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LCR, Aleix Espargaro, Somkiat Chantra, MotoGP, Hungarian GP

LCR again with one bike in Hungarian GP after Espargaro injury

LCR Honda will ride with sole MotoGP bike in Hungarian GP as well, after injury to Aleix Espargaro, who was to replace Somkiat Chantra. The IDEMITSU Honda LCR team had confirmed Aleix Espargaro as the...
Red Bull, F1, Helmut Marko

Red Bull adds two youngsters in F1 junior team after Portugal trial

Red Bull has added two new juniors in its Junior Team in their F1 system after trial run in Portugal under the watchful eyes of Dr. Helmut Marko. Two new driving talents in Chiara Battig...
F1, FIA, Gardening Leave, Laurent Mekies, Red Bull, Visa Cash App RB

F1 team bosses opine on potential mandatory gardening leave rule

Andrea Stella trusts FIA regulation regarding how close F1 teams can be in sharing things amid discussions of mandatory gardening leave for team members. The ties between Red Bull and Visa Cash App RB have...
Franco Colapinto, Alpine, F1

Colapinto admits confidence lack in Alpine car, points to front wing

Franco Colapinto admits lack of confidence in the Alpine F1 car for bad returns so far upon return, as he feels the front wing change is one reason for it. Last year, Colapinto managed to...
Pol Espargaro, MotoGP, KTM, Hungarian GP, Maverick Vinales

Espargaro to replace recovering Vinales in Hungarian GP

Pol Espargaro will replace recovering Maverick Vinales at Tech3 KTM in this MotoGP weekend's Hungarian GP. Pol Espargaro will join the MotoGP grid for the second time in 2025 this weekend at Balaton Park to...
Sepang Circuit, F1, MotoGP, Malaysia

Sepang circuit clarifies on F1 and MotoGP news mix-up

The promoters of Sepang Circuit have clarified the latest news stories around its intention to host F1 and MotoGP races after mix-up. In their build-up towards the 2025 MotoGP race, the media mixed-up the statement...
F1, FIA, Spray

F1 drivers discuss spray issue hampering racing in wet conditions

F1 drivers discuss about the spray issue which has hampered racing in wet conditions, as they note how the asphalt, tyres and ground effect cars has made it more difficult. A lot of the races...
Carlos Sainz, F1, Williams

Sainz lays down short-term goals, retaining P5 for Williams priority

Carlos Sainz lays down short-term goals to see-through F1 2025 season, as finishing fifth in the championship will be fulfilling as he states. It has been a mixed run for Sainz after joining Williams from...
Fernando Alonso, Adrian Newey, F1, Aston Martin

Alonso says no insistence to look at 2025 changed Newey’s mind

Fernando Alonso says even if Aston Martin insisted Adrian Newey to have a look at its F1 2025 car and note where it can improve, he kept his focus on 2026 fully. Newey joined Aston...
IndyCar, Meyer Shank Racing, Marcus Armstrong

Meyer Shank retains Armstrong for 2026 IndyCar season

Meyer Shank Racing has announced the retention of Marcus Armstrong for 2026 IndyCar, as he will continue to drive the #66 Honda. Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) is pleased to confirm that Marcus Armstrong will return...
F1, F1 Box, Liberty Media, UK

F1 Box readies for new immersive racing experience opening in UK

F1 Box is new arcade-style immersive racing experience centre which will open its first shop this week in the United Kingdom. Formula 1 is excited to launch F1 Box, a brand-new immersive racing experience from...
Gabriel Bortoleto, F1, Sauber

Bortoleto rates his rookie F1 season as a high, expands on driving

Gabriel Bortoleto rates his rookie F1 season as a high, as he expands on his driving and also the team improving well throughout the year. It didn’t start off that well for Sauber’s Bortoleto in...
Yuki Tsunoda, F1, Red Bull

Tsunoda frustrated that he can’t show progress made via results

Yuki Tsunoda is certainly frustrated that he can’t show via results the progress made driving the Red Bull F1 car, while he feels it is nice to have Max Verstappen’s reference. After difficulties that Liam...
Esteban Ocon, F1, Haas

Ocon sees progress and direction from Haas and his ownself

Esteban Ocon sees good progress and direction from Haas and also his ownself in the first half of the F1 2025 season, but feels they still are 50% down. After his switch from Alpine to...
Andrea Stella, McLaren, F1, Frederic Vasseur, Ferrari

Stella sees Ferrari competition, Vasseur says McLaren all-rounder

Andrea Stella sees Ferrari as a stiff competition for the remainder of the F1 season due to its rising performance, but Frederic Vasseur remains 50-50 about it. The steps taken by Ferrari after the introduction...
Pierre Gasly, F1, Alpine

