How Norris claimed pole on McLaren’s bogey circuit
In the Las Vegas night, against the background noise of American pensioners drip-feeding their life savings into the slot machines quarter by quarter, Lando Norris cashed in the experience gained through his early-season struggles to hit the jackpot at the crucial moment. That’s McLaren team principal Andrea Stella’s view – well, perhaps not of the shovelling […]
On this day in 1995, Colin McRae became the UK’s first world rally champion
On 22 November 30 years ago at Chester racecourse, there was smoke billowing from the wheels of a navy-blue Subaru Impreza madly spinning. These celebratory donuts were performed by newly crowned 1995 world rally champion Colin McRae, accompanied by a Saltire held by co-driver Derek Ringer flailing out of the window. It is an image […]
Jorge Martin’s €20k bicycle has been stolen
The 2025 MotoGP season has turned out to be very costly for Jorge Martin – and not just because of the injuries he sustained. A training bike valued at €20,000 was stolen last Sunday at Valencia, which hosted the last grand prix of the year. Motorsport understands the Aprilia rider realized at the end of […]
Why Las Vegas’ perfect storm caused F1’s «worst conditions ever»
For the first time since joining the Formula 1 calendar in 2023, the Las Vegas Grand Prix was hit by rain on Friday for third practice and qualifying. It turned the usual qualifying exercise of balancing risk versus reward into a delicate dance between thrill and trepidation on the high-speed streets in the Las Vegas […]
Russell tops FP3 from Verstappen as both McLarens hit trouble
George Russell has topped a wet-to-dry third practice from Max Verstappen at the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, as both McLaren drivers hit trouble. Russell’s late 1m34.054s lap on a drying track was marginally quicker than world champion Verstappen’s best time, although the changing conditions meant the session didn’t offer much reliable information ahead […]
Honda “didn’t have much to test” in Valencia but development headed in right direction
Honda has revealed that it “didn’t have much to test” in Valencia this week, but every new MotoGP part it brought worked as intended. Although the test team led by Aleix Espargaro has been busy evaluating the 2026-spec RC213V, including in a recent private test at Sepang, the Japanese manufacturer did not have an all-new […]