgarden issues on re-start

CGR's Alex Palou won Road America IndyCar race after issues for Josef Newgarden as Andretti's Colton Herta was second and Penske's Will Power third. In yet another nerve-fraying finish, Alex Palou passed Josef Newgarden with...
Formula E, Edoardo Mortara

Formula E: Mortara kept Wehrlein behind to win R2 of Puebla weekend

Venturi's Edoardo Mortara wins Race 2 of Formula E Puebla EPrix weekend from Porsche's Pascal Wehrlein and Envision Virgin's Nick Cassidy. Pole-sitter Oliver Rowland led the way in Race 2 of Formula E weekend in...
Mercedes, Valtteri Bottas, F1

Mercedes gambled Bottas fastest lap chance as Wolff welcomes radio rant

Mercedes gambled the chance for fastest lap for Valtteri Bottas in F1 french GP, thinking about a possible penalty to Sergio Perez, as Toto Wolff welcomed his radio rant. After the radio rant from Bottas...
Max Verstappen, F1, French GP

French GP: Verstappen fights off Hamilton to win on two-stop strategy

Red Bull fought hard to end up 1-3 with Max Verstappen winning F1 French GP and Sergio Perez third, behind Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton. Even though pole-sitter Max Verstappen made a good start off the line...
MotoGP, German GP, Marc Marquez

MotoGP: Marquez scores first win since injury return in German GP

Honda's Marc Marquez scored his first MotoGP win in German GP since return as KTM's Miguel Oliveira was second and Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo third. Pole-sitter Johann Zarco dropped to third abode his Pramac Ducati at...
F3, France

F3: Smolyar, Leclerc & Doohan share wins in R2 at Paul Ricard

The second F3 round at Paul Ricard saw Aleksandr Smolyar, Arthur Leclerc and Jack Doohan win the three races to make it three different winners. Race 1: Starting from pole in F3 for the first time...
Esteban Ocon, Alpine, Laurent Rossi, F1

Rossi sees Prost-like features in Ocon as he explains the three-year deal

Laurent Rossi sees Alain Prost-like features in Esteban Ocon as he praises the Frenchman after signing a long-term F1 deal with him. Just at the onset of the French GP, Alpine announced a contract extension...
Formula E

Formula E: Di Grassi leads Audi 1-2 in Puebla Race 1 win after Wehrlein...

Audi's Lucas di Grassi led a 1-2 in Race 1 of Formula E Puebla EPrix weekend, with Rene Rast second and Venturi's Edoardo Mortara third after Pascal Wehrlein's DQ. Pole-sitter Pascal Wehrlein started Race 1...
F1, French GP

F1 French GP, Saturday: Top 2 seal front rows, close pack, crashes & more

The Saturday in F1 French GP saw an enthralling battle at the top of the standings along with the midfield pack with some crashes involved. It already looked close between Red Bull and Mercedes on...
Emerson Fittipaldi, Danish F4, Juju Noda

Video: Fittipaldi Sr loses his cool after on-track tap involving his son

Emerson Fittipaldi Sr didn't look happy towards the end of Race 1 in Danish F4 weekend, as he lost his cool on Juju Noda's father Hideki, after an on-track tap. Fittipaldi Sr was on the...
F1, French GP, Max Verstappen

French GP: Verstappen beats Mercedes duo to pole after double red flag

Red Bull's Max Verstappen took F1 pole in French GP from Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas after double red flag stoppages. Q1: The first part of F1 French GP qualifying was disrupted with a red...
Johann Zarco, MotoGP, German GP

MotoGP: Zarco crashes but has German GP pole, ends Quartararo’s reign

Pramac Ducati's Johann Zarco took MotoGP pole in German GP despite his crash, from Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo and Aprilia's Aleix Esparagro. Q1: It was a delayed start to MotoGP German GP qualifying due to technical issues...
F1, French GP

French GP: Verstappen tops FP3 from Bottas, Sainz; Hamilton ends fifth

Red Bull's Max Verstappen topped FP3 of F1 French GP from Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas and Ferrari's Carlos Sainz, with Lewis Hamilton in fifth. It was cloudy weather in FP3 of F1 French GP at Paul...
F1, French GP

F1 French GP, Friday: Mercedes/Red Bull, midfield jam packed & more

The Friday in F1 French GP had a lot to talk about, especially at the front of the field, but the mid-pack seems way too tight with multiple teams. Before getting into the fight between...
Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes, George Russell

Bottas, Russell admit reading speculations of F1 future but put them down

Valtteri Bottas and George Russell know the speculations are doing rounds but both stay away from those, where the Finn talks about blocking talks around F1 future. The rumours surrounding Bottas leaving Mercedes never goes...
F1, French GP, Max Verstappen

French GP: Verstappen beats Bottas by 0.008s to lead FP2

Red Bull's Max Verstappen managed to beat Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas by 0.008s to lead FP2 of F1 French GP, with Lewis Hamilton in third. After a bit of a downer FP1, Red Bull's Verstappen (1m32.872s)...
F1, French GP, Valtteri Bottas

French GP: Bottas leads Hamilton in FP1 as drivers have off moments

Mercedes were back on top with Valtteri Bottas leading Lewis Hamilton in F1 French GP FP1 from Red Bull pair of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez. After two street tracks done, F1 was back on...
Sauber, F1, Juan Manuel Correa

Correa rejoins Sauber F1 academy after competitive F3 return from injury

Juan Manuel Correa has rejoined the Sauber F1 Academy after his competitive return to racing in F3 from the horrific accident at Spa. Before his crash, Correa was already part of the Sauber Academy and...
F1, Pirelli, Mario Isola

F1 drivers discuss tyre investigations as Pirelli elaborates on it more

F1 drivers - including Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton, Lance Stroll and Sebastian Vettel - spoke about the findings of Baku as Pirelli's Mario Isola adds more on the investigations. Starting with Red Bull's Verstappen, the...
Fernando Alonso, Nikita Mazepin, F1, Mick Schumacher

Alonso exchanges helmet with Mazepin as Haas duo talk Baku run-in

Fernando Alonso exchanges his helmet with Nikita Mazepin in F1 French GP, as the Russian and Mick Schumacher discuss Baku run-in. After having exchanged his helmet with Williams' George Russell few weeks back, Alpine's Alonso...
F1, FIA, French GP

FIA shares details of France track limits, DRS zones, PU elements & more

The FIA has released details of the F1 French GP track limits along with the changes, DRS zones, the stewards and PU elements. After no track limits in F1 Azerbaijan GP, they are back for...
Luca Furbatto, Andrew Green, Aston Martin, F1

Aston Martin hires Furbatto as engineering head, Green becomes CTO

Aston Martin F1 has hired Luca Furbatto as its new Engineering Director, as Andrew Green has been promoted to be Chief Technical Officer with immediate effect. The long due promotion of Green has happened after...