Gasly confident about Alpine’s direction for F1 2026

Pierre Gasly is confident with the direction towards F1 2026, even though it meant that the 2025 season ended up being a sacrifice of sorts. It hasn’t been the cleanest of F1 seasons for Alpine...
Andrea Kimi Antonelli, F1, Mercedes, George Russell

Antonelli says letting out emotions in low F1 run was needed

Andrea Kimi Antonelli talks about letting out emotions in the period of struggle in his short F1 career, as he goes behind the scenes on his mindset. Everyone felt a bit sad for Mercedes’ Antonelli...
Isack Hadjar, F1, Red Bull, Visa Cash App, Helmut Marko

Hadjar recalls support from Marko amid mixed F2 run

Isack Hadjar recalls how he had support from Helmut Marko despite a mixed run in F2 season and if he had second thoughts on making in F1. Despite being part of the Red Bull family,...
Gary Paffet, Formula E, Kiro Race Co

Paffet named Kiro Race’s racing director in Formula E

Krio Race Co has named Gary Paffet as its Race Director in Formula E from 2025/26 season onward, as he moves on from McLaren. CUPRA KIRO is delighted to announce the appointment of Gary Paffett...
Alexander Albon, F1, Williams

Albon wants Williams to find balance between high, low downforce

Alexander Albon wants Williams to find a good balance between its high downforce and low downforce package, so that it can score some points in F1 standings fight. As Carlos Sainz noted about the struggles...
Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin, F1

Alonso says Aston Martin updates has correlated well in F1 2025

Fernando Alonso is happy with the updates Aston Martin brought in F1 2025, which has correlated well and helped them push up the grid. It has been a slightly mixed F1 2025 season for Aston...
McLaren, F1, IndyCar, Hypercar

McLaren auction future F1, IndyCar & Hypercar with RM Sotheby’s

McLaren Racing teams up with RM Sotheby's for one-of-a-kind auction of its future F1, IndyCar and WEC's Hypercar in Abu Dhabi. McLaren Racing is teaming up with celebrated auction house RM Sotheby’s to offer a...
Genesis, Genesis Magma Racing, WEC, Hypercar, ORECA

Genesis undertakes Hypercar shakedown ahead of full WEC test

Genesis Magma Racing undertakes shakedown of FIA WEC GMR-001 Hypercar in preparation of full test ahead of 2025 start. Genesis Magma Racing is preparing for the first full test of the GMR-001 Hypercar (GMR-001), following...
Ferrari, Charles Leclerc, Frederic Vasseur, Lewis Hamilton, F1

Leclerc, Hamilton expands on Vasseur’s retention as Ferrari boss

Charles Leclerc expands on retention of Frederic Vasseur as Ferrari F1 team principal, his impact, nature and more, as Lewis Hamilton talks him and Toto Wolff. Just before the summer break, Ferrari confirmed the retention...
Nico Hulkenberg, F1, Sauber

Hulkenberg says expectations exceeded after grim pre-season

Nico Hulkenberg says pre-season it looked grim for Sauber to start F1 2025, but they have certainly now exceeded expectations what they had. Hulkenberg had all the rights to think that it wouldn’t be a...
Franco Colapinto, Alpine, F1

Colapinto intends to continue with learning in summer break

Franco Colapinto will not do a traditional summer break as he intends to continue with his learning phase after a tricky re-start to F1 career. After Colapinto moved to Alpine, the voices grew for the...
Max Verstappen, F1, McLaren, Red Bull

Verstappen pin point areas McLaren is excelling, praises their form

Max Verstappen pin points the areas where McLaren has done well to retain its performance at the top of the F1 field, as he credits the team for doing an excellent job. After the changes...
MotoGP, USA, Dorna Sports

MotoGP channel launched for fans in USA, operated by C15 Studio

The MotoGP Channel is being launched for the fans in USA, which will be operated by C15 Studio - a first move since Liberty Media takeover. The MotoGP Channel is here. Launching August 13th, the...
Oliver Bearman, F1, Haas

Bearman admits ‘too many mistakes’ in first half of F1 2025

Oliver Bearman admits making too many mistakes in first half of F1 2025 season, amid frustration of finishing P11 multiple times. It started off well for Haas’ Bearman in 2025, but things slowed down after...
Liam Lawson, Alan Permane, F1

Lawson respects Permane’s views but reiterates no confidence loss

Liam Lawson respects Alan Permane’s opinion, but he reiterates that his confidence didn’t need to be put up after his switch from Red Bull to Visa Cash App RB. The confidence topic has long been...